![]() ![]() ![]() Increasingly, we are weaving nostalgia into our games, our fashion, and even our dreams during the pandemic. Online, virtual cast reunions for shows such as Taxi, Twin Peaks, and Melrose Place offer a return to beloved characters from the past. In one recent study tracking the effects of COVID-19 on entertainment choices, more than half of consumers reported finding comfort in revisiting both television and music they enjoyed in their youth. “I believe many are turning to nostalgia, even if they do not consciously realize it, as a stabilizing force and a way to keep in mind what they cherish most,” says Clay Routledge, a psychology professor at North Dakota State University and author of Nostalgia: A Psychological Resource. But the rise of drive-ins is just one way we've embraced nostalgia during the pandemic. For many parents and grandparents, these places let them share one of their childhood joys. “There was something incredibly comforting about telling my kids stories about how I'd done something exactly the same when I was their age.”Īs movie theaters and other family entertainment options have closed up shop due to the coronavirus, drive-ins have enjoyed a resurgence, with makeshift versions popping up all over the country in diner and mall parking lots. “The first time I went to a drive-in, I was nine years old, exactly the age of my oldest now,” Widdicks says. A long-time movie buff, Widdicks appreciated the break from cabin fever, as well as the venue’s 1950s vibe, complete with retro intermission breaks featuring a dancing hot dog. So in late May, Widdicks loaded the kids into her car and headed to the Harvest Moon Twin Drive-in, in Gibson City, Illinois. After months of homeschooling while also working from home, she felt the days blending into each other. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, single mom Mary Widdicks has been cooped up at home with her three small children, three dogs, and three cats. ![]()
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