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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…

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Tom Waits’ Favorite Yiddish Curses

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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

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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

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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

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Lou Reed Was Complicated

The 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 18

Lou Reed Was Complicated

Oct 18

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Los Angeles Stories

Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood

I was raised in a Studio City suburb called Laurelwood. Situated on the southern tip of the San Fernando Valley, the neighborhood is a…

Oct 17

Growing Up in the Shadow of Hollywood

Oct 17

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Roommate Trouble in San Francisco

I 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 10

Roommate Trouble in San Francisco

Oct 10

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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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