Standing in front of a video rental counter, dressed in tattered bedazzled Skechers and a white and blue school uniform, my 8-year-old self was beaming with joy. At last, I had snatched the last rental disk of Barbie: A Fairy Secret. The feel of it in my hands was glorious.  Somewhere within a local dingy video rental store lived a maze of horror, action, comedy and romance with an isle of dreams—pink, shimmery Barbie dreams—that allowed me to yippee in a way that no other streaming service has since. Alas, the people of Netflix have tried–and failed to reproduce that … Continue reading Bring back the video store!