Date Archives January 2009
Rolling Thunder
Previously on Adam Riff: Aaron produced a student film in style of Jackass. Every Friday, another chapter. If you missed any of the previous videos, catch up. "Alright, we're taking our act on the road to Manhattan and Times Square!"
The Last Pale Light in the West
Jason Montes, 33, was found dead by police at the home of his estranged wife. His wife was fatally wounded at the location. Montes had called a friend to say he had shot his wife and planned to kill himself. [source] Jason was my supervisor…
Bcademy Award Nominations
Best Picture The Dark Knight Gran Torino Revolutionary Road Wall-E The Wrestler Best Director Christopher Nolan » The Dark Knight Clint Eastwood » Gran Torino Sam Mendes » Revolutionary Road Andrew Stanton » Wall-E Darren Aronofsky » The Wrestler Best Actor Benicio Del Toro »…
Perception vs. Reality
The season premiere of Lost (6.8/10) finished third in its time slot, behind Criminal Minds (8.7/13) and Lie to Me (7.7/12), two procedurals. Earlier this week, cable's The Secret Life of the American Teenager beat Gossip Girl head-to-head by double-digit percentages, including by 77% in…
The Lonesome Crowded West
A 57-year-old man brought back a reassembled lobster shell to his local Price Chopper store and claimed the crustacean was spoiled. The store manager was about to let him trade the lobster for a $27 bag of king crab legs when he discovered the lobster…
Two dollars and twenty-seven cents
"Get Married on MySpace," a new web reality series, will allow one lucky couple to receive the wedding of their dreams in exchange for letting the MySpace community plan every step and detail of the wedding. [source] One lucky couple! The real money is in…
Tomlinator 2
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BHOmance
It's weird that hipsters are jizzing over the president. [source]
All We Want, Baby, Is Everything
Last week, I caught a bit of College Football Live on ESPN. The gang read ESPN.com reader-submitted "Tebowisms," which are basically Chuck Norris facts about Tim Tebow. Over the weekend, WWE.com's front page featured randomized "Reality Checks," which are basically Chuck Norris facts about Vince…