Focusing on a button called "Lost Fashion" Aurore Corbeau (me) reflects on the nature of nostalgia and what it is and what it is not. Also, a heartfelt "Thank You!" to all humans who have been listening to this podcast. I will be taking a hiatus due to life issues. 

We all want to save face, but what does it really mean? Once it might have been a testimony of character and civic mindedness, but has it been replaced by something else? Has anyone else noticed ?

Mudras are symbolic hand gestures in art. The Buddha is almost always represented with his hands in a mudra. However, they are more than a symbol, more than symbolic, and not only for the Buddha.

Paper changed civilization and the way people think. Maybe we should think a little more about paper, because it still will be around for a long time. We hope so, anyway.

It's time to gaze upon buttons, generally. A very brief discussion on the topic of the history of pin back buttons, sort of.

Why would anyone want to wear a William Morris button? The answer is simple, sort of.

Rusty Warren is, was, and always will be a character with verve and a bold message. Who was she, and what does her message say to us today?

While hair colour preferences change with time and location, everyone can agree that hair has power.

Stocks and pillories are pretty scary things, and they describe an aspect of ourselves as humans that is  uncomfortable to gaze upon. 

In this episode, I gaze upon a very brief history of hand fans, and reflect on the button titled "Really".