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There’s a very specific kind of modern masculinity happening right now—somewhere between a perfectly edged beard, a laser-treated jawline, and an algorithmically approved torso. Manscaping has gone from a quick trim to a full-body maintenance… Read More »No Shortcuts, No Six-Pack Illusions: The Working Assembly Introduces Wild Roman

Welcome to installment three of Project 2 by The 2Craigs, a year-long visual back-and-forth between photographer Craig Cutler and illustrator Craig Frazier. With each new work, one responds to the other in sequence—no dialogue, no… Read More »Project 2 | Dialogue: The 2Craigs

I’m glad you asked … Like Magicicada—”periodical cicadas, which spend most of their lives as underground nymphs and emerge in predictable intervals of 13 or 17 years” (Wikipedia)—I clean out my computer files every 13… Read More »The Daily Heller: Why is Japanese Miniature Food So Appetizing?

I still feel a bit like a tourist in the city. That feeling allows me to maintain a sense of wonder about things that routine usually makes disappear. Trying not to lose that sense of… Read More »José De Rocco Brings New Meaning to “Street” Photography with a Unique Eye for the Everyday

In the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, inside the City National building, SEGD—a global organization dedicated to advancing experiential and environmental design—hosted a day of speakers exploring the evolving role of branding in the built… Read More »Beyond the Logo: How LA28 Turns Branding into a Platform for Culture