Dumping Vinyl

Nice bit of writing from Tom Cox, a British music critic and journalist, who is ditching his voluminous vinyl collection in favor of iTunes:

"I can't deny that I've enjoyed the way guests drink in its majesty... That's the way I used to feel about them, anyway. Now I'm not so sure. These days, as I stare at that heap of wax and cardboard in the corner of the room, I can't help but think that armchairs might look better in the same place. Perhaps it is the mark of a male kind of growing up that hits you as you gradually stop pinning culture so firmly to your chest as a badge of character... "