Culture
Gay in a Macho Latino World: Why I Defend Pride
Growing up in an old, beaten-up apartment complex near Disneyland, I came of age in an environment that demonized queerness. Not only through verbal reprimands, machismo, and shaming, but also through violent means.
Microdosing World Peace at Downtown L.A.’s Michelin Restaurant-Themed Sex Party
Wrestling clowns, glittering mermaids, and human pigs abound, as chefs from the world's most famous restaurant deejay (or pay tribute to Alinea on a nude model) at L.A.'s most joyously debauched sex jam.
This Modern-Day Digital Jester Is an Absurdist Sex Toy Artist
Anything is a Fleshlight, if you’re brave enough.
Bad Brains Legend HR Pays a Visit To Students at Watts Conservatory of Music
The hardcore punk and reggae artist spoke about his foundational "positive mental attitude" philosophy, and played a few songs with the school's teachers.
Sunday Taquitos #27: Losing Bet and Mercenaries
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Ivan Ehlers.
7 Tattoo Artists in L.A. Resisting ICE Through Flash Sheets
There's never been a better time to get a sick tattoo that says "F8CK ICE" in Los Angeles than right now.
Sunday Taquitos #26: Obnoxious Experienced
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Pulitzer Prize Finalist Ivan Ehlers.
Sunday Taquitos #25: Nuclear Codes and Presidential Pardons
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
The L.A. Locations Behind 10 Infamous Movie Death Scenes
Take us back to simpler times. From "Rebel Without a Cause" to "There Will Be Blood," here's 10 L.A. landmarks where key characters met their maker. Warning: Spoilers ahead.
Sunday Taquitos #24: One Pissed Pope (Plus Bonus Taquito!)
Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.
