Lyn Jensen's Blog: Manga, Music, and Politics: November 2009

About Me

Location: Anaheim, California, United States

Regular contributor for Random Lengths (circulation 56,000) in San Pedro, CA, 2001-present. Columns "Life in Long Beach" and "Life After Mother" pub. in Senior Reporter of Orange County. Manga reviewer: LA Alternative (circulation 150,000), 2005-2006. Some manga reviews also ran in NY Press around this time. Entertainment reporting: Music Connection (circulation 75,000), 1983-1906. Travel writing: Oakland Tribune (1998) and Life After 50 (2006). Other bylines: Goldmine, Star Hits, Los Angeles Reader, Los Angeles Times, Long Beach Press Telegram, Blade, BAM, Daily Breeze, LA Weekly. Specializations include community news reporting, writing reviews (book, theater, concert, film, music), copywriting, resumes, editing, travel writing, publicity, screenwriting, lecturing, and content development. Education: B. A. Theater Arts, UCLA. Post-grad work, Education, Chapman University.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Anthology Includes Blog on the Politics of CFS!

Bloglandia 2:2 is on sale, a trade paperback collection of blogs including my article on the politics surrounding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome which was posted here previously! It's edited by Ginger Mayerson and published by Wapshott Press. You may order your copy at: http://wapshottpress.com/j-bloglandia/volume-2-issue-2/

Friday, November 6, 2009

Lillian Diaz-Przybyl Interview: Boys Love Unlimited

Blade's October issue ran my interview with Lillian Diaz-Przybyl about the current state of BLU, TokyoPop's yaoi imprint. She talks about titles including Junjo Romantica and Gakuen Heaven. Here's the link: http://gayblade.com/news1009_boys.shtml

Monday, November 2, 2009

From the Archives: "US v. Bush" Review

From the archives of www.altweeklies.com comes the link to my 2007 review of US v. Bush by Elizabeth De La Vega. Perhaps you remember her interview with Steven Colbert:
http://www.altweeklies.com/alternative/AltWeeklies/Story?oid=oid%3A183998
I must see about getting on the altweeklies site more often!