Watching the World Snooker coverage, with 2010s sportsmen dressed like 1950s music hall entertainers, it occurs to me that the reason people flock to it (and its TV coverage) is precisely because it hasn't really changed in 40 years. Yes, there are subtle differences, but effectively it's a throwback to to an earlier age. Same with another of my favourite events, the US Masters, I guess. Which couldn't be more evocative of 1950s America unless they reintroduced black caddies.
That service at the cenotaph, today, too. Queenie's been doing that pretty much the same way for 70 years now. And it seems to be set in stone that William will be doing it the same way when he's 80, too.
Some things, though, we seem to want to change. Restaurants. TV shows. Music. They all have to be new, innovative, different, to the extent that restaurants can now be "pop-up" (!) to maximise the excitement about their novelty.
What other things do we want to stay the same, and what do we crave to change constantly? And why do some things fall into one space and not the other?
That service at the cenotaph, today, too. Queenie's been doing that pretty much the same way for 70 years now. And it seems to be set in stone that William will be doing it the same way when he's 80, too.
Some things, though, we seem to want to change. Restaurants. TV shows. Music. They all have to be new, innovative, different, to the extent that restaurants can now be "pop-up" (!) to maximise the excitement about their novelty.
What other things do we want to stay the same, and what do we crave to change constantly? And why do some things fall into one space and not the other?
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