Jason Statham will reprise the role of hitman Chev Chelios in "Crank 2: High Voltage." In "Crank 2," Chelios faces a Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep…
Date Archives October 2007
Air Necessities
My mother and I: "Jon, do you know where I can buy a plug adapter?" "Why do you need a plug adapter?" "For my blow dryer." "Don't hotels have blow dryers?" "Yes, but I don't know how to use them." "What?" "I need a blow…
I take a look at my life and realize there's nothing left
Oxygen ("television for women") has greenlighted an unscripted series that will follow rapper Coolio as he tries to balance his rap career and launching his own clothing line with his role as a single parent raising six teenagers. "This show has a lot of inherent…
Things I learned watching American Gangster
» I cannot take Cuba Gooding Jr. seriously anymore. » Naked people can't steal heroin. » Ridley Scott can kill Idris Elba just as spectacularly as David Simon. » Never wear a chinchilla coat in public. » Josh Brolin + long hair + mustache =…
Camberwell Carrot
Okay, no more baseball nonsense.
Once more with feeling
Idea: Wild On… ESPN hosted by Jonathan Papelbon. Guaranteed ratings spike.
Original songs by Shakira
A: Mmm…no. Evil will always triumph because good is dumb. Wanda Sykes voices an inanimate apple in Applebee's latest ads. Taco Bell's two most recent ads used "Whip It" by Devo and "I Melt with You" by Modern English, respectively. Someone in marketing must have…
Stocking Stuffer
If I owned the Rockies, I'd fly in Jimmy Fallon and Bridget Moynahan and pay them to run onto the field and make out once the Sox clinch.
D III: The Mighty Tigers
Related: • D II: The Mighty Bulldogs • The Mighty Broncos
Cash Course
Previously on Adam Riff: Tushar claimed that I couldn't use $100 CAD bills in Ontario (wrong!). I had to pick up hard drives today around noon, which allowed me to eat at a nearby sandwich shop that's only open during lunch hours. Its spicy turkey…