Writing – Max Phillips https://max-phillips.com Creative Type Tue, 22 Mar 2022 19:44:49 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 204216054 Not In My Neighborhood, Homo https://max-phillips.com/not-in-my-neighborhood-homo/ Tue, 19 May 2020 10:30:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2020/05/19/2020-5-19-not-in-my-neighborhood-homo/ Mr. Rogers may have welcomed us to his neighborhood each day, but he likely was no ally to the LGBTQ community.

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I know Where the Bodies Are https://max-phillips.com/i-know-where-the-bodies-are/ Sun, 26 Oct 2014 02:16:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2014/10/25/2020-5-5-i-know-where-the-bodies-are/ In 2014 I wrote, produced, and directed the short film “I Know Where the Bodies Are.” Below is a sample of the script.

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The Importance of Being OUT https://max-phillips.com/the-importance-of-being-out/ Fri, 22 Nov 2013 05:09:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2013/11/22/2020-5-6-the-importance-of-being-out/ This week our copy of OUT magazine arrived and whose goofy grin should greet us from its cover? One of our all-time favorite gay nerds, Jim Parsons, that’s who.

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LGBT Teen Scientist is Changing the Face of Cancer https://max-phillips.com/lgbt-teen-scientist-is-changing-the-face-of-cancer/ Wed, 20 Nov 2013 01:05:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2013/11/19/2020-5-4-lgbt-teen-scientist-is-changing-the-face-of-cancer/ Jack Andraka is a special young man. No, not because he’s gay — which he is open about — but because of his creative new approach to testing for pancreatic cancer.

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Daniel Radcliffe Kills His Darling Typecast https://max-phillips.com/daniel-radcliffe-kills-his-darling-typecast/ Thu, 17 Oct 2013 23:17:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2013/10/17/2020-5-4-daniel-radcliffe-kills-his-darling-typecast/ Daniel Radcliffe. That darling of the Harry Potter franchise has been working hard the past several years to break from his boy wizard typecast.

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Product Descriptions for Fifi LaBouche https://max-phillips.com/product-descriptions-for-fifi-labouche/ Mon, 01 Apr 2013 04:23:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2013/03/31/2020-5-20-product-descriptions-for-fifi-labouche/ As co-owner, chief designer, and content creator for Fifi LaBouche, it was my job to write absolutely everything related to the business.

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Mad Max (and Liz): Beyond First Friday Dome https://max-phillips.com/mad-max-and-liz-beyond-first-friday-dome/ Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2007/11/01/2020-5-20-mad-max-and-liz-beyond-first-friday-dome/ The minute I heard “the dome” was coming to Lancaster to house First Friday’s After Hours party, I knew I had to attend.

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Procrastination. It’s a Good Thing? https://max-phillips.com/procrastination-its-a-good-thing/ Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2007/09/03/2020-5-20-procrastination-its-a-good-thing/ I looked it up, and they don't have a picture of me in the dictionary next to the entry for procrastination.

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Cows, Corn, and The CHL https://max-phillips.com/lancaster-is-more-than-cows-and-corn/ Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:44:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2007/08/29/2020-5-20-lancaster-is-more-than-cows-and-corn/ Cows and corn. Corn and cows. This was my mantra late last summer as my partner, and I searched for our new home in Lancaster County.

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Drop ‘Em and Give Me Twenty https://max-phillips.com/drop-em-and-give-me-twenty/ Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:12:00 +0000 https://max-phillips.com/2006/02/07/2020-5-6-drop-em-and-give-me-twenty/ This installment of Buffalo Current’s weekly feature, Food Fight, pits me against a coworker as we sample saucy edibles meant to spice up the boudoir in time for Valentine’s Day.

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