Many are called, few are chosen. So goes a Marine Corps advertising slogan—also what I think of the talented transplants who flock from across the United States and rest of the world to make Los Angeles their home. A creative… Read More ›
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Persona Cracked: Brian Asman
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Brian Asman, is a writer, actor, director, and producer whose stories often blur the line between horror and humor. He is… Read More ›
CEO: Scrolling social media site increases I.Q.
SANTA CLARITA — A father who has struggled with his teenage daughter’s addiction to social media has created a web site to compete with YouTube and TikTok and that he claims will increase the intelligence of viewers. Idris Frank, a… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Lucy Leitner
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Lucy Leitner, is author of three novels and writer of transgressive fiction whose work contains strong elements of horror and satire…. Read More ›
Music maker becomes social shaker
Review: Song of Kitaba Mark Everglade, 252 pages Revolutions are messy. They are not, as often depicted in fiction, neatly conceived tales with pre-ordained plots that follow an assured path to victory. In real life, revolutions are conceived in struggle,… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Jon Bassoff
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Jon Bassoff, is author of nine novels. He was born in New York City in 1974 and lives in Longmont, Colorado… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Joseph Hurtgen
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Joseph Hurtgen, holds a PhD in English Literature and is the author of several books, including Tower Defender, The Archive Incarnate, Sherman:… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Max Booth III
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Max Booth III, lives in San Antonio and is an author, screenwriter, and publisher known mostly for his contributions to the… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Peter Malone Elliott
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Peter Malone Elliott, lives in Brooklyn and works as the director of operations for Book Pipeline, a discovery platform designed to… Read More ›
Persona Cracked: Liz Fyne
Persona Cracked is a series that explores the intersection of artists, their work, and social media. My next guest, Liz Fyne, has degrees in biology and neuroscience. She worked for 14 years doing biomedical research before she transitioned to fiction… Read More ›
The La-La Lander 