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Tag: Nike

Morning Tea: Arsenio Hall’s Last Dance With A Mask

Posted on April 19, 2022April 25, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Morning Tea: Arsenio Hall’s Last Dance With A Mask
Morning Tea: Arsenio Hall’s Last Dance With A Mask

Arsenio Hall! Nike! The Last Dance! Brew a strong tea: yo! The First Yo of The Day. “I just love asking questions. I love people. It’s in my DNA. I’m cursed – and blessed.” ~ Larry King The Orville Makes A Discovery As It Explores New Horizons… As for today’s cover image: Because Star Trek:…

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Morning Tea

196 | Paul Kemp (Nike’s Big Bet)

Posted on April 13, 2021March 27, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 196 | Paul Kemp (Nike’s Big Bet)
196 | Paul Kemp (Nike’s Big Bet)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews director Paul Kemp for his sports/running documentary Nike’s Big Bet. (Now on Peacock, CBC Gem and other worldwide platforms.)

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Under-Review: From Hang Time to Prime Time

Posted on December 16, 2020June 1, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on Under-Review: From Hang Time to Prime Time
Under-Review: From Hang Time to Prime Time

From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the Birth of the Modern-Day NBAby Pete CroattoPublished by Atria Books on December 7, 2020NBA // Non-Fiction // Pop Culture There’s a reason why when you go see like a Marvel movie, there’s 10 minutes of credits, right? Because there’s a lot of people who made…

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Books

182 | Pete Croatto (From Hang Time to Prime Time: The Birth of the Modern-Day NBA)

Posted on December 15, 2020June 27, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 182 | Pete Croatto (From Hang Time to Prime Time: The Birth of the Modern-Day NBA)
182 | Pete Croatto (From Hang Time to Prime Time: The Birth of the Modern-Day NBA)

My Summer Lair Chapter #182: How Did The NBA Evolve From Hang Time To Prime Time? This will be another NBA episode though not focusing so much on a team or certain players but rather the league itself. Journalist and writer Pete Croatto has written From Hang Time to Prime Time: Business, Entertainment, and the…

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137 | Elizabeth Semmelhack (Sneakers x Culture: Collab)

Posted on December 10, 2019March 28, 2022 By Sammy Younan No Comments on 137 | Elizabeth Semmelhack (Sneakers x Culture: Collab)
137 | Elizabeth Semmelhack (Sneakers x Culture: Collab)

My Summer Lair host Sammy Younan interviews Elizabeth Semmelhack the Creative Director and Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum and author of two excellent books on sneakers and sneaker culture: Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture and Sneaker X Culture: Collab.

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  • #SetTheVCR: August 08-14
    by Sammy Younan
    Dreams, Devils, and the Dead: ah yes welcome back to #SetTheVCR.
  • #SetTheVCR: August 01-07
    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.
  • #SetTheVCR: June 6-12, 2022
    by Sammy Younan
    Netflix Geeks Hustle for stand up-comedy: it's that type of #SetTheVCR week.
  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Contact Photography Festival 2022 | Culture SnapMay 20, 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: 2021 Induction Ceremony | Rock & Roll Hall of FameNovember 26, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their happy highlights from the 2021 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony broadcast on HBO Max on Saturday, November 20 at 8 p.m.

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Top 5 Favourite ”Monsters”October 30, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss their Top 5 Favourite Monsters: from vampires to They Live aliens to Hal 9000 to Annie Wilkes and much more!

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: Being James BondOctober 8, 2021

    Recorded Live on Twitter Spaces: Sammy & Stephanie discuss Being James Bond. The 45 minute documentary TV special in anticipation of No Time To Die.

  • MSL Space Station Oddity: ClickbaitOctober 1, 2021

    Sammy & Stephanie discuss Netflix's Clickbait. An 8 episode limited series released on August 25, 2021.


  • 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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