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Sunday Taquitos #25: Nuclear Codes and Presidential Pardons

Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.

April 26, 2026

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.

April 23, 2026

Sunday Taquitos #24: One Pissed Pope (Plus Bonus Taquito!)

Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.

April 19, 2026

You Think L.A. Smog is Bad Now? Let’s Set the Record Straight

“I remember my eyes stinging and my lungs burning [from smog]," UCLA environmental law professor Ann Carlson writes in ‘Smog and Sunshine.'

April 18, 2026

Sunday Taquitos #23: Cold As ICE

Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.

April 12, 2026

The Borderless Legend Before The WWE Mask

Rey Mysterio Sr. gave wrestlers a name, a style, and a future in both Californias. A new PBS documentary tells his story.

April 11, 2026

You Can Now View a 20-Foot Map of U.S. Detention Centers at The Huntington

The “Borderlands” exhibition draws a line from past to present, as experienced by contemporary artists pioneering their fields.

April 8, 2026

Sunday Taquitos #22: Donald Trump’s Egg Hunt

Sunday Taquitos! Art by Ivan Ehlers.

April 5, 2026

Who Is L.A.’s Hero Posting Up These Anti-ICE Parking Signs?

This sign-maker uses the city’s own "uniform" to fix what he sees as a broken system with professional-grade materials. In a city where bureaucracy moves at a glacial pace, a new wave of activists has decided that if the government won't act, its citizens will.

April 2, 2026

You’re Not Too Strong, Smart, or Pretty to Be Raped: A Survivor’s No-BS Guide to Ending Gender-Based Violence 

"We must acknowledge that [society] works by promoting perpetual war against girls, women, and femmes," writer and survivor Myriam Gurba says. "Your job is to decide which side of the war you’re on and commit to that fight."

March 31, 2026