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The Milky Way’s black hole may spring to life in 2013
Astronomers have spotted a cloud of gas with three times the mass of the Earth on a near-collision course with the Milky Way’s central black hole. [full article]

Orson Welles’ Citizen Kane Oscar up for auction
The Oscar Orson Welles won for Citizen Kane 70 years ago will go up for auction online this month, a Los Angeles auction house announced Monday. [full article]

We all lose when ‘healers’ take everything from the sick
There is a legitimate role for a variety of complementary therapies such as yoga, meditation, mindfulness, a balanced diet and moderate exercise. The problem arises when the generic multivitamin tablet from the chemist morphs into weekly intravenous injections costing $1000 a shot. Or when the notion of cleansing the body of toxins is exploited with sham diets and enemas that land patients in the very hospitals they are determined to avoid. [full article]

Blah Blah Oscars…

Because I never bothered to do this before and because the oscars are going on very soon, but mostly because I’m bored, I’m gonna write up my predictions…

Actor in a Leading Role
Winner: Forest Whitaker (Last King of Scotland)

Actor in a Supporting Role
Winner: Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine) (Though a Mark Wahlberg win would be awesome)

Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Helen Mirren (The Queen) (duh)

Actress in a Supporting Role
Winner: Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)

Animated Feature Film
Winner: Cars

Art Direction
Winner: Pan’s Labyrinth

Cinematography
Winner: Children of Men (better be mo-fo)

Costume Design
Winner: Curse of the Golden Flower

Directing
Winner: Martin Scorsese (if not, there will be a riot)

Documentary Feature
Winner: An Inconvenient Truth (watch this film)

Documentary Short
Winner: Um… Rehearsing a Dream… yeah.

Film Editing
Winner: Babel (most likely)

Foreign Language Film
Winner: Pan’s Labyrinth

Makeup
Winner: Pan’s Labyrinth

Music (Score)
Winner: Gustavo Santaolalla (I think)

Music (Song)
Winner: who cares

Best Picture
Winner: Babel (although Little Miss Sunshine is a possibility too)

Short Film (animated)
Winner: Lifted

Short Film (live)
Winner: Helmer & Son (totally guessing this one)

Sound Editing
Winner: Letters From Iwo Jima

Sound Mixing
Winner: Flags of Our Fathers

Visual Effects
Winner: Superman Returns

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Winner: Dunno… but I’d love Children of Men to win

Writing (Original Screenplay)
Winner: Little Miss Sunshine