Hugo a Go Go

Just saw Scorsese's Hugo in 3D. Best use of 3D I've seen. One of the best, most interesting films I've seen in a very long time. Excellent cast. Not really a kid's flick but it's got enough to keep them interested. Love the central irony of a 3D film partly about the extremely early days of cinema and the disruptive power generated by moving from one paradigm to another. All the while going steam punk with all the gears. I suspect Scorcese said to himself: 'Sod it! I'm rich, famous and powerful enough to do what I want to do' and then he did it. More power to him. I wonder if he's fixed Cinema?

25 Jan 2012 And now 11 Oscar nominations. See this carpetbagger.

Totally drug-resistant TB at large in India

Totally drug-resistant TB at large in India - health - 12 January 2012 - New Scientist. Fortunately there aren't many cases (found) so far (12, and 3 are already dead). But there were an estimated 11,000 multi drug resistant cases of TB in India in 2006. Since each case spreads to 10 to 20 other people per year, that's a lot of sick people in 2012. Since every disease is only 36 hours away and MDR-TB costs $2,000 - $12,000 per case to treat my advice is: get top medical insurance now and don't go to Mumbai.