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ANOTHER YEAR OF THE TACO LIFESTYLE STRAIGHT FROM THE STREETS OF LOS ANGELES. STREET FOOD, STREET ART, INTERESTING PEOPLE... THIS YEAR THE THEME SEEMED TO BE PHOTOGRAPHY AND PHOTOGRAPHERS-- WE PUBLISHED MORE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHY THAN EVER, INTERVIEWED A BUNCH OF OUR FAVORITE PHOTOGRAPHERS, AND GENERALLY REVELED IN BEAUTIFUL IMAGES OF PEOPLE, PLACES, AND TACOS. WE ALSO GOT MULTI MEDIA WITH OUR FIRST VIDEO SERIES (TACO TRUCK CONFESSIONS). OVERALL IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD YEAR.

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO AGREED TO BE INTERVIEWED, OR SENT US PHOTOS, MADE ART FOR US, OR SUPPORTED US IN ANY WAY AT ALL.

THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CONTRIBUTORS WHO MADE THIS HAPPEN, ESPECIALLY ERWIN & DESILU.

HUGEST THANKS OF ALL TO OUR LOYAL READERS, THE ONES THAT CHECK IN EVERY WEEK TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON. THIS WAS THE 10th YEAR IN EXISTENCE FOR THIS BLOG AND TO CELEBRATE WE DID A COMPLETE REDESIGN, WHICH WE HOPE YOU LIKE AND APPRECIATE FOR ITS ABILITY TO BETTER SHOW OFF THE REASONS THAT MAKE LIVING IN LOS ANGELES SO AMAZING...

HERE'S TO ANOTHER 10 YEARS IN L.A. WE'RE PLAYING THE LONG GAME NOW AND WE AREN'T GOING TO STOP CELEBRATING THE TACO LIFESTYLE...

~~ART~~
There is a Massive Spider Hanging Under the 6th Street Bridge
There is a Battleship in the L.A. River
Saner's New Mural is at the Los Cerritos Mall
Douglas Miles's Apache Taco Truck
Recap: Meeting of Styles West Coast
The Art of Abel Alejandre
How Much is L.A. Street Art Worth at Auction?
Patrick Martinez Installation for 3rd Sur: Biennial
L.A. Street Art Tour: September 2015
Atlas & Aloy
Celebrating the WAI Crew's 23 Years
Legends of L.A. Taco Art Series: Yuca's
Massive New Mural by Etam Cru in DTLA

~~INTERVIEWS~~
Interview with Coop
Interview with Seven Davis Jr.
Interview with Jasper Wong
Interview with Allison "Hueman" Torneros
Interview with Benjie Escobar
Interview with Farley Elliot
Interview with Ryan Gattis
Interview with Valerie J Bower
Interview with Baka
D33J: My Favorite Taco
Interview with Shizu Saldamando
Interview with Dieter Ruehle
Interview with Mike Giant
Interview With Richard Castor
Interview with Joseph Rodriguez
Interview with The Koreatown Oddity
Interview with Gangster Doodles
Tommy Chong's Favorite Taco

~~PHOTOGRAPHY~~
The Photography of Rick Rodney
Sikhs of Los Angeles by Meet Frankie C.
We Are L.A. ~ Lee, Larry, & Max
The Photography of Hussein Katz
Pow Wow Long Beach Instant Photos
The MacArthur Park Project by Samuel Hernandez
Patrick Martinez at Work by Hussein Katz
Diary of a Photographer: Moving Taco Bell Numero Uno
Mi Gente Mi Vida My Barrio: Joaquin Atl Guzman
East Hollywood & Echo Park Story by Kwasi Boyd Bouldin
The Photography of Meet Frankie C.
The Photography of Gregory Bojorquez

~~TACOS~~
Taco Madness 2015
The Best Burritos in Los Angeles
First Taste: Trois Familia
The Offalo's Top 5 Tacos of Tacolandia
The Best Mexican Sandwiches in Los Angeles
East Side Taco Report: Las Molendras in Boyle Heights
The Top 5 Carnitas in L.A.
Here is Our Example of an Authentic Taco Emoji
We Lost: The Taco Emoji is Here and it's Bullshit
A Beginner's Guide to Offal Tacos

~~LOS ANGELES~~
What You Need to Know About Gangs in Los Angeles
What Happens to Mattresses on the Streets of L.A.?
How Not to be an L.A. Asshole
I Left My Heart in Boyle Heights
RIP Teen Angel
Celebrating Romana Acosta

~~PARTY PIX~~
Deadbeat Club's Mentally Retired at Slow Culture
Dia De Los Muertos at Hollywood Forever Cemetery
Farewell to the 6th St. Bridge
Noche De Ofrenda at Grand Park
Bootleg Bart in DTLA
Benjie Escobar and the Camera Creeps
Designer Con 2015
A Gross of Tacos, Or I Saw a World Class Gullet

~~TACO TRUCK CONFESSIONS~~
Episode One
Episode Two
Episode Three

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