Every year Washington D.C. news source The Hill publishes an annual list of the 50 Most Beautiful People and this year, Californians took the majority of spots, finds Kitty Felde at KPCC. 16 percent of the list -- or eight people (one, seen right, works for a Californian, so she's like a Capitol Hill transplant) -- represent the Golden State on the gawking list, which includes young staffers and the politicians themselves like Democrat Judy Chu, who made the top ten and finds it odd to be on the list. As for the young staffers like 23-year-old Allison Sadoian from Fresno, no dates yet, just lots of Facebook friend requests (come on guys, get some balls!). more ›

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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, who has completely covered her house in mosaic tiles. more ›

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This montage by Kelly Gallaher is upsetting enough to make me want to storm Capitol Hill and Wall Street to begin a mass boycott of the products sold by all of the big campaign-donating corporations until our Congress is forced to get American soldiers out of Iraq. Given that something drastic like a true boycott has not yet happened, I am going to agree with the Gallaher's montage accusation that we are all too... more ›