10 Rising L.A. Directors You Need to Follow
From local short film screenings to Sundance Film Festival, these are the city’s emerging directors keeping the industry alive.
Get These Smoked Guinness Chili Burgers For One Day Only In Boyle Heights
The chili is made with Guinness Extra Stout, fire-roasted chiles, chipotles en adobo, spices, dark chocolate, and a beef ball that is smoked over the chili, allowing its fat to drip into the pot, before the meat is folded back in.
The Country’s Most Famous Strip Club Hosted Its First Trans Night and We Were There
This wasn't a queer venue making room for trans performers—that already exists. This was one of the country's most recognizable strip clubs deciding that supporting trans dancers is just . . . normal.
The 21 Best Soft Serve Shops in Los Angeles, Ranked
Our guide has it all: one dollar cones, hidden gems worth the drive, spots doing something you've never seen before, and the classics that have been here longer than most of us.
Catch Chicano Arts Innovator Gronk In Conversation at Moveable Feast, August 27 In Pasadena
A true legend of L.A. art and innovation, Gronk is the East L.A.-raised, multi-hyphenate artist that formed one quarter of the main nucleus of ASCO, the 1970s and 80s avant garde artists collective famous for confronting and skewering the systems set against Eastside Angelenos and Chicanos.
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Immigration Enforcement Cost L.A. Businesses $3.6 Million in June Alone, New UCLA Report Reveals
“For a business, the closer you are to a place where enforcement happens, the worse it is for your customer visits,” Amada Armenta, a lead researcher, says.
Don’t Want the Dodgers at the White House? A New Petition Is Gaining Momentum
Currently, the petition has over 2,000 signatures, with a first goal of reaching 2,200. That's 1/28th the amount of people that can fit into Dodger Stadium.
Is Gentrification Ruining Mexico City’s Iconic Lucha Libre?
The Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre was accused of gentrifying lucha libre. The truth is more complicated and a sign of many changes happening in wrestling worldwide.
L.A.’s 13 Best Pancakes, Ranked
Whether they're impossibly fluffy soufflé pancakes, chewy mochi stacks, or thin diner-style griddle cakes swimming in butter and maple syrup, they're all chasing the same sensation of making an ordinary morning feel a little more special.
L.A.’s First Palestinian Coffee Shop Is Now Open In Norwalk, Against All Odds
"I named it Café Palestina with the Spanish spelling because I also wanted to pay homage to the Latino community," the owner says. "My Latino friends have been beside me from the beginning, supporting me, and showing up."
L.A.’s 13 Best Donuts Shops, From Long Beach to Eagle Rock
The keepers of the early morning hustle before dawn and past dusk to keep our city fueled on carbs and caffeine. Here's a baker's trece of the best spots around Los Angeles.
A Filthy Night of Hard-Rocking Sleaze From Your Favorite Jumbo’s Dancer
"The Night Scene" curated by Jumbo's Clown Room royalty Ashley Hayward features professional gogo dancer Trauma Boner and fellow Jumbo's performers.
