The concept of machine rule is a common theme in science fiction stories and film, in which an artificially created lifeform takes over the naturally evolved beings that created them. As a theme, it may reflect a fear of one's creations running out of control,…
Date Archives June 2012
Cosmopolitan Bloodloss
Next week's Cornerstone Festival will be the final one. Sad, as I've enjoyed perusing its line-ups for contemporary Christian music curiosities. For example: The music has been described as Sage Francis meets The Postal Service, Pavement meets the Beastie Boys and DR. Octagon meets Larry…
MLB Consultant
Previously on Adam Riff™: Fantasy MLB Commissioner Jon: hey Ben: yo yo Jon: i have a few more ideas i want to run by you Ben: OH GOD Jon: to improve major league baseball Ben: …i'm listening » In the American League, players run the…
Coming Attractions
Why didn't anyone tell me that Keanu Reeves is directing a kung fu film – and with an automaton camera? His filmography also lists a samurai film in post-production. #comingattractions
Solitude is not the same as singularity
I finally saw Indie Game: The Movie. It was oddly reassuring. Some game ideas I've been kicking around: » An Adventure Time, Venture Bros., or Archer arcade beat 'em up game à la Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Simpsons, and X-Men. » A platform…
I keep the world at bay with all the stones I throw
Our Tumblr, The Agony of Defeat, crossed 4000 posts this weekend. Later this summer: Our first Summer Olympics. If [Mitt Romney] were to win the presidency, Republicans would control the White House, the House of Representatives, most probably the Senate (the swings that would see…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
25. Jon Hamm and Nick Kroll (Comedy Bang! Bang!, S01E03) Stray Observations Drew Roy and Connor Jessup remind us of Drew and K.C. on Degrassi, respectively (Falling Skies, S02E01) "R-Dubs!" (The Eric Andre Show, S01E05) Black Keys cameo (Workaholics, S03E04) "Not sure if" meme title…
Name Those Teeth
Name Those Teeth A: James Harden, Anthony Davis, Reggie Miller
Coming Attractions
Filmage is a documentary on the career of The Descendents/ALL. #comingattractions
Abraham LinkedIn: Ghost Town
Beginning today, Sacrilege, a full-scale, inflatable, interactive replica of Stonehenge, will tour the United Kingdom as part of the London 2012 Festival. Idea: Skydiving inside a bouncy castle. Sexy Mandarin: "Learning Mandarin in an unconventional way" Creator Mick Gleissner is a German fashion photographer based…