Tag: physical media

A nostalgic, critical look at how streaming services have transformed how we watch, own, and remember media - and what we lose when tactile ritual gives way to endless catalogs and license fees.

A playful, in-depth comparison of MiniDiscs and vinyl records - their histories, sound, ritual, fanbases, and why each survives as an act of deliberate taste rather than convenience.

In an era when everything is an indexed stream, a growing cohort of millennials and Gen Z collectors are choosing giant, clunky discs over effortless playback. This article explains why LaserDisc - once obsolete, now fetishized - fits a yearning for ritual, superior presentation, and resistance to algorithmic consumption.

Why are teenagers buying Walkmans and swapping mixtapes in 2025? Because cassettes offer ritual, scarcity, and a tactile honesty streaming can’t deliver. This article explains the cultural, technological, and emotional reasons behind the cassette resurgence - and how it’s changing the way young people think about music and ownership.

A nostalgic, investigative look at how the VCR shaped 90s culture - from rental-store rituals to time-shifting - and why the age of magnetic tape ended so quickly. An argument about what we lost when physical media surrendered to streaming, and why that matters now.

A surprising wave of millennials are rediscovering the Discman. This article explores the cultural forces - nostalgia, resistance to streaming, tactile ritual and aesthetic - driving the portable CD player’s comeback and what it tells us about music, memory and attention in the digital age.