It's almost Thanksgiving, so let's take a moment to appreciate the little things—specifically, the many frustrations of the 1980s that no longer require your attention. Benjamin Solomon provides a handy reminder of 21 of them, via Vanity Fair. The highlights:
- You no longer have to stick a pencil in the wheel of your cassette to roll the tape back in when your stereo's gone haywire.
- You don't have to rewind anything before taking it back to Blockbuster. In fact, you don't have to go to Blockbuster. Ever.
- No need to fumble desperately with your TV's rabbit ears while trying to catch an important show.
- You don't have to scribble down an address then pull out a map to find a place.