Van Der Bleak

1. On Monday, James Van Der Beek and his ex-wife settled their divorce after a seven year marriage. Van Der Beek has been ordered to pay his ex-wife $7, 750 monthly in spousal support until 2012. Still no word on the reason for the split, but sources say she grew tired of his "rowboat in the middle of a lake" fantasy.

2. LL Cool J criticized Sarah Palin's new show Real American Stories for plans to use an old interview with him from 2008. "Fox lifted an old interview I gave ... & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palins Show," the former rapper tweeted Tuesday. However, in Fox's defense, the old 2008 interview is also his newest.

3. Scientists say the Geneva Large Hadron Collider will help us see "the beginning" of the Universe, and early tests have been promising. There was however an awkward moment when the device allowed scientists to view God prior to the Big Bang -- God quickly reached for a towel to cover himself and slammed his bathroom door.

4. A Pew Hispanic Center Survey being released Thursday says that 9 in 10 Hispanics plan to fill out the 2010 Census, despite rumors nationwide that people are foregoing the process because of anti-government sentiment. According to statistics, Hispanics, who makes up 15% of the nation's population, historically tend not to participate in censuses. Hispanic leaders though say this time around they're going to focus their organization efforts by piling all the finished forms into a big truck.

5. Earlier this month the RNC sent out a fundraising mailer that mistakenly listed a phone sex number that led callers to a "nasty girl who will do anything you want." RNC officials apologized and said they aren't sure how Mark Foley's number got on the mailer.

High five.