*Crap, I wrote this then found out that NY Magazine did essentially the article first. Meh, mine is better. Watching the screeners for the 2012 Oscars and keeping up with the GOP debates makes me feel an identical apathy for this year’s crop of movies and Republicans. Whether they lulled in the race until one [...]
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I Feel The Same Way About the 2012 Oscar Contenders As I Do About the 2012 Republican Candidates
January 20th, 2012
maxlance1 Last Week – October 24, 2011
October 24th, 2011
maxlance1 Week in review summary for October 17, 2011 – October 23, 2011. Muammar Gaddafi killed, exotic animals set lose, Republican debates, Real World casting and more.
My Best Life Prospect At The Moment Is That My Girlfriend Is The Secret Millionaire
April 16th, 2011
maxlance1 Facing an array of failure on the cusp of my college graduation and impending one-hundred-and-twenty-thousand dollars of student loan debt at the age of twenty-six, my life options have never been more clear. Through a detailed analysis of employment potential, career prospects and quality-of-life projections, the only thing I have going for myself at the [...]
We Can’t Let The Crisis in Japan Detract From The Uprisings in Charlie Sheen
March 22nd, 2011
maxlance1 Typical American news junkie, latching onto the news of the day, the crisis of the week, the humanitarian effort of the month. One world-changing event after another makes us immediately forget the previous crisis that is still ongoing. This is why we must not allow the Japanese earthquake, tsunami and nuclear emergency make us forget [...]
When Will A Retarded Super-Computer Compete On Wheel of Fortune?
February 16th, 2011
maxlance1 This week saw the premiere of a super-computer named Watson competing against top champions on Jeopardy. It was an epic battle of man versus machine that truly tested how advanced technology has become and whether we can make a robot smarter than the human brain. The question that all viewers of ABC syndication are asking [...]
Should Movie Theaters Institute Segregated Seating For Pedophiles During the Justin Bieber Movie?
February 9th, 2011
maxlance1 With Justin Bieber’s new movie [finally] on the horizon, pedophiles who are both cinephiles and casual movie-goers are flocking away from playgrounds and to their local AMC to catch the latest blockbuster. But a debate is raging over whether or not these lovers of films and children alike should have their own Jim Crow-type seating [...]

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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.