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Ever noticed the stories everyone else overlooks? Confess Yourself Podcast explores movies, books, hidden histories, and misunderstood people—blending personal stories with emotional reflection.
The Pain of Nostalgia: From Clark Griswold to Cousin Eddie, the new meaning of Christmas Vacation and Planes, Trains & Automobiles in the New Gilded Age
Confess Yourself: Confess Yourself Podcast: The Hidden Truths No One Talks About, Personal Essays
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The Pain of Nostalgia: From Clark Griswold to Cousin Eddie, the new meaning of Christmas Vacation and Planes, Trains & Automobiles in the New Gilded Age
What happens when the comedies that once made us laugh now make us ache? In this essay, I revisit National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and Planes, Trains and Automobiles — two holiday classics that once celebrated middle-class comfort — and see something different. The decline of stability, the disappearance of family gatherings, and the quiet heartbreak of realizing that Cousin Eddie was never really the joke.
Confess Yourself: Confess Yourself Podcast: The Hidden Truths No One Talks About, Personal Essays
Ever noticed the stories everyone else overlooks? Confess Yourself Podcast explores movies, books, hidden histories, and misunderstood people—blending personal stories with emotional reflection.
