Meet the Real-Life Jem
The inspiration for the '80s cartoon glam-pop pink-haired heroine—and now a movie 'Jem and the Holograms'—Jemi is everything you'd ever want her to be. Except a Jem fan.
Elina Shatkin
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Elina Shatkin is a journalist, radio producer and filmmaker who lives in Los Angeles. She was a restaurant critic for LA Weekly, a senior editor at Los Angeles magazine and an arts and culture reporter for the Los Angeles Times. She has contributed to various outlets including California Sunday, The Believer, Jewish Journal, Smashd, Artbound, the Food Network magazine, KCRW and KPCC. Follow her: @elinashatkin