But there also is a significant following for what came before, and that market has resulted in the preservation and dissemination of old movies, old music and a good deal of other old stuff that seem especially enriching the more sour one is on recent production. Another admirably broader venue for individual expression. Anyone who doesn't think this has made a huge difference is deeply reactionary or deeply ignorant. It's a standard, even if not close to being realized. Hats and ties optional.
Hats are no longer obligatory for men, and ties are going the same way.
I look forward to the eventual triumph of casual every day. By far the greatest cartoonist of our time and maybe the greatest ever. Nuclear annihilation was a principal constant of my childhood. The threat hasn't vanished, but it is no longer the principal shaper of our consciousness. Current thinking is that they're not so bad environmentally, and they make baby care fit for amateurs.