Martha’s Vineyard

Sep 17
1 min

Martha’s Vineyard Migrants

My hometown was in the news this past week, when Florida governor Ron DeSantis evidently arranged to lure under false pretenses newly...

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Lukas Kendall

Aug 10
1 min

Farewell to David McCullough

The great author and historian David McCullough has died. He was a longtime West Tisbury resident, so when we read one of his books in...

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Lukas Kendall

Jul 8
1 min

Hot Tin Roof Murals

This is a picture of my stepdad, Herb Putnam, who we lost to pancreatic cancer in 2008. (He sort of looked like Sam Neill.) We miss him...

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Lukas Kendall

Jun 27
1 min

I’m Back!

We’re back in L.A. after two weeks visiting family on Martha’s Vineyard and Evanston, Illinois. For now I am busy uploading a huge...

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Lukas Kendall

Apr 15
2 min

Catching Up With Amin Matalqa

Amin Matalqa is a director whose debut feature, Captain Abu Raed (2007), was the first film produced in Jordan in 50 years, and won the...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 24
1 min

My Short Bio Video

Here’s a short biographical video I made in a desperate bid to promote myself. I made fun of a few things, but mostly of myself. My mom...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 11
6 min

My Earliest Collecting Days

Writing about John Williams’ 90th birthday, and then the current (boxed) state of my soundtrack collection, reminded me of my earliest...

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Lukas Kendall

Feb 5
2 min

My Dad Met Lucas and Spielberg

Above: Spielberg and Lucas with R2-D2. That is not my dad. I was reminded of this story earlier this week while participating in a...

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Lukas Kendall

Dec 29, 2021
3 min

The Retro Euro Cult Film Score Society

I want to give a shout-out today to one of my favorite people, John(ny) Bender, and one of my favorite Facebook groups, The Retro Euro...

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Lukas Kendall

Nov 23, 2021
2 min

Michael Myers’ House

Last night I picked up dinner from a very good Indian restaurant here in South Pasadena, Radhika—which happens to be across the street...

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Lukas Kendall

Nov 13, 2021
2 min

Our Dopey Home Action Movies (1989–91)

I guess this is as good a time as any to see if anybody wants to watch these silly home movies that my brothers and I made circa 1989–91....

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Lukas Kendall

Nov 4, 2021
1 min

Farewell to the RemDawg

This is about Boston sports, so I know the audience will be limited. Jerry Remy died last Saturday after a long battle with lung cancer....

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Lukas Kendall

Sep 17, 2021
7 min

The Entertainment Journalist Paradox

Here is the fundamental conflict in being an entertainment journalist: You can have honesty. You can have access. But you can’t have...

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Lukas Kendall

Sep 13, 2021
3 min

“Dad, I Locked the Car”

Here, briefly, is the story of my most memorable childhood trip aboard the Steamship Authority’s crummiest boat, the M.V. Uncatena. This...

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Lukas Kendall

Sep 11, 2021
2 min

Take Me to 9–11

Above: the chair (the white glider) where I sat and watched the news on 9–11. I once had an Internet date with a young woman who dabbled...

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Lukas Kendall

Sep 7, 2021
2 min

An Ancient Comic Strip I Did

Writing a blog on what I guess will be a daily basis reminds me of the first time I tried “daily programming”—in elementary school, I...

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Lukas Kendall

Sep 1, 2021
2 min

“About Me” Is Up, Call Reuters

I’ve added an “About Me” page to the site, with rapid-fire smart-aleck remarks. The above pic: this is a drawing I made of Jay...

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