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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘new york vs. los angeles’
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 The Problem With Movies Is That They're Made by People Who Chose to Live in Los Angeles
July 30th, 2009
maxlance1 I wonder if it’s possible that the reason there’s such a dearth of original movies produced by Hollywood studios is because the idea of everyday reality for the people creating these films is the one offered by Los Angeles. The entire essence of Los Angeles is that it’s a cultural wasteland nearly void of human [...]
Bad Dates In New York Are Better Than Bad Dates in Los Angeles
May 29th, 2009
maxlance1 Dating in Los Angeles is miserable, not so much because of the rarity of a really good date, but because there’s nothing good about the bad dates. In New York an extremely bad date can be arguably just as good as a pretty good date. In New York, a great date is the best, but [...]
More NY vs. LA
February 20th, 2009
maxlance1 The way that people drive in Los Angeles is the way that people argue in New York City. Both require an instinctual level of offense-minded aggression with complete disregard to the possibility that you could be liable, at fault or wrong. You will also continue to regale tales of both to disinterested coworkers in a [...]

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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.