ESPN's latest bracketology projections see UCLA potentially playing Duke in the third round of the NCAA tournament. Of course, inconsistent UCLA must first beat Cal, who already beat UCLA earlier this season. Thursday night, our beloved first-place Bruins visit Seamus' second-place Golden Bears for a…
Date Archives February 2006
The month in sports photos
before after a man of his word you do it to yourself, a-rod j-red "shocks" the tar heels "coach k, he cheated!" burning sensation "the glare" patriotic! it's been one of those months… pwned not pictured: the tool convention that is the uconn student section
Small Stories
Jord pitched me a few of his ideas for comedy shorts to be screened at a local comedy club. "Manly sewing." Has potential, I thought. "Like, sewing rocks to a sheet of metal with a snake." [pause] WHAT? "Here's another one: Autoerotic asphyxi-Asian." "Um… A…
Quickie
Tyra Banks faces her fear of dolphins for an episode of her talk show.
Feeling sorta stuffy at the Red Roof Inn
Entertainment Weekly: On the red carpet of the Golden Globes last month, [Steve] Carell passed Brokeback Mountain director Ang Lee, who saw him, spread his arms, and said, "My hero!" currently listening to: "She's 25 years old and she's already had sex with 90 men….
Metal Gear Solid
When the Olympics end, the Paralympics begin, and damned if the 2006 Winter Paralympics don't sound way more interesting. Alpine Skiing / Nordic Skiing Blind skiers are guided through the course by sighted guides using voice signals to indicate the course to follow. Ice Sledge…
The Squip in the Male
Apparently, I don't discuss music enough, so let's discuss music…in the context of 24! Speaking of which, RoboCop joins the cast next week. But I digress. On Sunday, Kiefer Sutherland visited the Observer's Record Doctor. The Patient [Sutherland] was most impressed by the Futureheads: 'They…
100-Minute Freestyle Event
Last summer, Rory and I hatched the idea for a series of international music compilations. What better time to issue the first one than during the Olympics. Get to know your international hip-hop. I'm sure there are better songs we could have used, but given…
One hundred years of solitude
Previously on Adam Riff™: "Hey, Cunta Kinte, slavery was abolished! Act like a human being and store your waste in your little knockoff purse until you're near a fuckin' garbage can!" Today, I saw another young black girl litter in a subway tunnel. She wore…
Lost in Translation
Hey hey! It's Thursday! 2-14 "One of Them" Sayid: Who are you? "Henry Gale." Sayid: Like Dorothy's uncle in The Wizard of Oz? Henry: Uh… Sayid: You are one of them! You are an Other! Henry: No, I'm not! Sayid: Yes, you are! Henry: No,…