A recent spat of earthquakes in the homeland has prompted an Israeli MP -- Knesset Member Shlomo Benizri, the Pat Robertson of Israel -- to blame the country's attorney general, who recently upset God for ruling that same-sex couples could adopt, for the geological disturbances underfoot. more ›

We have our own little bit of PurgeGate on our end of the country. Maybe not the most exciting part of the story, as it doesn't involve voter fraud or missing e-mails, but still a piece of the puzzle. more ›

There was more bible holding and swearing oaths today than a Pat Robertson "300 Club" revival as Jerry Brown also got sworn in today as the new Attorney General. Like the Board of Supervisors ceremony, this one was also attended by a non-blue tie-wearing Gavin (!). Also attending was Jerry's Linda McCartney, wife/aid Anne Gust. more ›

LAist has so much fun this week! They go to E3, where they overhear the timeless remark "Man, this is where nerdy girls get laid." Is that a promise? They also give us this week's best CDs and make us realize that LA is the best place to use Zillow. more ›

Our vulgar friend to the south, Defamer, points out why: more ›

Covering the SFIFF this week, we've spent a lot of time in the Fillmore and in the Castro -- two places that are notoriously hard to get stuffed in for less than ten bucks. We should qualify that. We don't know if it's the Noe Valley effect that's inflating prices at shops around the Castro theater, Pat Robertson's theories about DINKs, or curious foreign tourists with their super-strong currencies that make it nearly impossible to run a cheap eats joint in the Castro. And the Fillmore, well, we blame it on HUD (we blame everything wrong in the Fillmore on HUD) on the fact that the only place to get a cheap bite are chain shops like Subway and Panda Express. more ›