Book Review: Edendale by Michael Ventura

Former “Letters at 3am” columnist celebrates the early days of Hollywood in new novel

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March 1, 2024 Arts Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Michael Ventura: Fog-Clearing Instigator, Genius

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Dec. 18, 2011 Postmarks

Luv Doc Recommends: Michael Ventura 'If I Was a Highway' Booksigning

BookPeople, Friday, April 22, 2011

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April 22, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Thank You Michael Ventura

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June 3, 2004 Postmarks

Thank You, Michael Ventura

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Dec. 16, 2004 Postmarks

Thank You Michael Ventura

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BY MICHAEL VENTURA You'd think a town

Feb. 2, 1996 Column

As Brilliant as Ventura Is, He Comes Off as a Dupe ...

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Aug. 22, 2006 Postmarks

Dean Supporter Disagrees With Ventura

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Feb. 13, 2004 Postmarks

Ventura a National Treasure

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Jan. 6, 2004 Postmarks

Ventura Needs to Expand His Focus so He Can Realize How Corrupt the Democratic Party Is

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Feb. 15, 2008 Postmarks

Ventura Wrong on Derrida

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Jan. 27, 2005 Postmarks

Ventura Conflates Credit Crunch and Rising Oil Prices

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July 28, 2008 Postmarks

Ventura Will Be Missed

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Nov. 4, 2014 Postmarks

Upset With Ventura's Anti-Israel Screed

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Aug. 8, 2006 Postmarks

Granting Permission for 'Chronicle' to Be a Liberal Publication While Castigating Ventura for Being Ill-Informed

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Jan. 12, 2006 Postmarks

Ventura Was Smarter When He Agreed With Me

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Nov. 22, 2004 Postmarks

Ventura Wrong on Health Care Crisis

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Jan. 22, 2007 Postmarks

Should Ventura Have Credited Plotz?

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April 17, 2007 Postmarks

Ventura Wrong on Future Oil Costs

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Oct. 20, 2005 Postmarks

Ventura Needs to Get More Sleep

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July 13, 2004 Postmarks

Ventura Jumping to Conclusions

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Nov. 27, 2006 Postmarks

Ventura's Unintended Stereotyping

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Sept. 9, 2005 Postmarks

Pushing Ventura's Point on Economy

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Aug. 23, 2004 Postmarks

Ventura Is a Light Shining in the Darkness

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Jan. 21, 2004 Postmarks

Finds Ventura's Outlook Limited

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Nov. 24, 2003 Postmarks

Ventura Deserves Pulitzer

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Aug. 13, 2012 Postmarks

Ventura Mostly on Mark

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Correcting Ventura, Passing Judgment

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March 13, 2006 Postmarks

Ventura Wrong on Maglev Trains

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Oct. 28, 2005 Postmarks

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