I have decided to shut down Adam Riff on September 10, its 10th anniversary. It may continue on in microblog form, but I plan to focus on creating a digital periodical. Consider this summer the "final season" of Adam Riff (this incarnation, at least).
Date Archives May 2010
Turn around, bright eyes
The east coast story: A cage fighter allegedly gouged out another man's heart and eyes after drinking mushroom tea. Taylor Powell bled to death after his heart was removed from his body while still alive, according to his death certificate. The west coast story: The…
Adam Riff Clip of the Week
18. American Idol. General Larry Platt performs a dance remix of "Pants on the Ground" with William Hung. [pause] #clipoftheweek
You'll never die and you'll never grow old
The first-ever World Poutine-Eating Championship Oof. Smoke's poutine is devastating. It's fuckin'…based on the novel Push by Sapphire. The winner, Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, consumed 13 pounds of poutine in 10 minutes. For his effort, he received $750 CAD. Effective July 1, 2010, Subway is…
Would she go down with you to the theatre?
Bryan Danielson vs. Michael Cole and The Miz is an absurdly entertaining angle. Fast forward to 3:30 for the fireworks. The Miz: "You're
Making art is an act of courage
Twitter Page Background Tile of the Day: RyanCCope Which one is the kicker? I can't decide. "Back to you, I_Make_Em_Cum!" Godwin's Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." Gudwin's Law: "As the number of…
The only girl I've ever loved was born with roses in her eyes
I dreamed last night of a museum where all the exhibits were loving re-creations of different sitcom sets: Family Ties, The Jeffersons, Friends. The most interesting thing was that each of them was actually built with the "fourth wall" that home viewers could never see….
Are science fiction and heart mutually exclusive? One word answer: Cocoon.
Did you consider showing the recovery of Bill Prady’s corpse after Dana shoved it into the wall at CTU? Yes, we did. But it was a scene we never got to. We figured it takes five hours for a body to decompose and by then,…
Weekend Salsa
True Legend The director of Iron Monkey (and action choreographer of The Matrix and Kill Bill) returns with a 3D variation on the legend of Beggar So/Su, the man who pioneered the art of Drunken Fist. Because Su defeats the true villain of True Legend…
Weekend Chips
MacGruber I did not feel it at all. The highlights of MacGruber are 1. The Big Show kisses another man and 2. Ryan Phillippe sticks celery in his ass, and combined, that's only like 30 seconds out of 99 minutes. Amar'e hung 42 on the…