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Tag: Magic

Morning Tea: Will Smith Is Wheels Up Which is Barry Good Magic

Posted on April 22, 2022April 24, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Will Smith Is Wheels Up Which is Barry Good Magic
Morning Tea: Will Smith Is Wheels Up Which is Barry Good Magic

Magic! Barry! Will Smith! Brew a strong tea: yo! The First Yo of The Day. It’s Friday…the weekend is here! Don’t hesitate…get out there and make bold fearless decisions. It’s easy to have fun if you’re fun. You know? Puttering Around The Woods… As for today’s cover image: A pair of 18-hole putting courses designed…

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Morning Tea

#SetTheVCR: March 01-07, 2021

Posted on March 1, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: March 01-07, 2021
#SetTheVCR: March 01-07, 2021

It’s a new week which means a new streamer – sorta – as CBS All Access rebrands as Paramount+. So, TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week.

Set The VCR

184 | Jamie Allan (Illusionarium)

Posted on January 19, 2021March 27, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 184 | Jamie Allan (Illusionarium)
184 | Jamie Allan (Illusionarium)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Jamie Allan an iMagician who has conceived Illusionarium an experiential exhibition that employs state-of-the-art technology to reveal the history of magic.

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#SetTheVCR: January 17-24, 2021

Posted on January 18, 2021August 11, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: January 17-24, 2021
#SetTheVCR: January 17-24, 2021

TV On…Pants off! What’s Good on TV this week.

Set The VCR

My Pal Sammy (Season 2) | The Umbrella Academy Mariachi Band

Posted on August 7, 2020June 20, 2022 By Sammy Younan
My Pal Sammy (Season 2) | The Umbrella Academy Mariachi Band

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho with Alexandre O. Philippe director of 78/52 a documentary on the iconic Psycho shower scene. Yes just the shower scene…not the whole movie.

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#SetTheVCR: Magic for Humans – Season 3

Posted on May 15, 2020May 30, 2022 By Sammy Younan
#SetTheVCR: Magic for Humans – Season 3

“He’s back to pull a rabbit out of a…piñata? Justin Willman always surprises with frisky magic skills that amuse and charm, trick and disarm.” Yes Yes Y’all: Magic for Humans is back for a third season. Woot! Woot!

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155 | Justin Willman (Magic for Humans: Season 3)

Posted on May 12, 2020March 28, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 155 | Justin Willman (Magic for Humans: Season 3)
155 | Justin Willman (Magic for Humans: Season 3)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Justin Willman comedian, magician, and host of Magic for Humans which returns with a third season on Netflix.

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147 | Joe Posnanski (The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini)

Posted on March 10, 2020March 28, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 147 | Joe Posnanski (The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini)
147 | Joe Posnanski (The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews sports journalist Joe Posnanski author of The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini.

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146 | David Ben (Illusions: The Art of Magic)

Posted on March 3, 2020March 28, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 146 | David Ben (Illusions: The Art of Magic)
146 | David Ben (Illusions: The Art of Magic)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer, conjuror, magic creative consultant David Ben for the AGO’s exhibition Illusions: The Art of Magic.

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118 | Jonah Babins (The Toronto Magic Company)

Posted on May 28, 2019April 15, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 118 | Jonah Babins (The Toronto Magic Company)
118 | Jonah Babins (The Toronto Magic Company)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks with Jonah Babins magician and co-founder of The Toronto Magic Company.

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  • #SetTheVCR: August 15-21, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome back to #SetTheVCR...where we have a She-Hulk.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 08-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Dreams, Devils, and the Dead: ah yes welcome back to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 01-07, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Taking a Quantum Leap you'll dig this week's #SetTheVCR: it's got Jokes. And if not the Sandman will come to you with dreams. All win!
  • #SetTheVCR: July 25-31, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Pennywise gets a Last Dance. It's that kind of #SetTheVCR week.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 18-24, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    This is The Captain speaking: We got all kinds of Last Dances for this week's #SetTheVCR. From The Gray Man, a Last Dance from assassins, to Don McLean, to O.J. Simpson, there's something for everyone here. Let's face the music and Last Dance, shall we?
  • #SetTheVCR: July 11-17, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Let's have an Uncharted and Unprecedented Hart to Heart about this week's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 4-10, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    It's a Teen-Tastic week at #SetTheVCR: with characters struggling with Trigger Points seeking their Independence Day. Let's reach for the Moon…haven on TV this week…shall we begin?
  • #SetTheVCR: June 27-July 03, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome to #SetTheVCR where this week it is murder most howl! We got a woman's basketball team eliminating the competition, black comics who are killing it, Chris Pratt has gone Terminal, Bond's stylish watch says it's No Time To Die and murders in a building. My "body" of work includes many puns. Let's investigate what's on TV this week.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 20-26, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    This week starts off with revenge and ends with mindfulness and Zen. In between is a multiverse of possibilities. It's what you'd expect from the Man from Toronto who writes #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 13-19, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    We got miracles and music, high stakes baseball and basketball...so it's either The Summer I Turned Pretty or the latest #SetTheVCR.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 12, 2022
    Sammy is joined by photographer Henry VanderSpek aka Culture Snap to discuss and recommend a happy handful of Contact Photography Festival exhibitions.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: A Taylor Hawkins MemorialMarch 28, 2022
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss the shocking and sad passing of Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins on March 25, 2022.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: All The Batmans | Keaton To Nipples to BatfleckMarch 10, 2022
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss All The Batmans: from Michael Keaton to Ben Affleck.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 25, 2021
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Top 5 | Favourite ”Monsters”October 28, 2021
    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their Top 5 Favourite Monsters: from vampires to They Live aliens to Hal 9000 to Annie Wilkes and much more!

  • New Book Alert: January 10-14, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: January 3-7, 2022
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 8-12, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • New Book Alert: November 1-5, 2021
    by Sammy Younan

    My weekly collection of new and notable books for your pop culture pleasure and edification: #ReadMoreTweetLess.

  • 221 | Kat Rosenfield (No One Will Miss Her)
    by Sammy Younan

    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews writer Kat Rosenfield whose latest novel is No One Will Miss Her a fantastic murder mystery thriller.

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