Yes, there is an insufferable culture of cool surrounding art forms of the past. We get it, you’re retro. But that doesn’t mean things like super-8 film, VHS tapes and vinyl records should be outright dismissed.
PBS’s always fun Off-Book series returns with a nicely un-pretentious overview of how people use analogue media in the digital age. The dude talking about photography especially nails it when he explains that analogue isn’t necessarily better than digital — it’s just nice to have the option. [PBS Off Book via YouTube via Devour]