On with the show

Published 12:01 am Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Curse of the Spider-Man: Plagued by technical problems and injuries and heavily panned before its official opening, a completely reworked “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark” opened Tuesday on Broadway.

Among the changes to the reworked rock musical about the web-slinging superhero: The entire cast is now dressed like cats, and U2’s Bono and The Edge have written new music with lyrics based on T.S. Eliot’s “Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.”

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Name calling: The Seattle Mariners, having battled up from the basement of the American League West earlier this season, lost a little of that ground Tuesday night, falling to the Los Angeles Angels, 4-0.

Noting the Mariners’ fondness for calling each other by nicknames, we’d like to see Seattle manager “Wedgie” submit the following lineup for an upcoming game: Figgy, Miggy, Peggy, Smokie, Guttie, Gimme, Jackie, Vargie and Ichi.

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Trust me on the sunscreen: By next summer, the federal Food and Drug Administration will begin enforcing a new rule intended to help consumers better understand the SPF numbers and other claims on sunscreen products. “Broad spectrum” will appear on products offering acceptable protection against ultraviolet A and B rays.

For consumers in the Pacific Northwest, the FDA will require labels to provide explanations for the term “sun.”