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Loren Kantor

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Loren Kantor

Becoming a Trumper, a Method Acting Approach

It’s over. Our side lost. The election wasn’t stolen. Elon Musk didn’t hack the voting machines. It’s time to come to terms with reality…

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Becoming a Trumper, a Method Acting Approach

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Picture Palace

The Day I Met a Tarantino Legend

In 1991, my mom worked as a production coordinator on a low-budget movie shot largely in downtown Los Angeles. Midway through production…

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The Day I Met a Tarantino Legend

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Loren Kantor

Haunted by My Grandfather’s Warnings about America

My paternal grandfather was born in Austria-Hungary in 1897. He was a Torah scribe. He spent his life inking Hebrew scripture by hand with…

Nov 8

Haunted by My Grandfather’s Warnings about America

Nov 8

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RiverRhythms

Tom Waits’ Favorite Yiddish Curses

Tom Waits is a street poet with a heart of tarnished brass. With a voice like broken tiles spinning in an old washing machine, Waits fuses…

Nov 6

Tom Waits’ Favorite Yiddish Curses

Nov 6

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Los Angeles Stories

L.A.’s Crazy Freeway System

On the night of June 23, 1997, champion boxer Oscar De La Hoya drove his brother’s Mercedes on the 605 Freeway near Whittier. He was in the…

Oct 28

L.A.’s Crazy Freeway System

Oct 28

Loren Kantor

The Woodcut Art of Frans Masereel

In 1919, Belgian artist Frans Masereel published a wordless novel called Passionate Journey. The book is a collection of 165 woodcut prints…

Oct 24

The Woodcut Art of Frans Masereel

Oct 24

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Los Angeles Stories

My Summer With Dolly Parton

In 1987 I was going through a painful breakup. Combined with a weed addiction and my propensity for depression, I was having a tough…

Oct 22

My Summer With Dolly Parton

Oct 22

Loren Kantor

The Lamed Vavnik and Pop Culture

In Jewish mysticism there’s a concept called the Lamed Vavnik. According to the Jewish Kabbalah, there exist 36 righteous people in the…

Oct 21

The Lamed Vavnik and Pop Culture

Oct 21

Loren Kantor

More Better Writing Advice

With so many people offering writing tips on Medium, I thought I’d give it a shot.

Oct 20

More Better Writing Advice

Oct 20

Loren Kantor

When Old Friends Become Strangers

David Rothstein emailed me an invite to his birthday party at Nobu, an expensive sushi restaurant in Malibu. I perused the guest list and…

Oct 19

When Old Friends Become Strangers

Oct 19

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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