Critics Mock Kinkade – But Why Did His Work Matter So Much To So Many ?

Andrea Wolk “Rager defines Kinkade’s appeal as ‘the aesthetics of nostalgia.’ She notes that sociologists consider nostalgic longing a response to feeling uprooted or unmoored, while some psychologists link it to an unconscious desire to return to the womb. She contends that Kinkade’s images, with their soft light, rain-slicked streets, and general aura of gentle reassurance, speak to both of those primal pulls.”

Mobile Library Cuts Mean Far Less Access To Books In The Rural UK

Massive cuts to mobile library services in the U.K. mean that the population least likely to have access to Amazon and other online booksellers also are now the least likely to have library service. “The cuts are having a disproportionate effect on the elderly and people in remote communities, who rely on the library vans for their reading material.”