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Physical Media Is Cool Again. Streaming Services Have Themselves to Blame


Collectors tell Rolling Stone an exhaustion with streamers is making owning physical media the next big thing — again.

While streamers aren’t necessarily losing customers, people who collect Blu-rays, DVDs, and VHS tapes tell Rolling Stone their trending culture isn’t nostalgia bait. On TikTok, Kemp shares her tips and tricks for those who are interested in both collecting old media and finding ways to archive their favorite digital entertainment — like YouTube videos or unreleased songs. The series was such a hit that the company now tours the Criterion Van — a mobile closet, essentially — where fans wait hours in line for a chance to buy discounted DVDs and film their own version of the interview.

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