Angel >> Minocycline, zit-killer-cum-ALS-treatment The popular antibiotic used to treat acne has been found to slow the onset of amyothropic lateral sclerosis (ALS), more commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in mice, medical researchers at McGill have found. Up until now, there has been next to nothing in terms of treating ALS, a disease that deteriorates nerve cells that control muscles, leading to paralysis and death. While the lab mice were genetically modified for research purposes to have ALS, it is not known whether they suffered from the pain and humiliation of a big, conspicuous zit on grad night.

Insect >> City bureaucracy screwing up summer film fests Unless the Imperial Cinema gets its promised $300,000 to begin serious repairs soon, summer film fests, including Fantasia, may have to find new digs this summer. The city’s executive committee has already authorized the grant, but city council may take until May 27 to approve it, which would be too late to begin repairs if the summer fests are to open on time. The repairs should take two to three weeks, and include installing new air conditioning, new plumbing and repairing a leaky roof. Fantasia opens July 12.