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Loren Kantor

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Loren Kantor

The Man Who Didn’t Like Music

When I was a student at UCLA, I used to joke that I could never be friends with someone who didn’t like music. Then I met a young filmmaker…

3d ago

The Man Who Didn’t Like Music

3d ago

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Picture Palace

My Landlord Was a Blacklisted Screenwriter

In 1987, I was a struggling screenwriter living with two friends in a Hancock Park house. The property owner was a gentle man in his 70s…

Aug 3

My Landlord Was a Blacklisted Screenwriter

Aug 3

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Picture Palace

Alfalfa Was Kind of a Jerk

In 1921, producer Hal Roach created the Our Gang series of short films. Later renamed The Little Rascals, Roach sought to depict real kids…

Aug 2

Alfalfa Was Kind of a Jerk

Aug 2

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WritingAndTyping

C.S. Lewis on God and Good Vs. Evil

British writer C.S. Lewis couldn’t fathom how a just God presided over a world that was so cruel and unjust. In his book Mere Christianity…

Jul 30

C.S. Lewis on God and Good Vs. Evil

Jul 30

Loren Kantor

I Attended a Hispanic MAGA Memorial

My old boss called to say Salvador had died. I loved Sal though it had been seven years since we last spoke. We worked together at a vinyl…

Jul 24

I Attended a Hispanic MAGA Memorial

Jul 24

Loren Kantor

The Attempted Assassination of Teddy Roosevelt

On the evening of October 14, 1912, Theodore Roosevelt prepared to give a speech in Milwaukee. He was trying to regain the presidency as a…

Jul 14

The Attempted Assassination of Teddy Roosevelt

Jul 14

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Buzzer Beater

Was Babe Ruth Black?

There’s a story told by the legendary sportswriter Fred Lieb about Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth from the 1920s. The stars were scheduled to share…

Jul 11

Was Babe Ruth Black?

Jul 11

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Picture Palace

Lauren Bacall, Hollywood’s Sultry Legend

Lauren Bacall was born Betty Joan Perske in 1924 to Jewish Romanian immigrant parents. Known for her smoky voice and mysterious persona…

Jul 4

Lauren Bacall, Hollywood’s Sultry Legend

Jul 4

Loren Kantor

Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer Journey

On November 5, 1994, former President Ronald Reagan released a letter to the world announcing he’d been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease…

Jun 29

Ronald Reagan’s Alzheimer Journey

Jun 29

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Humphrey Bogart: Hollywood’s Lovable Tough Guy

Humphrey Bogart’s characters smoked, drank, fought and almost always got the girl (Casablanca notwithstanding). His film image was that of…

Jun 27

Humphrey Bogart: Hollywood’s Lovable Tough Guy

Jun 27

Loren Kantor

Loren Kantor

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Loren is a writer and woodcut artist based in Los Angeles. He teaches printmaking and creative writing to kids and adults.

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