In the 1970s there were three television channels: CBS, NBC and ABC. If you had a show on the air, take an average episode of M*A*S*H for example, you would pull in a bare minimum of twenty million viewers. There weren’t a lot of choices and nobody cared. People didn’t pine for a thousand channels [...]
Posts Tagged ‘religion’
The Hundreds of Ethnic Minority Groups Make It Really Hard to Be Politically Correct With Your Racism
July 5th, 2011
maxlance1 Muslim Audiences Look Like They’re Mocking Movie Versions of Muslim Audiences
June 4th, 2009
maxlance1 Why is it that whenever the Muslim World gathers for a speech, conference or convention they all manage to fit the exact stereotype depicted in the opening fight sequence of every David Zucker movie? It’s almost as if they watched the introduction of Frank Drebin in The Naked Gun or An American Carroll right before [...]
Where Does the Ankle-Length Denim Skirt Rank Amongst Bad Jewish Fashion?
May 14th, 2009
maxlance1 I think the ankle-length denim skirt has to be the worst fashion-religious compromise in the rich tradition of bad Jewish religious fashion. It’s not like the girls are going all-out Jewish, with the shaved head, wig, black skirt and Orthodox husband by her side. But it’s not the reformed, slutty Jewish girl that we all [...]
No Convictions for Sex
April 23rd, 2009
maxlance1 So I go on this date with a very religiously-observant Conservative girl, and I realized that I lose any sort of convictions and opinions in the name of getting laid. I will pretty much agree with any political creed so that I appear like a nice guy girls will sleep with. Looking at my past [...]
Jews and Extreme Sports
April 22nd, 2009
maxlance1 I dislike it when people ask me about my extreme sport pursuits without recognizing the scant possibilities of doing anything close to extreme sports when you have a Jewish mother. It’s a lose-lose situation. Either you go out and try and compete in extreme sports, but then you endlessly get nagged about your padding being [...]
Dog's Jewish Mother
April 22nd, 2009
maxlance1 I moved into a new apartment a couple weeks ago and my roommate has this very cute dog (a puggle, in case you were curious), which I’m sort of a surrogate co-owner in a way right now. What’s strange about the relationship between me and the dog, however, is that I find myself acting like [...]
The Modern Jew
February 17th, 2009
maxlance1 The Modern Jew has nothing to do with religion. You’re pretty much an athiest, but you’re stuck with all these spot-on stereotypes and personality traits that are undeniably Jewish. It’s sort of like being a black person except the exact opposite. These stereotypes include, but are not limited to, living in New York or Los [...]

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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.