February 25, 2009

It’s Dancing, Singin’, Swingin’ Spidey Time. 0

by Tim Lee • Culture

Spider-Man on BroadwayOkay, it’s not really Dancing, Singin’, Swingin’ Spidey time just quite yet, but it’s not far off either! The Broadway version of Spider-Man — titled “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark” directed by Julie Taymore, who worked on Broadway version of Disney’s The Lion King, along with music from Bono of U2, will be debuting February 18 of 2010 at the Hilton Theater. The story promises a whole new take on the story of Peter Parker and his rise frin geek to geek-heroism after a bite from a genetically altered spider. Group tickets are already available, while single tickets will be on sale this June. As for the casting, not yet announced.

Personally, I’m very intrigued by this project. Spidey is one of my favourite super hero of all time, and I’m sure putting him in the world of musical probably upsets a lot of people. But here’s what I have to say. Spider-Man has always been about a regular kid turned heroes, lessons about responsibilities and power, and of course, romance. If all these doesn’t equate to a good story for a Broadway musical, I don’t know what will.

Okay, so there’s lots of other elements to it, that said, I’m even more interested and excited to see how it will all work (or not work) in the end. How will they create the effect for Spidey swinging through NYC? Battle scene? Villain? I’m sure these are some of the biggest questions on everyone’s mind, and it will be magnificent if they can pull it off. Besides, it’s Julie Taymore at the helm, so that at least should give you some peace of mind.

February 23, 2009

Hadouken! 0

by Tim Lee • Video Game

To Hadouken or Not

So with the recent release of Street Fighter IV comes a slew of hang outs at both Wil and Dan K’s place in order to finally get my virtual fighting on after all these years. Obviously the series is an all time favourite among the masses. Street Fighter II was my very first fighting game! Ahh the memories.
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February 21, 2009

The Credit Crisis Explained 1

by Tim Lee • Money & Finance

Credit Crisis Visualized

As a person of no business background, I’ve learned tons about the word of banking, investing, and housing in the past few months from simply trying to understand how and why the economy is in its state today. Thanks to the internet, I’ve been able to read up on blogs, articles, and many other resources in order to grasp all these business terms and jargon.

Alas, as expected, you can also find tons of nice and neat summaries on the internet that describes the root of the economic crisis in a presentable and easy to understand fashion. That being said, today I’ve stumbled on a video of this nature that pretty much beats all the others I’ve seen so far. A real interesting video for those who are still wondering how and why the economy went asinine.

The video, titled The Crisis of Credit Visualized is by Jonathan Jarvis, a graphic artist in California. Catch the video after the jump.
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February 18, 2009

Cars and Gowns 0

by Tim Lee • Holidays, Life, UoG

The past weekend was one of the most eventful one in recent memory. Horray for random Family Day Holiday that no one remembers until the week before!

First up was the 2009 Canadian Auto Show. I’ve never been to one before, but decided to go this year because the family is looking into a new car next year to replace our problematic Camry. It was also nice to go with Peter, since he knows so much about cars. The auto show was kind of like Disney World for Pete, his eyes glimmered with excitement every time a “worthy” car came into view, models names, features, and various little fun facts would come flowing out of his mouth. I was quite impressed with the amount of knowledge he has for cars, and made me extra glad that I was with him at the auto show, otherwise I’d be discombobulated beyond belief.

Sumo with Byamba
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January 30, 2009

Dungeness Bay & Hurricane Ridge 0

by Tim Lee • Photography, Travel

Perhaps one of the most amazing day of my vacay to the West Coast way back last November was the day went to the Dungeness Bay, as well as the Hurricane Ridge up in the Olympic Peninsula. The hikes and sights were amazing, and it was quite refreshing to be “out in the wild” again after visiting so many cities and urban metropolises.
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