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…5h ago55h ago5
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…1d ago61d ago6
Loren KantorMore Better Writing AdviceWith so many people offering writing tips on Medium, I thought I’d give it a shot.2d ago62d ago6
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…3d ago153d ago15
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…4d ago154d ago15
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…5d ago95d ago9
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
Loren KantorinLos Angeles StoriesThe Wild Animals of Los Angeles50,000 years ago during the Pleistocene epoch, Los Angeles was home to mammoths, giant sloths, saber-tooth tigers and dire wolves. These…Oct 57Oct 57
Loren KantorinRiverRhythmsPeter Gabriel Was My Therapy SoundtrackI was 28 and living in San Francisco when my girlfriend of two years broke up with me. She didn’t tell me in person. Instead, she slipped a…Oct 48Oct 48
Loren KantorinRiverRhythmsElvis Perkins Made Music to Overcome TragedyOn September 11, 2001, Berry Berenson-Perkins was heading home to Los Angeles on American Airlines Flight 11. She was among the 92…Oct 1Oct 1