The term “Rust Belt”...exaggerates the physical decay and isolates the identity of many cities in static matter. Advocates, journalists and scholars have popularized the term...while perpetuating the emphasis on what makes these places frontiers of decline. Narratives of the Rust Belt are still focused on loss, rife with a cynical nostalgia and a nagging refusal to cast in with wealthier and less damaged cities. The singularity of the conditions of places like St. Louis and Detroit remains mythic fodder for would-be heroes of public policy, architectural design and public art. There are many Daniel Boones of the legacy cities.

"...We’re talking about a technology that only still exists because it always has existed, and there’s been a nostalgic desire to keep it alive.”

Gutted by the economy, shipwrecked by nostalgia, Gen X stares down a midlife crisis...

...the Foo Fighters frontman and former Nirvana drummer is up to something more than a nostalgia trip. He wants to celebrate the nondigital sweat that goes into making music.

...inspired by images taken from comic books, blockbuster movies, television shows and ultimately from the plastic creations shoved onto the shelves of toy stores everywhere—is more than just an attempt to cash in on the swelling interest in nerdy art. For [Robert Xavier Burden], it’s an exploration of nostalgia and the sense of lost wonder that comes with leaving behind childish pursuits.