World Cup Heartbreak Hurts. This Artist Turned That Pain Into New Paintings ^33%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 7/1/2026, 4:00 PM

Appeal to Emotion 29.9% - Hasty Generalization 16.5% - Negativity Bias 10.1%

Football fanaticism has overrun these streets. If you're not glued to the set every day or screaming from the stands, surely someone close to you is torturing you with their World Cup obsession. Legendary artist Jorge R. Gutierrez, aka "Super Macho," known for his colorful, folk art-influenced paintings and animated works for the screen... more

A New Spot Doing All-Day Sonoran Hot Dogs With a Mob of Tacos ^42.6%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 6/26/2026, 5:35 PM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 43% - Halo Effect 27.4% - Framing Effect 20.7%

Welcome to Friday’s Weekend Eats Newsletter from L.A. TACO’s Hadley Tomicki,a look at some of the newest and most exciting food-and-drink finds and culinary throw-downs in L.A., made just for members of L.A. TACO. You get this every week in your inbox when you become a member of L.A. TACO. SON DOGOS Y TACOS ~ SAWTELLE After years of... more

UPDATE: Mr.Tempo Cantina Closes Controversial Hollywood Location ^65.6%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 6/15/2026, 10:49 PM

Biased Writer Voice 64.7% - Negativity Bias 48.5% - Anecdotal 21.3%

'Mr. Tempo' caught heat back in 2022 when L.A. preservationists came after him for gutting the 94-year-old Hollywood legend, the Pig ‘N Whistle restaurant, without permits. The restaurant is now closed. Back in 2021, we detailed the concerns of Los Angeles preservationists over the unpermitted destruction of Hollywood’s nearly... more

L.A TACO’s 2026 Guide To Free Summer Concerts in L.A. ^56.1%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki, Karina Soriano - 6/12/2026, 9:30 PM

Biased Writer Voice 60.3% - Optimism Bias 39.7% - Appeal to Emotion 32.8%

Keyshia Cole! Kurupt! Los Lobos! Jungle Fire! Hunx and His Punx! The Delfonics and The Chi-Lites with the Stylistics! L.A. is beyond rich when it comes to free summer concerts. We always look forward to this time of year, when we can stand side by side with our neighbors in the open air, taking in so many memorable shows and cozy smells... more

A Ninja Turtles-Themed Pizzeria with a Serious New York Slice ^58.1%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 6/12/2026, 6:15 PM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 61.3% - Appeal to Emotion 29.9% - Biased Writer Voice 23.6%

Welcome to Friday’s Weekend Eats Newsletter from L.A. TACO’s Hadley Tomicki, a look at some of the newest and most exciting food-and-drink finds and culinary throw-downs in L.A., made just for members of L.A. TACO. You get this every week in your inbox when you become a member of L.A. TACO. For any hungry Westsiders seeking morning... more

How Everyone Can Use This ‘Red Card’ to Assert Allyship With Immigrants ^58.2%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 6/10/2026, 7:54 PM

Indoctrination 25.8% - Negativity Bias 20% - Optimism Bias 18.2%

The Red Card/Tarjeta Roja was created by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC) to apprise people about their Constitutional rights and protections in this country. The card is available in over 50 languages, so that anyone encountering DHS or law enforcement agents are informed of, and able to assert, these rights, regardless of... more

The 19 Best Moles in L.A., from SFV to South L.A., Ranked ^72.2%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki, Javier Cabral, Juan Izguerra, Julianne Le, Erwin Recinos - 5/28/2026, 8:05 PM

Biased Writer Voice 91.1% - Appeal to Emotion 43.7% - Halo Effect 34.3%

May gray? June gloom? Two perfect excuses to seek comfort in one of L.A.’s best moles. Los Angeles is a hotbed for remarkable mole, as much as it is a city of masa and the U.S. capital of taco excellence. Mole does more than simply fill your belly and delight your palate. It nourishes something deeper—an ancestral memory, a quiet act of... more

L.A. TACO Neighborhood Guides: The Fairfax District ^63.9%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki, Julianne Le - 5/7/2026, 5:41 PM

Attempt to Sell a Product or Service 67.2% - Halo Effect 27.2% - Appeal to Emotion 19.7%

This guide to the restaurants, history, and sights of L.A.'s Fairfax District is sponsored by Cofax. FIRST, A SHORT HISTORY OF FAIRFAX, BY ARTIST ADAM VILLACIN Fairfax Avenue was originally named Crescent Avenue when first established in 1888. more

13 Anti-ICE Anthems and Music Videos, Ranked ^17.5%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 3/18/2026, 5:12 PM

The best music, by its nature, is always anti-fascist. From Woody Guthrie's "All You Fascists Bound To Lose" to Dylan's "Masters of War" to Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" to Mutabaruka's "White Man Country" to Bikini Kill's "George Bush is a Pig" to Public Enemy's "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" to "Walking in the Snow" by Run The Jewelz,... more

He Built a Camera From Firearms To Photograph U.S. Gun Owners For ‘Thoughts & Prayers’ At La Luz de Jesus Gallery ^39%

L.A. TACO - By Hadley Tomicki - 2/24/2026, 6:09 PM

Tuscan-based artist Wayne Martin Belger has photographed communities in Palestine, a refugee camp in Greece, activists at Standing Rock, and Zapatistas in Mexico, making powerful portraits and oftentimes, his own cameras using materials that relate to the subject. These include HIV-positive blood in his camera's filter for a series on... more