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cobrand imageThe Nostalgia Issue: Still Good

Nostalgia is a gateway

To shared memories, good times, and a sentimental view of the past that’s fuzzy around the edges. Stuff that’s survived (or been revived) over time has value – like iconic vintage birthday cakes or kitsch country motels.

Vintage fashion just has that certain something (here’s where to find the best designer stuff online), as does vintage dining – our survey of Australia’s oldest menu items dished up plenty of tasty stories. Everything old is new again: digicams take analogue-style photos, modern art revisits the suburban video store and even classic chicken salt gets a spicy reboot. If all else fails, escapism beckons with this list of the best comfort shows to watch on repeat. Be kind to yourself, and rewind.

Eating History: The Stories Behind Some of Australia’s Oldest Menu Items
Eating History: The Stories Behind Some of Australia’s Oldest Menu Items
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A burger with the lot made just as it was in 1939. A bowl of laksa that tastes like it did when first served in 1963. Waffles that became comfort food for every generation since 1942. Here’s how 10 of Australia’s longest-running restaurant and cafe dishes came to be.
Photo Essay: Step Back in Time at Australia’s Retro Motels
Photo Essay: Step Back in Time at Australia’s Retro Motels
Travel
OK Motels festival founder and photographer Kate Berry is a devotee of vintage roadside accommodation – mid-century signage, eccentric decor, coin-operated vibrating beds and all. She shares her picks for some of the country’s most nostalgic getaways.
The Great Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Bake-Off
The Great Women’s Weekly Children’s Birthday Cake Bake-Off
Food & Drink
We asked 13 top pastry chefs and bakers to re-create Australia’s most iconic birthday cakes. Here are their step-by-step instructions for giving your homemade cakes the glow-up they deserve. (Don’t worry, the pool cake is involved.)
37 Comfort Shows To Watch (and Rewatch) When You Need a Nostalgic Escape
37 Comfort Shows To Watch (and Rewatch) When You Need a Nostalgic Escape
Entertainment
Retro sitcoms, Y2K reality shows, stylish sci-fi: here’s what the Broadsheet team snuggles up with when we’re in need of some feelgood TV. With special cameos from Courtney Act, Myf Warhurst, David McCormack (aka Bluey’s dad) and more.
Six Tasty New Twists on Aussie Chicken Salt for You To Make at Home
Six Tasty New Twists on Aussie Chicken Salt for You To Make at Home
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Including a Burmese Singaporean take on fish and chip flavours and a mezcal-inspired concoction that’s just as at-home on fried food as it is on the rim of your Margarita.
Archival Ambition: The Best Sites To Shop Vintage Designer Fashion Online
Archival Ambition: The Best Sites To Shop Vintage Designer Fashion Online
Fashion
’90s Prada. Archival Issey Miyake. Sold-out Khaite. No matter the era or designer, if you’re coveting pieces from seasons past, this comprehensive guide provides the answer.
A Canvas for Nostalgia
A Canvas for Nostalgia
Art & Design
Nostalgia has long been a catalyst, muse and lens for artists. But how they use, view and express something so multifaceted varies wildly, as these six artists prove.
Slow Your Roll: This Aussie Digicam Thinks It’s a Film Camera
Slow Your Roll: This Aussie Digicam Thinks It’s a Film Camera
Art & Design
Flashback makes digital cameras that recreate film’s dreamy aesthetic, with limited photos per “roll” and a 24-hour wait time for “developing” – plus a manual winder and an old-school flash. Its Brisbane inventors say it’s for capturing authentic good times, away from social media.
Explainer: Chicken Salt, Australia’s Fave Home-Grown Seasoning
Explainer: Chicken Salt, Australia’s Fave Home-Grown Seasoning
Food & Drink
How a country chook shop cooked up an umami sensation that’s been coating the nation’s chips (and fingers) for almost 50 years.

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