Archive for the ‘books’ Category
Things I Miss About New York: Racing to Read the End of the Chapter Before the Subway Doors Open at My Stop
November 12th, 2010
maxlance1 This shouldn’t be a nostalgia day. It’s a perfect seventy degrees in the Southland while NYC is getting knocked with those freezing water rain pelts (I think there is another word for this). I was just thinking about how all the fun has been taken out of reading ever since I moved west. This is [...]
Why Did They Translate The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo But Forget to Translate All The Swedish Names and Places?
August 17th, 2010
maxlance1 It’s easy to knock any book that becomes one of the most popular in the country because America doesn’t read. Since we would rather do anything but pick up a book, this would mean that any book that appeals to millions of people must be catering to retarded people. So for the same reason I [...]
Monumental Food Industry Books Have Motivated Me To Give Unhealthy Foods Really Dirty Looks
January 20th, 2010
maxlance1 Motivated by a deep-seeded desire to appear smart and insightful, I recently read Fast Food Nation back-to-back with the Omnivore’s Dilemma, both of which made me extremely hungry. There’s no question that these books are important and educational, which is the exact message I wanted to convey to people seeing me reading these books on [...]

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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.