Nostalgia is one of the hottest fast-food trends of the year, with many chains leaning into the past to grab customers’ attention. Chick-fil-A has spent much of 2026 embracing that strategy, in honor of the chain’s 80th anniversary. At the top of the year, the chain declared it a year of “Newstalgia,” introducing retro cups
I haven’t played Pokemon since I was a kid. I remember it being fun, playing on the floor at my local video game store. I remember all of the original 151 Pokemon — blade-armed mantis Scyther was my favorite. I played Pokemon Snap on my N64. That is about where my current knowledge ends. I
The poignant pull of nostalgia hits Gen Z hardest, according to a study involving three generations of consumers in the US, UK and Australia. “Then is Now: A Study of Modern Nostalgia” surveyed 1,800 people, evenly divided between the US, UK and Australia and among Generation X, Millennials and Generation Z consumers. The study was
Acclaimed Bulgarian director duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov return to the Karlovy Vary Film Festival competition with “Black Money for White Nights.” They won the Crystal Globe in 2019 with ‘The Father’, which represented Bulgaria in the race for the Oscar for Foreign Language Film. An indictment of the corruption and moral decay of
Artificial intelligence has the potential to improve our lives in powerful ways. But after two and a half decades researching why human connection gives life meaning, I’m worried about where we’re headed. Americans are spending more time alone, marrying less, and making fewer friends than in previous decades. And it isn’t going well: A 2025 American