#welcometo2015 While driving my eight-year-old niece to Chinese school today, she began singing a song about poo poo that transitioned into her spewing expletives and giggling. Despite being an incorrigible cusser, I was taken aback. Something about expletives coming out of a pre-teen's mouth has…
Date Archives April 2015
Stochastic
"Mike, Killer" On the White House Correspondents' Association dinner: 1. Imagine the comedy routines of Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, or Scott Walker. 2. I'm surprised that Ellen has never hosted. 3. John Oliver is totally hosting next year. 4. Richard Pryor hosted in…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
17. Football Town Nights (Inside Amy Schumer, S03E01) Honourable Mention What "bro" means in other languages (Silicon Valley, S02E02) The Adventures of the Most Patient Man on Television (Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, 04-19-15) Chris Rock's Take on Blacks in Baseball (Real Sports with…
Burn my lungs and curse my eyes
Remind to use this when Daylight Saving Time ends. A boy raised from birth to be a hit man begins to recalibrate his moral compass in "Partisan." Go on… The movie resembles "Dogtooth" and another recent festival favorite, "The Tribe." SOLD. Add it to the…
Horizon Lines, Volume and Infinity
4-20 special: chicken fingers with cotton candy, cotton candy caramel, and pop rocks In college, I dipped corn dogs in butterscotch sauce. How did I not know about the GastroMagic area at Outside Lands? Twerking for doughnuts. Competitive butchering while B-boys perform. A discussion of…
Eater's Digest: Las Vegas
Previously on Adam Riff™: Oh that "Beef Wellington" looks good. How much is it? $275?! Then I saw the price of the king crab. Greetings from Las Vegas. March 2015 yusho / bacchanal buffet at caesars palace / sweets raku / the buffet at wynn…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
16. Pooey Louie (Louie, S05E02) Honourable Mention Silent Treatment (The Last Man on Earth, S01E10) Duckie's Pretty in Pink Dance (The Late Late Show with James Corden, 04-14-15) Reality House (Comedy Bang! Bang!, S04E13) Stray Observations "But I didn't do anything!" "Bologna on rye, Phil!"…
Scarier than black people with ideas
Freddy vs. Jason. Alien vs. Predator. Deep Blue Sea vs. Congo. Jurassic Park vs. Tremors. Leprechaun vs. Chucky.