Good portraiture captures more than likeness — it captures essence. A gleam in the eye, a tilt of the head, hues in hair and skin tone and personal style are all significant. Los Angeles–born, San ...

When it comes to pop music, the things that make it bright, beautiful, and bombastic are often the things that curmudgeons and cynics point to in order to make it seem like a lesser art form. Words ...

What does Christmas 2025 really need? Why, the determinedly analog stylings of a cassette-only release of Duran Duran's 2000 album Pop Trash along with its own bling special-edition cassette player.

For most people, a junk drawer is like an Island of Misfit Utensils, but for artist Jason Mecier, almost every drawer is a junk drawer. His studio in the front room of his house in the Mission is full ...

We Are Rewind has revealed a special edition cassette player that you will really want if you're a Duran Duran fan. The deck comes with the Pop Trash album on cassette to mark its 25-year anniversary, ...

If you’ve ever worked in the service industry—particularly at a bar, restaurant, or pub—you’ve likely witnessed with your own eyes how disgustingly wasteful the sector can be. Napkins left unused at a ...

You never know where you’ll find great art. Sometimes, it’s lurking in the garbage can outside your house. At least, that’s the ethos that Jason Mecier has followed. The artist has amassed quite a ...

The city of Bakersfield is set to host a pop-up trash event on Saturday in west Bakersfield. The trash event is set for Dec.