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Archive for August, 2009
The Best Thing About Not Driving Is You Don't Have to Listen to Kings of Leon
August 25th, 2009 
maxlance1 Most advocates against driving say that by taking the bus, riding a bike or walking to work in Los Angeles helps to reduce traffic and pollution, not to mention the stress of sitting bumper-to-bumper on the 10. But I think that the most underrated asset to not being in a car is that it makes [...]
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Tags: bands, cars, country, driving, emo, kings of leon, los angeles, music, rock 
No Comments »Euthanasia Could Solve Health Care, Social Security and the Dearth of Good Primetime Reality Shows
August 11th, 2009 maxlance1 It seems like every argument over abortion, health care, right-to-die and euthanasia always comes down to pro-life and pro-choice. But where’s the other end of the spectrum? Pro-life seems very right wing. Pro-choice seems very centrist – do what you like – but where is the far left-wing opinion? The pro-death people if you will. [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: euthanasia, fox, health care, kevorkian, medicare, reality shows, social security, television No Comments »Why Going to Dodger Games is Like Miranda's Dilema in the Sex and the City Movie
August 10th, 2009 maxlance1 Out of the 18-or-so stadiums I’ve had the chance to visit (that comes off more pathetic than accomplished), there isn’t one that comes close to Dodger Stadium’s disparity between how much I enjoy it and how much I hate it. This is an awful analogy because not only do I have to reveal that I [...]
Posted in Uncategorized Tags: baseball, brooklyn bridge, dodgers, los angeles, Los Angeles Dodgers, movies, sex and the city, sports No Comments »Funny People Underperformed and Studio 60 Canceled Because People Don't Want to See Comedians Being Serious
August 5th, 2009 maxlance1 I wonder if Funny People underperformed for the exact same reason that Studio 60 got canceled. Both of them were good and entertaining. Maybe not amazing, but undoubtedly much better than other stuff that crushes. Yet both of them did way worse than things of far poorer quality. In fact, you could probably throw Mr. [...]
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Max Lance is a writer, producer and performer. He was nominated for a Student Emmy, Humanitas Fellowship and was a finalist for the Page Screenplay Award. He writes features, TV and syndicates his blog while hosting the travel show The Trip Next Door and working at Chernin Entertainment. A New York City native, Max graduated the USC film school and now lives in Los Angeles.