The Bourgeoisie Had Bushy Beards

Nostalgia for the first Gilded Age in the middle of the second. As we lament the dwindling American middle class and belatedly acknowledge the end of an era, pop culture has reached the lesser-known eighth and final stage of grieving: nostalgia. We’ve spent 40-odd years pining for the post-war golden era, that unreal time when [...]