A listener in Palmer, Massachusetts, wants a term for when something, such as a piece of art, evokes fondness by combining both old and new things, such as a Monet painting reimagined by a digital artist. How about a combination of the Italian words for “new” and “old,” nuovovecchio? Or newstalgia, perhaps? Retrostalgia? This is part of a complete episode.
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