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Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith.
Think NPR’s Fresh Air meets Kevin Smith.
From Misery’s 35th to The Shining in IMAX on Dec 12 for its 45th — & #TheRunningMan sprinting back...yo: Stephen King is haunting 2025 like a recourring nightmare.
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
From Misery’s 35th to The Shining in IMAX on Dec 12 for its 45th — & #TheRunningMan sprinting back...yo: Stephen King is haunting 2025 like a recourring nightmare.
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
If you grew up terrified, thrilled or inspired by his strange stories...stream King on Screen on @Tubi. #SetTheVCR
Voting for @canpodawards is open until Nov 22!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
November 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Voting for @canpodawards is open until Nov 22!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
@opinionated_lushes has 4 noms including People’s Choice!
@deepintohistory earned 3 noms including Outstanding Documentary!
While @thecreativeimbalance scored a nod for Outstanding Arts Series.
And lots more. Ch-Ch-Check It Out!
In the 80s Eddie’s 2 specials sculpted humour.
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
In the 80s Eddie’s 2 specials sculpted humour.
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
Especially at schools and on playgrounds...there is a defined and notable Eddie periodic table element to so many of the jokes we told.
We only flexed because we used Eddie Murphy as a comedy gym.
I Miss 80's Him. #SetTheVCR
We tend to view American history through 2 recent wars: WW II & Vietnam.
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
We tend to view American history through 2 recent wars: WW II & Vietnam.
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
Before this @appletv Vietnam docuseries Caroline Marsden produced a WW II doc.
So for this #TalkyTuesday clip from her #MSL visit I asked: how are those 2 wars different...how did they impacted America?
November 11th is Singles' Day. (The 11 looks like 2 people. Not sure where November fits in.)
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
November 11th is Singles' Day. (The 11 looks like 2 people. Not sure where November fits in.)
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
However Singles Day means it’s a perfect day to crank up some Citizen Dick.
⚔️ Prepare For Mayhem: @ravenbannerent's #Deathstalker is out today on Digital & VOD.
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
⚔️ Prepare For Mayhem: @ravenbannerent's #Deathstalker is out today on Digital & VOD.
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
A sword & sorcery remake of Roger Corman’s classic with practical effects, curses, monsters and roaring battle-scenes scored by Slash. Who is hungry for a fantasy feast? #CouchWorthy
🎤 Ready to Rock & Roll All Nite?
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🎤 Ready to Rock & Roll All Nite?
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
Disney+ has your backstage pass to Break On Through, Start Me Up & We Will Rock You wild fun with the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony; tonight 8pm.
Aren’t you glad you didn’t throw your TV outta a hotel window, now? #SetTheVCR
🎬 Tonight #RunTerryRun takes over Roy Thomson Hall. This is a one-night-only cinematic tribute to Terry Fox.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
🎬 Tonight #RunTerryRun takes over Roy Thomson Hall. This is a one-night-only cinematic tribute to Terry Fox.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
Experience his Marathon of Hope with behind-the-scenes, never-before-seen footage scored by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra performing live. Hope is always #PantsWorthy.
Way to go, Sean!! 🎙️
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Way to go, Sean!! 🎙️
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
Today's #FreshFriday is for @thecreativeimbalance. Sean Sirianni's podcast is among the nominees for Outstanding Arts Series. Voting for the 8th annual @canpodawards is now open until Nov 22nd. Help Sean crush all of his enemies. 🙌
Take the red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Take the red pill and see how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
Step into “Neo-territory.” Experience #TheMatrix at @cosm where bullets fly at you, digital rain falls around you and the world bends under your feet.
Follow the white rabbit in LA, clearly this is #PantsWorthy.
Oh happy Days that Run Away Like Horses Over the Hills: A fresh @thisispattismith memoir is Gloria-ious news; I'm so Dancing Barefoot.
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
November 6, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Oh happy Days that Run Away Like Horses Over the Hills: A fresh @thisispattismith memoir is Gloria-ious news; I'm so Dancing Barefoot.
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
Just Kids is a brilliant, bold and beneficial biography. I’m elated to consume Bread of Angels between my Piss Factory shifts. #NewBookSmell
I called it: Ebon Moss-Bachrach isn't close to Ben Grimm. That's not Jewish-Brooklyn at all. And Pedro Pascal isn't intelligent...at all.
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I called it: Ebon Moss-Bachrach isn't close to Ben Grimm. That's not Jewish-Brooklyn at all. And Pedro Pascal isn't intelligent...at all.
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
#TheFantasticFour isn't First Steps it's more like Backward Steps. Is this better than Corman's Fantastic Four? Time to find out. #SetTheVCR
🔥 From algorithms to activism, the #CuriousMindsFestival at @HotDocsCinema invites you to explore how we shape technology...and how it’s reshaping us.
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 AM
🔥 From algorithms to activism, the #CuriousMindsFestival at @HotDocsCinema invites you to explore how we shape technology...and how it’s reshaping us.
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
Don’t just doomscroll past the future...deploy the technology to manufacture hope.
#PantsWorthy link for more details: hotdocs.ca/festivals/cu...
Daylight Saving Time continues to be a flea market time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Daylight Saving Time continues to be a flea market time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
There's an eerie sense the time you see is not accurate.
Daylight Saving Time is all of the anxiety of a time traveler without the legit time machine.
In this #MSL episode you’ll meet journalist/writer Tricia Romano who assembled a dynamic oral history of The Village Voice.
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In this #MSL episode you’ll meet journalist/writer Tricia Romano who assembled a dynamic oral history of The Village Voice.
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
I asked her about The Voice's perspective on objectivity and first person journalism.
Super cool #TalkyTuesday moment. #EarJoy 🎧 ⬇️
mysummerlair.com/podcast/tric...
Wanna know how greasers “stay gold”?
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
November 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Wanna know how greasers “stay gold”?
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
From casting unknowns on the Coppola film to preserving the house where it all went down, Staying Gold is the definitive story of class, rebellion & brotherhood.
Brought to by Danny Boy O'Connor; yes the dude in House of Pain. #NewBookSmell
To Serve Man I’ma let you know to check out #TheTwilightZone on Paramount+ and on The Twilight Zone channel on Pluto TV. But only #SetTheVCR when you have Time Enough At Last…
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 PM
To Serve Man I’ma let you know to check out #TheTwilightZone on Paramount+ and on The Twilight Zone channel on Pluto TV. But only #SetTheVCR when you have Time Enough At Last…
Oh! Remember those glorious TBS #JamesBond movie marathons?
In November the 24/7 Bond channel returns to @PlutoTV. And!
There's also Pluto TV 007 en español. How do you say Pussy Galore or Honey Ryder en español?! November 1st we all find out. #SetTheVCR
In November the 24/7 Bond channel returns to @PlutoTV. And!
There's also Pluto TV 007 en español. How do you say Pussy Galore or Honey Ryder en español?! November 1st we all find out. #SetTheVCR
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Oh! Remember those glorious TBS #JamesBond movie marathons?
In November the 24/7 Bond channel returns to @PlutoTV. And!
There's also Pluto TV 007 en español. How do you say Pussy Galore or Honey Ryder en español?! November 1st we all find out. #SetTheVCR
In November the 24/7 Bond channel returns to @PlutoTV. And!
There's also Pluto TV 007 en español. How do you say Pussy Galore or Honey Ryder en español?! November 1st we all find out. #SetTheVCR
I dunno.
First episode of #ITWelcomeToDerry was alright...not incredible nor terrible.
I’ll watch Episode 2 tonight but right now the #StephenKing series isn’t all that compelling even with horror and Halloween floating up.
Tonight on @HBOMax. #SetTheVCR #FearPee
First episode of #ITWelcomeToDerry was alright...not incredible nor terrible.
I’ll watch Episode 2 tonight but right now the #StephenKing series isn’t all that compelling even with horror and Halloween floating up.
Tonight on @HBOMax. #SetTheVCR #FearPee
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
I dunno.
First episode of #ITWelcomeToDerry was alright...not incredible nor terrible.
I’ll watch Episode 2 tonight but right now the #StephenKing series isn’t all that compelling even with horror and Halloween floating up.
Tonight on @HBOMax. #SetTheVCR #FearPee
First episode of #ITWelcomeToDerry was alright...not incredible nor terrible.
I’ll watch Episode 2 tonight but right now the #StephenKing series isn’t all that compelling even with horror and Halloween floating up.
Tonight on @HBOMax. #SetTheVCR #FearPee
⚡️Time circuits on!⚡
Starting today you can visit Hill Valley in 1985. Back to the Future returns to cinemas for its 40th anniversary and impressively in IMAX #PantsWorthy screenings as well.
Proof that Johnny B. Goode movies don’t age; they just get remastered.
Starting today you can visit Hill Valley in 1985. Back to the Future returns to cinemas for its 40th anniversary and impressively in IMAX #PantsWorthy screenings as well.
Proof that Johnny B. Goode movies don’t age; they just get remastered.
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 PM
⚡️Time circuits on!⚡
Starting today you can visit Hill Valley in 1985. Back to the Future returns to cinemas for its 40th anniversary and impressively in IMAX #PantsWorthy screenings as well.
Proof that Johnny B. Goode movies don’t age; they just get remastered.
Starting today you can visit Hill Valley in 1985. Back to the Future returns to cinemas for its 40th anniversary and impressively in IMAX #PantsWorthy screenings as well.
Proof that Johnny B. Goode movies don’t age; they just get remastered.
The End Times by Benjamin Percy is a serialized survival saga delivered each month in newspaper form via @BadHandBooks.
Subscribe, join the experiment, get the apocalypse story in print.
It’ll be Misery if you miss this special project featuring Stephen King?! #NewBookSmell
Subscribe, join the experiment, get the apocalypse story in print.
It’ll be Misery if you miss this special project featuring Stephen King?! #NewBookSmell
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The End Times by Benjamin Percy is a serialized survival saga delivered each month in newspaper form via @BadHandBooks.
Subscribe, join the experiment, get the apocalypse story in print.
It’ll be Misery if you miss this special project featuring Stephen King?! #NewBookSmell
Subscribe, join the experiment, get the apocalypse story in print.
It’ll be Misery if you miss this special project featuring Stephen King?! #NewBookSmell
Before there was Elf or Home Alone, there was Christmas Vacation — the chaotic Chevy Chase comedy that redefined Christmas. 🎅
Now, Chevy is taking the movie on tour! A screening + live Q&A that’s equal parts SNL legend & holiday havoc.
This Comedy Gold is so #PantsWorthy!
Now, Chevy is taking the movie on tour! A screening + live Q&A that’s equal parts SNL legend & holiday havoc.
This Comedy Gold is so #PantsWorthy!
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Before there was Elf or Home Alone, there was Christmas Vacation — the chaotic Chevy Chase comedy that redefined Christmas. 🎅
Now, Chevy is taking the movie on tour! A screening + live Q&A that’s equal parts SNL legend & holiday havoc.
This Comedy Gold is so #PantsWorthy!
Now, Chevy is taking the movie on tour! A screening + live Q&A that’s equal parts SNL legend & holiday havoc.
This Comedy Gold is so #PantsWorthy!
Praise your Personal Jesus Depeche Mode: M is now playing at #PantsWorthy screenings "hear" you.
Depeche Mode: M captures the iconic band’s 2023 Memento Mori tour through Mexico’s soulful lens on death, dance & devotion.
Synths meet spirit — where darkness becomes divine. Yo.
Depeche Mode: M captures the iconic band’s 2023 Memento Mori tour through Mexico’s soulful lens on death, dance & devotion.
Synths meet spirit — where darkness becomes divine. Yo.
October 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Praise your Personal Jesus Depeche Mode: M is now playing at #PantsWorthy screenings "hear" you.
Depeche Mode: M captures the iconic band’s 2023 Memento Mori tour through Mexico’s soulful lens on death, dance & devotion.
Synths meet spirit — where darkness becomes divine. Yo.
Depeche Mode: M captures the iconic band’s 2023 Memento Mori tour through Mexico’s soulful lens on death, dance & devotion.
Synths meet spirit — where darkness becomes divine. Yo.
🏀 Shea Serrano's latest book arrives as a fresh NBA season unfolds.
#ExpensiveBasketball isn’t just about the NBA — it’s about the stories, the emotions and the culture that make hoops beautifully and deeply human.
Nothing but net insights and slam-dunk jokes. #NewBookSmell
#ExpensiveBasketball isn’t just about the NBA — it’s about the stories, the emotions and the culture that make hoops beautifully and deeply human.
Nothing but net insights and slam-dunk jokes. #NewBookSmell
October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🏀 Shea Serrano's latest book arrives as a fresh NBA season unfolds.
#ExpensiveBasketball isn’t just about the NBA — it’s about the stories, the emotions and the culture that make hoops beautifully and deeply human.
Nothing but net insights and slam-dunk jokes. #NewBookSmell
#ExpensiveBasketball isn’t just about the NBA — it’s about the stories, the emotions and the culture that make hoops beautifully and deeply human.
Nothing but net insights and slam-dunk jokes. #NewBookSmell
The #BITS2025 lineup is out!
This #PantsWorthy genre film festival features The Origin of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (yes!) & Violence & lots more!
Follow Blood in the Snow for all the details like tickets.
The festival runs November 17-22, 2025 in Toronto.
This #PantsWorthy genre film festival features The Origin of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (yes!) & Violence & lots more!
Follow Blood in the Snow for all the details like tickets.
The festival runs November 17-22, 2025 in Toronto.
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The #BITS2025 lineup is out!
This #PantsWorthy genre film festival features The Origin of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (yes!) & Violence & lots more!
Follow Blood in the Snow for all the details like tickets.
The festival runs November 17-22, 2025 in Toronto.
This #PantsWorthy genre film festival features The Origin of The Hilarious House of Frightenstein (yes!) & Violence & lots more!
Follow Blood in the Snow for all the details like tickets.
The festival runs November 17-22, 2025 in Toronto.