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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.
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
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 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?
November 11, 2025 at 11:01 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.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
⚔️ 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
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
🎬 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.
November 7, 2025 at 11:01 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.
November 6, 2025 at 8:43 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
November 6, 2025 at 5:24 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...
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 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…
November 2, 2025 at 5:02 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
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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
November 1, 2025 at 1:00 AM
⚡️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.
October 31, 2025 at 10:03 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
October 29, 2025 at 6:40 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.
October 28, 2025 at 5:24 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.
October 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM