June Hartwell is the editorial persona for Then & Now at Should We Watch, exploring familiar objects, old routines, and the ways everyday life has changed. The focus is on specific details and historical context, without treating every generation’s experience as the same.
Unfortunately, today’s kids spend the majority of their days swiping and tapping on devices rather than honing practical, real-world skills. Meanwhile, kids in our ... Read…
Read storyWho doesn’t remember the joy that came from family road trips during the 70’s! Taking long cross country trips without the use of iPads ... Read more
Read storyThe nostalgic memory of screen doors shutting was overshadowed by the childhood summers spent playing outside. The doors weren’t just keeping the flies and ... Read more
Read storyDo you recall your time in home economics? It involved more than simply learning how to bake! These classes helped us learn valuable life ... Read more
Read storyRemember those school cafeteria lunches from the 1970s? Sure, we complained about them back then, but looking back, there were some dishes that secretly ... Read more
Read storyBack in the ’70s and ’80s, families would gather each week to watch their favorite shows. This era of television is often called the ... Read more
Read storyOh, the hours we spent teasing, spraying, and perfecting our hair back in the 1960s! While today’s youngsters might not understand the dedication it ... Read more
Read storyRemember sitting in math class, frantically trying to memorize multiplication tables while your teacher insisted you wouldn’t always have a calculator handy? Well, here ... Read more
Read storyRemember those toys our kids couldn’t live without back in the 1980s? It turns out that some of those plastic treasures are now worth ... Read more
Read storyRemember when we didn’t need Google to tell us how to do everything? Back in our day, we learned essential skills by watching our ... Read more
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