Loren KantorinRiverRhythmsTom Waits’ Favorite Yiddish CursesTom 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…14h ago114h ago1
Loren KantorinLos Angeles StoriesL.A.’s Crazy Freeway SystemOn 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 288Oct 288
Loren KantorThe Woodcut Art of Frans MasereelIn 1919, Belgian artist Frans Masereel published a wordless novel called Passionate Journey. The book is a collection of 165 woodcut prints…Oct 244Oct 244
Loren KantorinLos Angeles StoriesMy Summer With Dolly PartonIn 1987 I was going through a painful breakup. Combined with a weed addiction and my propensity for depression, I was having a tough…Oct 2243Oct 2243
Loren KantorThe Lamed Vavnik and Pop CultureIn Jewish mysticism there’s a concept called the Lamed Vavnik. According to the Jewish Kabbalah, there exist 36 righteous people in the…Oct 2113Oct 2113
Loren KantorMore Better Writing AdviceWith so many people offering writing tips on Medium, I thought I’d give it a shot.Oct 2010Oct 2010
Loren KantorWhen Old Friends Become StrangersDavid Rothstein emailed me an invite to his birthday party at Nobu, an expensive sushi restaurant in Malibu. I perused the guest list and…Oct 1919Oct 1919
Loren KantorinRiverRhythmsLou Reed Was ComplicatedThe first time I heard a Lou Reed song I was 18 and floating down the Chattahoochee River in a canoe. A shirtless Georgia teenager stood on…Oct 1815Oct 1815
Loren KantorinLos Angeles StoriesGrowing Up in the Shadow of HollywoodI was raised in a Studio City suburb called Laurelwood. Situated on the southern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the neighborhood is a…Oct 1711Oct 1711
Loren KantorRoommate Trouble in San FranciscoI moved to San Francisco just after the 1989 earthquake. I found an apartment in Noe Valley with 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom and a backyard with…Oct 107Oct 107