Angel >> Beer Guzzlers take note: According to a recent Dutch study, beer may be even better for you than red wine. The study showed that beer drinkers can have up to 30 per cent more vitamin B6 in their blood plasma. Vitamin B6 is believed to help stave off the onset of heart disease. With the summer party season drawing near, it's comforting to have another handy excuse for ordering "just one more."

Insect >> John Travolta The high-profile Hollywood actor and Scientologist showed his mug on local TV last weekend promoting Battlefield Earth, a film based on a book by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard. But Travolta opted out from any print media interviews in what media pundits say was a move to duck any harsh questioning about the Scientology movement. The popular, pricey cult has a reputation for using creepy recruitment tactics on newcomers, and for hard-nosed intimidation of defectors and critics.