39. Punch-Out!! (Moving, S01E19) Stray Observations "Sorry, uh, so what would you say would be the upside to slavery?" "Uh— Gospel songs?" "I love a good gospel song." "And the partitioning of India?" [pause] "Tikka masala?" (Dreaming Whilst Black, S01E03) "'Dear, Timothy…'" "Nah, nah, nah,…
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Wikipedia » Coca-Cola Creations » Coca-Cola Starlight was inspired by Coca-Cola's partnership with NASA. Coca-Cola Byte was launched in April 2022 and was described as "metaverse inspired." Coca-Cola Marshmello was launched in June 2022 in collaboration with artist Marshmello. Coca-Cola Dreamworld was launched in August…
Goodnight, God Bless, I Love You, Delete
The vinyl packaging for Troye Sivan's latest single… It's like the opposite of this: Oh, Bloodhound Gang enhanced the boob for the vinyl release. Missed boobs opportunity for the cassette release.
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
38. Karaoke with co-workers (Dreaming Whilst Black, S01E01) Stray Observations "And in interests, you've missed a comma between 'cooking' and 'dogs.'" (Dreaming Whilst Black, S01E01) "I'm kind of struggling to choose a film, so I'm just wondering what you might go for." "Uh… I don't…
Powerful, trip-driving intellectual property
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A Zed and Two Noughts
Kamala Harris' celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop was funny, but this one may take the cake: Bacardi presents JJ Johnson's The Cookout: Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary Celebration An Off-the-Hook Cookout, Hip Hop Beats and Barbecue Meats James Beard Award-winning chef JJ Johnson has…
Silent explosions in our minds
Today is the 23rd anniversary of Adam Riff™ dot com. Our output has slowed, but we're still out here blogging, and re-tweeting on X, and posting stories on Instagram, and now, logging wonderful and/or weird stuff that we consumed on Substack. Grubstack by Adam Riff™…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
37. Blackout (WWE NXT, 5 Sep 2023) Stray Observations </Telemarketers, S01> "Well, why don't I make it up to you with a little solo mish? 'Mish' is short for 'mishegoss.'" (Only Murders in the Building, S03E06) "Oliver, how far do you and I go back?"…
The hardest paths still lead to graves
The 2023 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) begins on Thursday. I booked my AirBNBs for TIFF in early May. I early-bird registered for TIFF industry accreditation in mid-June. I booked my flights to and from TIFF shortly thereafter. Throughout August, I researched places to eat…