Memory and the Kitsch of the Fridge Magnet

This article offers something slightly divergent from the RO norm. I have been wanting to write something about fridge magnets for many years; in 2011 I wrote an abstract for a conference on kitsch. The conference I never attended and the paper I never finished. 14 years later, I found myself with a spare hour or two, so thought I’d make a start. Here b…