Travis Smith
Travis Smith
becomes boundary magic nostalgia people remember sort time
There's sort of a magic boundary line. Something has its moment, and then it's gone; it becomes thrift-store trash. But then, once enough time has passed, people say: 'Oh, yeah! I remember those.' It used to take about 20 years, but everything is so sped up now that our sense of nostalgia has been sped up, too, so it doesn't take as long -- I'd say about 10 years.
cases clears good lead tip year
It probably clears one-to-two cases a year on campus, because the tip as to be good enough to lead to an arrest.
purely seeing visual works
For some people, seeing it for the first time, it still works on just a purely visual level.
goes guys talk
He's approachable. The young guys can talk to him. That goes a long way.
considered intention originally perceive produced remember
You have to remember that what we perceive now as kitschy or campy was not the intention when these decorations were originally produced. They were produced to be cute. We may look at them now and go, 'Oh, my God, that's hideous.' But back then it was considered charming.