Archive for March, 2010

The V Train’s Demise Makes It The Conan O’Brien Of Subway Lines

Where are all the Coco supporters today in news that the unloved and slighted V train is going to be eliminated under the new budget cuts? The V was hardly given a chance to shine and it showed moments of brilliance before having the axe handed down because the MTA panicked over expenditures. The V [...]

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9 Insane Robberies That Actually Worked

9. Boston Museum Boston, Massachusetts, March 18, 1990, $300 Million worth of paintings One of the largest art thefts in history, two more “police officers” knocked on a security entrance side door and quickly tied up the two guards on duty. The thieves stole three Rembrants and a Vermeer along with eight other paintings, all [...]

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Barcelona Sunrise

I attached my sunrise-viewing plans the way environmental legislation is tucked away on page 200 of a war bill. Maybe if I masked my plan of waiting in the mountains until 7 A.M. to watch the sunlight flood Barcelona as a wild night of club-hopping then I could find people to go with me to [...]

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High School Summary

High School Summary is a Student Emmy Award-Nominated web series by Max Lance and Dan Lance summarizing high school subjects in four-minute animated shorts.

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The Trip Next Door

The Trip Next Door is a hiking and travel show hosted by Max Lance and produced by Mainspring Productions.

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I Lose Fights With My Girlfriend For The Same Reason Unprepared Armies Lose Wars in New Terrain

Most military setbacks throughout history are caused by the favored Army being more prepared for the previous war than the one they are currently losing. We have become fully adapted for the terrain and tactics of one enemy, then enter a new landscape and demands and we are caught off guard. This is exactly how [...]

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No One Knows How To Count Down A Sports Clock Correctly

This has been a serious pet peeve of mine going on two decades now, and I don’t know where I could send an angry letter regarding this matter. Ideally, this blog post will go so viral that it will never be an issue again, but seriously, can we all, as a public, learn how to [...]

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