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Tag: Magic

#SetTheVCR: March 17-23, 2025

Posted on March 17, 2025March 16, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: March 17-23, 2025
#SetTheVCR: March 17-23, 2025

These TV Recommendations will make you don a Happy Face: from magic of David Blaine to the Madness of March. It’s #SetTheVCR here for all of Your Tomorrow TV needs.

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285 | Shawn Farquhar & Jon Ornoy (Lost in the Shuffle)

Posted on April 16, 2024January 7, 2025 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 285 | Shawn Farquhar & Jon Ornoy (Lost in the Shuffle)
285 | Shawn Farquhar & Jon Ornoy (Lost in the Shuffle)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan talks to magician Shawn Farquhar & director Jon Ornoy about their playing card doc Lost in the Shuffle. (Yo: “Hidden in the cards are the clues to an unsolved 500-year-old murder case.”)

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#SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024

Posted on April 1, 2024December 30, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024
#SetTheVCR: April 01-07, 2024

Welcome back…TV recommendations this week include A Brief History of the Future and Magic Pranks. Talk about a Two For One. Oh, Sugar this could only be #SetTheVCR.

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Morning Tea: Shaq Is Magic…

Posted on January 4, 2024January 5, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Shaq Is Magic…
Morning Tea: Shaq Is Magic…

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

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#CouchWorthy: October 2023 TV Highlights

Posted on November 3, 2023February 2, 2024 By Sammy Younan No Comments on #CouchWorthy: October 2023 TV Highlights
#CouchWorthy: October 2023 TV Highlights

TV viewers got lucky on Friday the 13th in October. This was such a strong horror month. So much warm fearpee.Here are some TV highlights that are #CouchWorthy. Maybe you missed em or didn’t hear about em.Some Sammy Suggestions for October 2023…

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

Posted on April 22, 2022September 18, 2023 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

What’s popping in popular culture? Sammy steeps some seriously serious tea which prompts reflections.

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#SetTheVCR: March 01-07, 2021

Posted on March 1, 2021March 30, 2023 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.

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184 | Jamie Allan (Illusionarium)

Posted on January 19, 2021March 5, 2024 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, 2021March 30, 2023 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.

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Modern Magic With Jamie Allan

Posted on December 12, 2020September 18, 2023 By Sammy Younan
Modern Magic With Jamie Allan

Jamie Allan is an iMagician & creator of Illusionarium an experiential exhibition on the history of magic.

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  • #SetTheVCR: August 04-10, 2025
    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.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 28 – August 03, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    From a Red Eye to Area 51 this week’s TV Recommendations will make you put up your Twisted Metal. I dunno what that means, either, though I do know it’s #SetTheVCR time.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 21-27, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    OPEN Happy Gilmore 2 is the TV Pick. TEXT This week’s TV Recommendations range from a Holy War to a Code of Silence. And Happy Gilmore is back…with a (golf) range like that it can only be #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 14-20, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Welcome To The Summer I Turned on The TV enjoying an Apocalypse and many Home Runs. With these recommendations #SetTheVCR is for TV Rif Raf and Amateurs.
  • #SetTheVCR: July 7-13, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    #SetTheVCR is your Institute for TV Recommendations: from Trainwrecks to Jaws I drop it like it's hot!
  • #SetTheVCR: June 30 – July 6, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    New Sandman means new TV dreams for this week to let your Old Guard down and enjoy TV Recommendations just like Sinners. It’s #SetTheVCR so let’s get Lost Together.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 23-29, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Here's a Countdown of TV Recommendations. For those who're Young Werther or those with an Ironheart this is #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 16-22, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    TV Recommendations for a Magic Lover you can watch week down by The Waterfront just watch out for Sharks. I'm not a Liar...look it's #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 09-15, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Without a TV Guide TV Recommendations can quickly go FUBAR quickly like checking into a Hell Motel. To avoid that Trainwreck #SetTheVCR is your TV Revival.
  • #SetTheVCR June 2–8, 2025 TV recommendations image from My Summer Lair, featuring a retro-style television graphic promoting a weekly pop culture column by podcast host Sammy Younan.
    #SetTheVCR: June 02-08, 2025
    by Sammy Younan
    Your Presence is required for these TV Recommendations which range from Power Moves to a Resident Alien. #SetTheVCR for Good Night, and Good Luck.
  • 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.
  • Trial By Trailer: The Running Man (A Remake…)July 1, 2025
    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?
  • #CouchWorthy: Barbara Walters: Tell Me EverythingJune 22, 2025
    Exploring the pioneering career of Barbara Walters. Delving into her influential role in broadcast journalism and the challenges women face in achieving success.
  • #CouchWorthy: Bono: Stories of SurrenderMay 29, 2025
    Bono: Stories of Surrender is a vivid reimagining of his one-man stage show Stories of Surrender now streaming on Apple TV.
  • #CouchWorthy: Super Team CanadaMay 16, 2025
    Super Team Canada follows six lesser known and underrated Canadian superheroes, tasked with saving the world.
  • #CouchWorthy: Murderbot: Season 1 May 15, 2025
    Murderbot a private security cyborg hides its acquired autonomy, while completing dangerous assignments is simultaneously drawn to humans.

  • Batman: Detective Comics Vol. 1: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    Under-Review: Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: Overture
    by Sammy Younan
    My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan reviews Batman - Detective Comics: Gotham Nocturne: OvertureL Volume 1,
  • New Book Alert: California Bear
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Music Was Just Getting Good
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: The Ascent
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?
  • New Book Alert: Fantastic Four by Ryan North Volume 2
    by Sammy Younan
    New Book Alert is just that: A useful Yo for a fresh book. from your pal Sammy. What Are You Reading?

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