My celeb sightings in Toronto this year: Caleb Landry Jones Chris Rock Rosario Dawson Cedric the Entertainer Jay Pharoah J.B. Smoove Leslie Jones Michael Che Kevin Smith Miles Teller J.K. Simmons Nick Kroll Rose Byrne Bobby Cannavale Joel McHale Brit Marling Hailee Steinfeld Benedict Cumberbatch…
Date Archives September 2014
The city is my church
It was funny about magic, how messy and imperfect it was. When people said something worked like magic they meant that it cost nothing and did exactly what you wanted it to. But there were lots of things magic couldn't do. It couldn't raise the…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
37. Sharpie Card Trick (Wizard Wars, S01E04) WUT. Honourable Mention The anguish of Rosarita (Matador, S01E09) Wheelchair drag (Sons of Anarchy, S07E01) Stray Observations The host is Bizarro cartoonist Dan Piraro?! (Utopia, S01E01) String instrument Metallica! (The Leftovers, S01E10) The Leftovers Season Grade: B- Sex…
You're all those things and then you're none
Today marks the 14th anniversary of Adam Riff™. Three years from today, this website will have occupied HALF MY LIFE. Of course, three years from today, this website may not exist. Oh who am I kidding? I'm not sure how I feel about being able…
Adam, the Spider
Previously on Adam Riff™: Matt, the Dog
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
36. Keyser Söze'd (You're the Worst, S01E08) Stray Observations "I'm a looter." (The Strain, S01E08) Rick Baker cameo – buying wine at a convenience store! (The Strain, S01E08) Jim! (The Strain, S01E08) "I'm awaiting authorization!" (The Strain, S01E08) The topicality of Libby's storyline (Masters of…
The Number of the Beast
So the three films I most wanted to see at this year's Toronto International Film Festival – Gone Girl, Inherent Vice, and Birdman – are skipping TIFF to be the opening night film, centrepiece film, and closing night film, respectively, of this year's New York…
Petrochemical America
Idea: Hire a private investigator to follow podcasters and see if they actually use stamps.com. Idea: An all-homeless-people season of The Real World. "This is the true story, of seven homeless strangers, picked to live in a house, work together, and have their lives taped."…
Eater's Digest: Vancouver, BC
[from April (I know, I know…)] pidgin / meat and bread / the pie shoppe / mancakes bakery / cuchillo / the flying pig / bao bei chinese brasserie / the fish counter / black rook bakehouse / dunlevy snack bar Oyster Shot (Pidgin) apple,…
The fella over there with the hella good hair
// Montreal, QC Jägermeister poutine at Brutus, an all-bacon restaurant: Bacon, caramelized onions, cheese, and "Jägermeister sauce." // Toronto, ON Idea: Sideshow Mel-kshake – a banana milkshake topped with blue cotton candy and a meringue bone. // Ypsilanti, MI Do not adjust your screen. Eastern…