Would it really kill producers of DVD players to include some controls on the device itself? Second time in a week a movie was made unwatchable by a lost remote and an uncooperative DVD control panel. Samsung, Sony, Panasonic — you guys make the things, you must know that the magic circles your players swallow need a directional pad and enter key to be effectively manipulated. So too must you know that people are genetically unable to keep remotes in plain sight. Lend us a hand, huh?

Ezra Klein is a former Prospect writer and current editor-in-chief at Vox. His work has appeared in the LA Times, The Guardian, The Washington Monthly, The New Republic, Slate, and The Columbia Journalism Review. He’s been a commentator on MSNBC, CNN, NPR, and more.