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Welcome back to the Trash Report! I am mother Trash Panda, Elinor Jones, coming to you live from this metaphorical dumpster we know literally as "the news." Wow, what a week! I've got a lot to say. If you're reading this at work, don't forget to occasionally wiggle your mouse so your little icon appears active. (I'd love for you to quit your job, but I don't want you to get fired.) Now, onto the...

Delia Cai explains why she created the pop up blog Hate Read, and freelance culture critic Niko Stratis weighs in on whether art criticism is facing an existential crisis.

Music journalist Maura Johnston and culture writers Niko Stratis and Anne T. Donahue join Elamin to talk about why Ariana’s latest era has made some fans unhappy with her

Settle down in a comfy chair with some of the week’s best longreads.

In 1989, jewelry maker Tiffany & Co and electronics company Sony released a silver-plated Walkman (complete with a fitted wooden box) to celebrate 10 years of the portable cassette player. Only 250 were made at the time, according to The Guardian. Several decades on, and long since the cassette Walkman began its slide into obsolescence – outpaced first by the cumbersome Discman and the vibe-less MiniDisc player, then lapped by the iPod and iPhone – you can still find some of these items ...

Cassette players and tapes, vintage Game Boys and boomboxes seem like relics of a bygone era. So why are they being snapped up, sometimes for eye-watering prices?

Former Pitchfork editor Jillian Mapes, music critic Niko Stratis and musician Cadence Weapon join Elamin to discuss what the recent layoffs and merger with GQ means for Pitchfork

The shock move has been aptly described as “a net negative for musicians everywhere”.

Culture critics Sarah-Tai Black, Niko Stratis & Cassie Cao join Elamin to give their thoughts on the latest adaptation of the classic teen movie

Culture thinkers Niko Stratis, Amil Niazi and Matt Hart join host Elamin Abdelmahmoud for a special edition of Commotion, recorded in front of a live audience.