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Category: Morning Tea

Morning Tea: Aquaman’s Hand

Posted on February 27, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: Aquaman’s Hand

Ah classic Aquaman when he lost his hand replacing it with a harpoon. Luke Skywalker knows this pain all too well. This is like when Thor lost his whole arm. Yo: Read The Rest: Here. -28-

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Morning Tea: Birds of Prey Clickbait

Posted on February 26, 2020 By Sammy Younan
Morning Tea: Birds of Prey Clickbait

I’m presenting this so we have a record of how bad our journalism has gotten…and continues to dig into levels below rock bottom. (Especially comic book journalism. Keep a lot of the noise and nonsense on Reddit, yo!) Yo: Read The Rest: Here. -28-

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Morning Tea: Star Trek: Voyager Documentary

Posted on February 25, 2020 By Sammy Younan

Star Trek: Picard isn’t working. It’s partly the cheap Millennialization (which is frustrating because it’s not for you. On this point I side with the gatekeepers). Tragically Picard may end up in the collection of Star Trek failures: Enterprise and Discovery. Good writing is good writing. So yeah it’s fairly easy to classify them as…

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Morning Tea: Clerk A Kevin Smith Documentary

Posted on February 21, 2020 By Sammy Younan

Spielberg is a 2017 HBO documentary on the director and it’s Wikipedia dry. It’s just a recap of Spielberg’s work (“and then he did Jurassic Park!” Ummm yeah we all know.) To avoid that it’d be better if Kevin Smith just like did the doc himself instead of other nerds. I mean think of how…

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Morning Tea: The Haunted House

Posted on February 20, 2020 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: The Haunted House

The first part of this article is so inspiring: “A family bought a 20,000-square-foot Freemason temple in Indiana for $89,000, and they’re now turning it into their home. Take a look inside.” I’m like yo that’s fresh. Until you get to this part… “Outside the Great Room is a secret staircase that leads to the…

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Good-Bye: Kobe Bryant

Posted on January 26, 2020December 25, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Good-Bye: Kobe Bryant
Good-Bye: Kobe Bryant

Good-Bye Kobe Bryant. Rest Now. Thank You For Doin’ Work. For dominating and winning. It’s strange you are gone.

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Morning Tea: INXS VS U2

Posted on January 13, 2020December 22, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: INXS VS U2
Morning Tea: INXS VS U2

What’s popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

Morning Tea, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

Morning Tea: Don’t Lose Your Head In Five Years

Posted on January 10, 2020December 22, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Don’t Lose Your Head In Five Years
Morning Tea: Don’t Lose Your Head In Five Years

What’s popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

Morning Tea, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

Morning Tea: Purple Freedom For The Beautiful Ones

Posted on January 2, 2020January 2, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Purple Freedom For The Beautiful Ones
Morning Tea: Purple Freedom For The Beautiful Ones

What’s popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

Morning Tea, My Pal Sammy, True Sammy Stories

Morning Tea: 2020 Smells Like 2019

Posted on January 1, 2020January 1, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: 2020 Smells Like 2019
Morning Tea: 2020 Smells Like 2019

What’s popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

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    by Sammy Younan
    With these week's TV recommendations say goodbye to John Candy and the Woman In Cabin 10. But say hello to #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Like a man in the basement I got TV recommendations that are a Chef's Kiss. On The Lost Bus, this is your stop: It's #SetTheVCR!
  • #SetTheVCR: September 22-28, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    I got the Lowdown on this week's TV Recommendations so you don't hafta Go Into The Void all Wayward and lost. Just as The Simpsons keep going, so too does #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
    This week's TV Recommendations are not a Stop Gap Measure. Rather it's a Lilith Fair celebration of charming TV presented as #SetTheVCR.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Lots of TV Recommendations for you to Sheen this week. Like your Cable Guy, I got you hooked up with #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: September 01-07, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Have I Got News for You: I got TV Recommendations for you Winter Spring Summer or Fall. From the Highest 2 Lowest this is #SetTheVCR.
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    This week's #SetTheVCR is dedicated to my Stans.
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    by Sammy Younan
    Night Always Comes and like a TV Gambler you seek bold TV Recommendations without going Eenie Meanie. Once again #SetTheVCR is here to help, always cooler than Devo.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 11-17, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    This week’s TV recommendations are all locations from The Kingdom to Magic City to Alien: Earth. When it comes to Sammy Suggestions for #MustSeeTV I’m a #SetTheVCR Rainmaker.
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    by Sammy Younan
    If your Hobby is to Pickup dope TV Recommendations like an American Prince this week's #SetTheVCR is funner than a Clown in a Cornfield.
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    In Eleanor The Great, June Squibb brings to life the proudly troublesome Eleanor Morgenstein, who after a devastating loss, tells a dangerous tale.
  • Morning Tea: Happy UFO Day 2025!July 2, 2025
    What's popping in popular culture? My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.
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    Trail By Trailer is judging a book by its cover or in this case...a movie by its trailer. Are you 100% IN or is it a Hard Pass?
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    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
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    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
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