words many places ~ Nonfiction: Spin, LA Times, The Ringer, etc. ~ Fiction: New Ohio Review

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If you receive an email from maxbell413@gmail.com offering you pay-to-play coverage in Spin or any other publication, it’s a scam. All shade and shame to the grifter impersonating me.
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RIP Reaper Mook, a Long Beach legend, a master of the slow flow who balanced tailored suit elegance with Mafioso menace and the antique soul of the broken-hearted and betrayed. Somewhere between Roc Marciano and Brenton Wood. Raise a glass to the Reaper when you make a toast.
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for @pitchfork i wrote about the best yungmorpheus album yet, an excellent distillation of his deceptively chill, gently psychedelic sound pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…
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"It wasn't easy, but in the history of the Brooklyn and L.A. #Dodgers, nothing ever has come easy." #VinScully
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rest in peace to PEACE of the Freestyle Fellowship
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Lights. Camera. RADNESS— The hottest new horror scripts in Hollywood are here, featuring produced pros & emerging voices from The Dead List. Season 3 is LIVE and nothing short of sinister. Access in bio, but don’t miss the marquee preview below☠️👇🏻
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A movie I wrote - that’s personal in more ways I care to mention - starts filming today. It’s only possible because others risked their reputation on my behalf. And they did it for years. Thank you @johnzaozirny and the Bellevue team. Thank you Max West and Phil D’Amecourt at WME
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RIP Kaleb Horton, one of the most dazzling, funny, kind, & truly original writers to ever grace this endangered medium. I was lucky enough to edit him for the most popular piece we ever did @theLAndmagazine. A strange poultry odyssey of true brilliance. thelandmag.com/pioneer-fried…
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Good to be back home. How many films can you spot in this October @newbeverly sneak peek? 🎃✂️🎞️ vimeo.com/1119357133
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Lights. Camera. RADNESS— For your consideration, The Stunt List S4 presents the premiere of an original series from an Oscar-winner, never-before-seen pages from a comedy legend, & introduces emerging scribes who are HOT (on the page) but don’t know it— Marquee preview below 👇🏻
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12 years ago today Ezale dropped his classic single "5 Minutes of Funktown"
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S/o to @franklinleonard and the thoughtful Black List readers.
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Black List readers enjoyed TAKE TWO by Max Bell. blcklst.com/projects/187164 #BlackListWeekendRead @theemaxb
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grateful for the recognition. congrats to everyone who entered -- finishing a script is no small feat -- and fellow quarterfinalists.
🎉 Congrats to the 2025 Big Break Screenwriting Contest Quarterfinalists! These fantastic scripts were selected from over 12,000 submissions. Thank you to all the writers who entered for sharing your incredible stories with us. See the Quarterfinalists: hubs.ly/Q03DXz2c0
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das efx made a stylistic choice that may have boxed them in and made them an easy target for critics/peers, but you never forgot them. i wish I had the experience of hearing more wild, singular sounds in contemporary rap more often.
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22 years later, Do or Die & Twista drop their video for “Do U” — better late than never… RIP Johnny P. Produced by The Legendary Traxster.
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Inspired by Park Chan-wook's STOKER and Edgar Wright's SCOTT PILGRIM vs THE WORLD @edgarwright
Not sure there’s ever been a fan walking transition
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Did an episode of "Black Listed" with Chris Hill where we talked about my journey before and after Clementine did all the things! Check check check it out!! Super cool dude. Super cool show. There's also an extended version 👀. open.spotify.com/episode/7EP…
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