The 1199 Interview
On the significance of the numbers, nostalgia, bootleg Uggs, and more
Widespread access to the past through digital images is a relatively new development, and all mediums are still trying to figure out exactly what it means. An unfortunate result is that nostalgia has become a blight, and memory laundering is rampant. But from the mass of superficial and opportunistic nods to the past, usually made to the ends of selling…