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Loren Kantor

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Houdini’s Fight Against Spiritual Fraudsters

In 1913, Harry Houdini’s mother Cecilia Weiss died. She was his “angel on earth” and he was overwhelmed with grief. He spent hours at the…

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Houdini’s Fight Against Spiritual Fraudsters

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Did Jeff Buckley Foretell His Own Death?

Jeff Buckley’s musical coming out party occurred on April 6, 1991 at the St. Ann Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn. He made his first public…

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Did Jeff Buckley Foretell His Own Death?

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Thom Yorke Is Not Crazy About People

Thom Yorke does not like celebrity culture. When Jack Black and Miley Cyrus expressed a desire to meet him, he spurned their requests. “I’m…

Apr 12

Thom Yorke Is Not Crazy About People

Apr 12

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Picture Palace

Was Silent Film Star Buster Keaton an Abused Child?

Joseph “Buster” Keaton was born in 1895 into a performing family. His father Joe owned a traveling vaudeville show with Harry Houdini…

Apr 7

Was Silent Film Star Buster Keaton an Abused Child?

Apr 7

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Picture Palace

The Day I Was Fired by Chevy Chase

In 1991, I worked on the movie Memoirs of an Invisible Man. I was a lowly production assistant accruing hours toward a career as an…

Apr 2

The Day I Was Fired by Chevy Chase

Apr 2

Writing a MAGA-Themed TV Show

In 2019, an old producer friend named James called to say he was working on a MAGA-themed comedy series to pitch to a streaming network. We…

Mar 27

Writing a MAGA-Themed TV Show

Mar 27

The Strange Life of Colonel Sanders

When I was in college, I was part of a reading group that focused on strange and obscure books. Selections included On Atlantis by Edgar…

Mar 25

The Strange Life of Colonel Sanders

Mar 25

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Los Angeles Stories

It’s Never Good to Confront a Meter Maid

My first show business job after college was as a menial serf for a Beverly Hills production company specializing in award shows. I ran…

Mar 12

It’s Never Good to Confront a Meter Maid

Mar 12

When a Jewish Funeral Doesn’t Go as Planned

As the oldest surviving male relative, my father bore the duty of burying his Uncle Koppel. Koppel had survived three years in Nazi…

Mar 10

When a Jewish Funeral Doesn’t Go as Planned

Mar 10

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Los Angeles Stories

Don’t Live in a Murder House

In the summer of 1988, my friend Kevin was looking for a place to live. His actress girlfriend Leigh wanted to live in the Hollywood Hills…

Mar 6

Don’t Live in a Murder House

Mar 6

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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