the class-o-matic

Classic - for a reason

It's not accidental when something is genuinely described as a classic. Presumably the object of attention; like a truly unforgettable piece of music, a work of art with a lasting influence, whether - its a beautifully ridiculous Lime Ostrich Birken bag or a really really obscure Finnish surf movie, all classics share by definition, a few essential elements -

An acute awareness & appreciation of it's own history and place, a fluency in its construction and control of technique, a clarity of concept, and perhaps most ethereally - that simple, yet, immediately evident - elegance of mind

Classics are rarely instantaneous, nor can they be, ever, self -described as " classics ". If someone (like Disney, or Fox News) says it's a classic, it's a dead giveaway that it's not. Sales people and fools, use the word falsely, or indiscriminately - to sell or to impress. Best, you learn to appreciate the difference.... Here are a few classics ...