Culture
Meeting of Styles: A Year of Los Angeles Graffiti
Indiana Holmes shares his Top 15 Shots of 2025. Shoutout to the graff community and to everyone who participated in, and supported, this year’s Meeting of Styles.
L.A.’s Young Magicians Are Blowing Minds at Clubs, Pop Video Sets, and Taco Stands
Today's budding magicians are trading college and 9 to 5s to work with Chappell Roan, raise money for cancer patients, and perform at Magic Castle, marking a comeback for magic tricks in 2026.
How to Get L.A.’s Best Roscas de Reyes This Year
Here are the best places to find roscas in L.A., including vegan options. Plus, at-home recipes and the holiday’s dark origin.
Sunday Taquitos #9: There Will Be Blood
Stop us if you’ve heard this one before. Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
L.A. TACO’s Most-Read Culture Stories of 2025
These were L.A. TACO's most-read culture stories of the year.
The 25 Best L.A.-Centric Books Of 2025
While a book cannot stop evil forces, it can educate us, warn us, and prepare us for what’s coming. The books listed here not only meditate on current events like the Los Angeles wildfires, late stage capitalism, and rising xenophobia, they also reflect our vibrant local literary culture.
Sunday Taquitos #8: Never Wrong
You know WHO ELSE never admits to being wrong? Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
Sunday Taquitos #7: Raid at Santa’s Workshop
Raid at Santa’s workshop! Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
British Baker Richard Hart Insults a Nation—And Shows What He Doesn’t Get About Mexican Bread
There is a clear difference between cultural colonization and cultural appreciation and it’s not that hard to get right if you come with an open heart and unbounded humility.
