Q.) What are theees "Queens Of The Stone Age?" A.) That'd be a band that makes hip-shakin' heavy rock 'n roll for adults....

Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,......

Religious organizations filed suit in a Los Angeles federal court last week claiming that the UC system discriminates against religion for not allowing classes taught in Christian schools to count in regards to admissions. While the classes disallowed run the gamut from literature and history, the biggest bone of contention is science. See, the UC people think that a science course should only count as a science course if only science is taught. Certain religoius organizations, however, disagree. The Religious groups who filed the suit say that in disallowing text books and classes used in Christian schools, they are making it harder for children who attend the schools to get into UC schools. Thus the discrimination part. California is the only state so far to rule that classes teaching that the world was either created 6,000 years ago and in seven days or put together by some mysterious figure named Grog in a petri dish shouldn't count. Says a UC flak, trying hard to keep from rolling her eyes:

"These requirements were established after careful study by faculty and staff to ensure that students who come here are fully prepared with broad knowledge and the critical thinking skills necessary to succeed."