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My Summer Lair with affable host Sammy Younan: interviews & impressions on Pop Culture.

Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith.
#BAL games have been scrappy fun.

The cultural challenges (especially the play by play announcers clearly coming outta soccer) has deepened my #NBA gratitude.

Today on @ESPN's App & on @CraveCanada: Origin. The 4-part doc chronicles the inaugural season of @theBAL. #SetTheVCR
February 11, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The Librarian of TV Recommendations covers old school basketball and international basketball. And with so much in between this week's #SetTheVCR is a slam dunk. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️

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#SetTheVCR: February 09-15, 2026
The Librarian of TV Recommendations covers old school basketball and international basketball. And with so much in between this week's #SetTheVCR is a slam dunk.
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February 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
In Living Color Changed the Super Bowl Halftime Show...Forever. 🏈

Before Prince & U2 & MJ; In Living Color's 1992 Super Bowl halftime special forced the NFL to elevate halftime from a minor act to a cultural event.

Before #SBLX: thank ILC. #EarJoy

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February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
It’s chili & chicken wings o’clock.

What good & glorious trailers can we expect during #SBLX?

Place your bets:
#DisclosureDay?
#AvengersDoomsday?
#TheMandalorianAndGrogu?
#StreetFighterMovie?
#MortalKombatMovie?
#TheOdysseyMovie?
#Supergirl?

#SuperBowl is pop culture Christmas.
February 8, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Touchdown alert! 🏈

Before #SBLX, huddle up with this MSL convo with The Dynasty director Matthew Hamachek; you can see the #NFL docuseries on @appleTV.

The Patriots are back in the...and so is their legacy.

How was their greatness built? #earjoy

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276 | Matthew Hamachek (The Dynasty: The New England Patriots) My Summer Lair featuring Matthew Hamachek (The Dynasty)
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February 8, 2026 at 7:49 PM
A Fresh Friday Flashback with the #WinterOlympics happening.

🏀 The Dream Team wasn’t undefeated. There’s a super secret scrimmage they lost—and the new @HBOdocs reveals the terrific trash talking.

Welcome #WeBeatTheDreamTeam Director Michael Tolajian. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️

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My Summer Lair featuring Michael Tolajian (We Beat the Dream Team)
My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to Michael Tolajian the director of We Beat The Dream Team.
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February 6, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Ya don’t need a Lincoln Lawyer for these Great TV Recommendations. Although the Super Bowl does make it hard to #SetTheVCR for anything else. Go Sports! Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️

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#SetTheVCR: February 02-08, 2026
Ya don’t need a Lincoln Lawyer for these Great TV Recommendations. Although the Super Bowl does make it hard to #SetTheVCR for anything else. Go Sports!
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February 2, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Rod Serling understood human nature better than most of us.

A live #TwilightZone fundraiser of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street proves how timeless that insight still is. And with a #PantsWorthy cast, this is charged yet so timely.

Details here 👉 www.dynastytypewriter.com/calendar-squ...
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Toronto keeps losing its edges.

Fresh after losing the Imperial Pub #Toronto prepares to mourn Filmores.

“Oh, but Moe: the dank. The dank!”
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Cory Doctorow has spent years asking a simple question: who broke the internet?

Now he’s in conversation with Tim Wu at Hot Docs Cinema on January 30, unpacking Enshittification...why digital platforms decay by design.

A #PantsWorthy event to be sure.
January 29, 2026 at 7:30 PM
On Jan 28, 1986, the Space Shuttle #Challenger broke apart 73 sec into its flight, killing all 7 crew members aboard. Sigh. Heavy moment for 80s kids. 2025 kids can enjoy #AdamHigginbotham’s Challenger non-fiction book. Gripping and compelling; out now from @AvidReaderPress. #NewBookSmell
January 28, 2026 at 8:01 PM
#BubblewrapAppreciationDay is here!

Permission to go buck wild...I got some of the strongest pinchers in the East. #MondayMotivation because it’s so therapeutic.

Bonus fun: Martin from #Frasier on Eddie & #Bubblewrap:

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Frasier - BUBBLEWRAP
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January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
That Spectacular Spider-Man run with writer @jmdematteis.bsky.social & Sal Buscema (RIP) is special enough that an Omnibus was recently issued.

It is a thrilling #SpiderMan era...even with the Clone Saga forcing everyone outta the pool for cleaning.

There's such a beautiful simplicity to Spidey.
Sal Buscema turns 90 today. There's hardly a Marvel character Sal hasn't left his mark on, from Cap to the Hulk, Avengers to Thor. Working with Sal for two years on Spectacular Spider-Man remains a highlight of my career. And the best part? He's not just a great artist, he's a truly good guy.
January 27, 2026 at 1:51 PM
😭 6 years since #Kobe's death. It remains a strange statement to admit.

Check out Roland @lazenby's #Showboat, his remarkable bio detailing the life of #KobeBryant.

I was fortunate to be able to talk to Roland about Kobe & hear special stories. #NBA mysummerlair.com/podcast/rola...
January 26, 2026 at 9:20 PM
January 26, 2026 at 8:20 PM
From Springsteen to Shrinking to Saints these TV Recommendations are a Wonder, Man. Rise up for #SetTheVCR. Check out this week's #couchworthy finds ⬇️

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#SetTheVCR: January 26 - February 01, 2026
From Springsteen to Shrinking to Saints these TV Recommendations are a Wonder, Man. Rise up for #SetTheVCR.
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January 26, 2026 at 5:30 PM
We watched the Bundys every week with one hand tucked in our pants.

On Jan 28, the Married...With Children cast — Ed O’Neill, Katey Sagal, Christina Applegate & David Faustino — reunite for An Evening With the Bundys, raising funds & awareness for MS. www.livenation.com/event/vv1aaZ...
An Evening with The Bundys: The Married with Children Cast Reunion at The Wiltern on WED Jan 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM - Live Nation
Get tickets for An Evening with The Bundys: The Married with Children Cast Reunion at The Wiltern on WED Jan 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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January 25, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Some movies don’t age.
They just reload.

John Woo’s bodacious ballet of bullets returns to theatres in a new fresh 4K restoration.

January 25, 26 & 28 are the #PantsWorthy screenings.

Restored, Reloaded & Right On! Aw Hell yes...Release The Doves.
January 24, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is 3 episodes in and so far...who do you dig more? The rule followers or the rule breakers?

#StarTrek #StarfleetAcademy #RuleFollower #RuleBreaker
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Doctor Who has regenerated in San Diego!

Worlds of Wonder: Where Science Meets Fiction has been extended at the Comic-Con Museum until 2027.

(Well, if you're a Time Lord it's technically on forever...)

I'd say this is #PantsWorthy but the exhibition includes a Weeping Angel. Aw hell no.
January 23, 2026 at 8:03 PM
One of the coolest aspects of @PodCampToronto is you walk into the building all ignorant and you walk out all S-M-R-T.

Check out the #PantsWorthy #PCTO26 schedule: what categories are calling you?
Community?
Social Media & Marketing?
Sarcasm?
January 23, 2026 at 5:10 PM
What does “modern” even mean?

@IDSToronto opens in Toronto...a #PantsWorthy reminder that design is never neutral.

Our relationship to movies, music & books has shifted: from objects to access.

When you hear “modern” what do you picture?

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IDS - Interior Design Show
IDS is Canada’s premier showcase of new products and furniture, superstar designers and avant-garde concepts from North America and beyond.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:00 PM
A toast to 45 years of Pac-Man at The Paley Museum.

As an 80s kid I've spent my whole life chasing ghosts.
January 22, 2026 at 8:30 PM
45 years of Pac-Man and it’s never been game over.
Cheers to the original Ghostbuster.

45 Years of Pac-Man is on now at The Paley Museum...and oh it's #PantsWorthy.

Spanning two a-maze-ing floors of design, play and pop-culture history to gobble up.
January 22, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Oh yes!

I'm not Mad at this because @ryannorth.ca is an excellent idiot. Plus #ChipZdarsky?

Yo...it's a good thing I have OHIP because my funny bone is gonna need medical attention. #NewBookSmell
January 22, 2026 at 12:53 AM