I wonder who originated the "husband, father" Twitter bio archetype. Do you think Pothead Dad could be a viable reality show? [googles "pothead dad"] "Dad Arrested After Kids Turn Him in for Pot" "Pothead dad abuses 4-month-old daughter" "Pothead Dad Forgot Kids in Bath" Mmm……
Date Archives April 2012
Way Out West
Blur and Refused in Sweden or Blur and New Order in London? Tough call.
Coming Attractions
Previously on Adam Riff™: Another documentary about Detroit? By my count, that's six in two years, with a seventh currently in production. Number eight: BURN is a 2.35 widescreen documentary on firefighters in Detroit, "a city with vast stretches of forsaken buildings left as kindling,…
How I Spent My NBA Lockout
New York Knick guest spots on television shows no one watches — who wore it best? Amar'e Stoudemire as a star basketball player on TV Land's The Exes Baron Davis as himself as a Cavalier on TV Land's Hot in Cleveland Carmelo Anthony as a…
The path to Heaven runs through miles of clouded Hell
Look at this fucking cover design. I just finished reading Seed by Rob Ziegler. It's difficult to synopsize. The near-future United States is dominated by Satori, a bioengineering megacorporation only nominally answerable to the weak government that distributes Satori's genetically modified seed stock to migrants…
Couchella 2012
We tried our darndest not to repeat programming from last year's festival. This year's line-up — 105 programmes from 6 countries — is approximately 85% different.
It runs in the family
A cousin on my father's side is visiting from Atlanta. She recently finished the first phase of med school…in the Caribbean. "What are you gonna specialize in?" "Something undemanding, like anesthesiology, or radiology. Anesthesiologists only work half the year." Another cousin on my father's side…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
15. Slaughterhouse (Justified, S03E13) Honourable Mention John Cena and Brock Lesnar brawl (WWE Raw, 04-09-12) Cooper Anderson's master class (Glee, S03E15) Why? – CNN's Branded News Segments (The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, 04-10-12) The Proof is in the Cake (Eagleheart, S02E01) Stray Observations "Tight…
Sale vale
NO CHNS "Her vanity plate is 'No Chins'? Whuck?" "Chans, Chens, Chons… 'No Chance'?" "No chance at what, though? Her? No chance at hooking up with a pudgy elderly woman?" [googles "CHNS"] "Oh! 'No Chinese'!" "Cryptic xenophobia?" "Maybe she's just frequently mistaken for a Chinese…
C2E2
So this is happening.