Now that the last new VCR is about to be made, it's time to start appreciating the device and its medium-the humble VHS tape-from an historical and artistic perspective. Yes, that is possible. VHS ...

It’s hard to remember in today’s digital world, where nearly everything is just a string of code on a hard drive, but physical media used to be beautiful. And not just the giant, colorful album ...

These days, video barely exists as a physical medium for most Americans. It streams in ultra high-quality through the air, like magic. For decades, though, video came encased in plastic rectangles ...

There was a time when “taping a game” wasn’t just a phrase, but an actuality. From the 1970’s to the early 2000’s, the preferred method of saving television programs was to take a VHS cassette, insert ...

In the world of investments, few would expect a shelf of VHS tapes to outperform traditional savings. Yet, certain VHS ...

Some people say I cling too much to the past, but recently I abandoned my broken video at an electrical recycling centre, and if that’s not proof of being able to move on, I don’t know what is. When I ...

After a long day at the office, Hannah Johnson, a deputy county prosecutor in Indiana, likes to unwind with a movie — so she throws one of the nearly 200 VHS tapes she owns into her VCR player. "It's ...