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Loren Kantor

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Dick Gregory’s Natural Food Journey

Dick Gregory was part of the new generation of 60’s black comedians that included Bill Cosby, Redd Foxx and Nipsey Russell. In one of his…

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Dick Gregory’s Natural Food Journey

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Jack Kerouac’s Final Years

In 1967, poets Aram Saroyan and Ted Berrigan traveled to St. Petersburg, Florida for The Paris Review to interview legendary Beat…

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Jack Kerouac’s Final Years

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Picture Palace

The Making of the French Connection

The French Connection is a 1971 police thriller featuring the most famous car chase in movie history. Gene Hackman plays Jimmy ‘Popeye’…

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The Making of the French Connection

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Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Journey for The Godfather

Though it’s hard to imagine anyone else portraying Don Corleone, Marlon Brando was not the first choice for the patriarch in The Godfather…

Feb 26

Marlon Brando’s Best Actor Journey for The Godfather

Feb 26

Classic Songs: Solsbury Hill

In 1974, the rock band Genesis released Selling England By the Pound. This was their fifth studio album and it reached #3 on the UK Charts…

Feb 22

Classic Songs: Solsbury Hill

Feb 22

Stumbling Upon a Past-Life Memory

In my early twenties I went through a painful breakup. My first great love left me and my world crumbled. I was overcome with depression…

Feb 18

Stumbling Upon a Past-Life Memory

Feb 18

Overheard at Senior Homes (Part 4)

I teach writing and printmaking classes at senior homes in Los Angeles. Over the years, I’ve kept a journal of the memorable things I’ve…

Feb 13

Overheard at Senior Homes (Part 4)

Feb 13

Kicking Weed Isn’t Easy

Buying weed in the ’80s was a risky undertaking. High schools were filled with narcs while undercover cops attended concerts, nightclubs…

Feb 6

Kicking Weed Isn’t Easy

Feb 6

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Picture Palace

The Making of Singin’ In the Rain

In 1949, the writing team of Betty Comden and Adolph Green walked into the MGM offices of Arthur Freed. Freed, a lyricist and renowned film…

Feb 2

The Making of Singin’ In the Rain

Feb 2

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I Love Basketball

Bernard Wright was elegant. Standing 6'3" with long arms, muscular legs and an exquisitely carved physique, he glided over a basketball…

Jan 28

I Love Basketball

Jan 28

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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