Author Archives: Joel J. Rane

Joel J. Rane

About Joel J. Rane

Now I'm at work, now I'm at home, now I'm asleep, let's wake up and write something.

Dear Librarian…

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Joel J. Rane

“Dear Librarian…”  My continuing struggle against one of the oldest enemies in Los Angeles…  IGNORANCE! Skylar T. of Silver Lake asks:  “Merry Christmas!  And please don’t start any of your ‘happy-holidays-because-you-might-offend-a-Jew-or-an-uppity-atheist’ crap…but really, what’s Christmas all about?” The first mention … Continue reading →

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Why Even New Streetlights Make Me Happy?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Joel J. Rane

Because we might be living in the End Times, even if I don’t get a spot on the ark with John Cusack. Recently I came home and noticed something was different. The streetlight just opposite my bedroom window had changed … Continue reading →

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A Fond Farewell from All Movie Fans…

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Joel J. Rane

…to Ian Birnie, the film curator at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.  While we’ve lost nearly every revival theatre we hold dear (the older you are, the more you mourn), the Bing Theatre at LACMA had been a … Continue reading →

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