Fear of Goth? That's what some teens in Illinois are claiming, fighting misconceptions and spurious links between Goth culture and violence after a fellow Goth student is accused of composing a "hit list."

Timisoara Velcu, gypsy witch and grandmother of eleven, is running for a seat in the Romanian parliment, citing persecution of the Roma people as her main motivation.

Tourism at Scotland's Rosslyn Chapel has spiked- the number of yearly visitors nearly doubled since the Da Vinci Code hit the presses. The Salinas Californian has a guide to related tourist locations in Paris, Italy, London, etc. If you liked the weaving together of historical mystery and suspense in the Code, you might want to check out the new film National Treasure, wherein Nicholas Cage chases after Templar treasure hidden beneath layers of clever symbolism.



Journeys:

Atossa, the Celestial and Terrestrial Lady of Ancient Iran