John Spence, Author at PURSUIT

Gladstone’s Melody Bar Relaunch

November 10, 2011September 22, 2011 by John Spence

Step inside the recently re-launched Melody Bar at The Gladstone Hotel on any Friday or Saturday night and you’ll immediately notice one thing: karaoke. Recently “re-launched” to great fanfare, The Melody Bar now boasts a revitalized karaoke-friendly space featuring art installations by Dennis Lin, Kathryn Walter and Orest Tataryn. There’s … Read More

LG’s new 3D LED TV

September 30, 2011September 15, 2011 by John Spence

Hosting a tech demo in the shadow of Real Sports Bar and Grill’s monolithic giant-screen TVs means that whatever’s being shown off needs to be damn impressive to hold anyone’s attention. LG did not disappoint at its recent event, introducing Toronto to its smart TV and home entertainment ecosystem. In … Read More

Tornado Ally

August 17, 2011August 8, 2011 by John Spence

Outside the Ontario Science Centre, an intrepid group of storm chasers looks to the sky and waits. Storm chasers — easiest described: people compelled to chase tornadoes — do what they do for a variety of reasons. Some are scientists who seek to study the way these phenomena form, in … Read More

Meanwhile, in India

December 21, 2012July 21, 2011 by John Spence

In preparation for their upcoming dance battle with Domino’s, the guys at a rival pizza franchise practice their moves. Either that, or this is how they figure out who has to clean the deep fryer. [youtube width=”300″]http://www.youtube.com/v/snTpLMUE6C4[/youtube]

Holy WAR with Jose Bautista

January 9, 2013July 15, 2011 by John Spence

WAR: What is it good for? Well, for starters, WAR (wins above replacement) is an immensely useful baseball stat that allows you to compare the value of players based on how many wins they generated for their team above that of a freely-available “replacement-level” triple-A player. As you may have … Read More