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The Lost Art of the Mix Tape

There are many reasons to make a music mix tape. To win the love of someone, to make a soundtrack for a long road trip, to help a friend…

5d ago

The Lost Art of the Mix Tape

5d ago

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The Genesis of Phil Collins

In the summer of 1970, 19-year old drummer Phil Collins was looking to join a band. He’d recently played percussion on George Harrison’s…

Sep 9

The Genesis of Phil Collins

Sep 9

Loren Kantor

Dealing With Online Trolls

I recently made the mistake of stepping into the snares of an online troll. I was reading a political op-ed with an anti-Trump perspective…

Sep 8

Dealing With Online Trolls

Sep 8

Loren Kantor

Remembering My Grandpa Al

My Grandpa Al loved to tell the story about his first job at age 16 working at a Brooklyn hospital. One day he was asked to carry a…

Sep 3

Remembering My Grandpa Al

Sep 3

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Daniel Johnston, Unlikely Rock Star

Daniel Johnston’s origin story is the stuff of legend. In his early twenties, he worked as a cashier at a Houston-area McDonald’s. He gave…

Sep 2

Daniel Johnston, Unlikely Rock Star

Sep 2

Loren Kantor

Are You a Mensch?

In Jewish culture, there is no greater honor than being called a mensch. A mensch is kind and decent. A mensch is a person of integrity…

Aug 22

Are You a Mensch?

Aug 22

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Bad Jobs: Production Assistant on an Independent Film

In 1983, my film producer father hired me to work as a production assistant on an indie horror film called Mutant. I was nervous and…

Aug 20

Bad Jobs: Production Assistant on an Independent Film

Aug 20

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Chick Hearn Was a Lakers Legend

The Los Angeles Lakers had just beaten the New Jersey Nets for the 2002 NBA Championship. Double-decker buses carried players and coaches…

Aug 14

Chick Hearn Was a Lakers Legend

Aug 14

Loren Kantor

The Man Who Didn’t Like Music

When I was a student at UCLA, I used to joke that I could never be friends with someone who didn’t like music. Then I met a young filmmaker…

Aug 7

The Man Who Didn’t Like Music

Aug 7

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My Landlord Was a Blacklisted Screenwriter

In 1987, I was a struggling screenwriter living with two friends in a Hancock Park house. The property owner was a gentle man in his 70s…

Aug 3

My Landlord Was a Blacklisted Screenwriter

Aug 3

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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