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Charlie Chaplin Gets a Taste of Modern Times

My appointment was for 9:00 am at the Cahill Center for Astrophysics at Cal Tech. I was given a haz-mat suit with a respirator and…

3d ago

Charlie Chaplin Gets a Taste of Modern Times

3d ago

Memories of My Mom

When I was six years old, my mom gave me an important lesson. She was on carpool duty when she dropped off Lawrence Fishman at his Studio…

6d ago

Memories of My Mom

6d ago

Overheard at Senior Homes (Part 5)

I teach writing and printmaking classes at senior homes in Los Angeles. Over the years, I’ve kept a journal of the memorable things I’ve…

May 3

Overheard at Senior Homes (Part 5)

May 3

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Ernest Hemingway’s Accident Prone Life

In 1954, Ernest Hemingway took his fourth wife Mary Welsh to Africa. He chartered a sightseeing plane to show her the Belgian Congo and…

Apr 27

Ernest Hemingway’s Accident Prone Life

Apr 27

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…

Apr 24

Houdini’s Fight Against Spiritual Fraudsters

Apr 24

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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…

Apr 19

Did Jeff Buckley Foretell His Own Death?

Apr 19

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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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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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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

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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