Plus ça change: why it's clear that we're living in Groundhog Day

Today is Groundhog Day, and next week is the 25th anniversary of the immortal Bill Murray romantic classic. Perhaps that’s why everything seems the same as it did yesterdayToday is Groundhog Day, an annual US holiday on which a rodent is said to predict the length of the remaining winter. What’s more, next week marks the 25th anniversary of Groundhog Day, a light romantic comedy in which Bill Murray becomes an immortal godhead doomed to live the same day over and over again for what might be millions of years.In short, we are right in the middle of all things groundhoggery, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Not only has the film become one of the all-time greats in the ensuing quarter-century, widely held to be as funny and touching as it is conceptually ingenious, but it has also started to take on an uncanny edge. I can’t be the only one to have noticed elements of Groundhog Day slipping into our day-to-day lives, can I? Continue reading…
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