Haven't we lost something important as mapmaking has become a science of logarithms and apps and precisely calibrated directions?

WSJ: Lost in Our Maps: A History of Cartographic Catastrophes

Though this generation is sticking around longer, the results aren't always wonderful: 13 of the 30-something men lost their first-round matches without winning a set, almost as many as the 14 who won their matches.

WSJ: French Open 2012: The Year Tennis Skewed Old

"We don't want to have any kind of lost generation and I think in Norwich we can do something together about that, " Ms Smith said.

BBC: Norwich initiative to find work for young unemployed

They were solid middle-class folks until they lost their job, and, lo and behold, they discovered they couldn't get coverage because something had happened to them before.

WHITEHOUSE: Help for Homeowners in the Hardest Hit States

" and "Something fundamental is being lost or eroded away in this process and wine drinkers simply aren't aware that it is happening.

FORBES: Faking It

"I don't want to get misty eyed about the past, but it is clear to me that something important has been lost - for both teachers and taught, " she said.

BBC: English lit 'shunned by students'