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The world changed more than you think.

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Before GPS, Getting Anywhere New Was a Small Act of Courage. Here's How Lost We Actually Were.
Culture

Before GPS, Getting Anywhere New Was a Small Act of Courage. Here's How Lost We Actually Were.

In 1987, getting directions to a friend's new apartment involved a phone call, a pen, and a lot of hope. Before GPS rewired how we move through the world, spatial anxiety was just a normal part of American life — and we've completely forgotten what that felt like.

Flying to Paris Used to Cost Three Grand and Take Three Days. What Air Travel Was Really Like in 1965.
Travel

Flying to Paris Used to Cost Three Grand and Take Three Days. What Air Travel Was Really Like in 1965.

Before budget airlines and direct routes, crossing the Atlantic was an expensive, exhausting ordeal reserved for the wealthy. Discover how dramatically air travel has changed — and why your $400 flight to Rome would have seemed like science fiction sixty years ago.