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September 27, 2009 - 9:00 pm
 

Here are a few things in news, sports, entertainment and pop culture that we've been talking about lately.

* Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL star Herschel Walker becomes a mixed martial arts fighter at the age of 47. Signature moves: The Achy Breaky Back Flip, the Full Ozzie Nelson and the Get Off Of My Lawn Takedown.

* Florida police officers are caught on video playing a suspect's Wii bowling game during a nine-hour drug bust. This is what happens when the sum total of your police training is long sessions with "Grand Theft Auto."

* Children's Health magazine names Las Vegas one of the 10 worst cities in which to raise a family. How come whenever we make a top 10 list, it always ends up being the bottom top 10?

* Britney Spears surprises fans by singing Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" during a North Carolina concert. As incongruous as a kindergarten theatrical production of "Medea."

* A Las Vegas company, Dinner in the Sky, allows diners to enjoy dinner and drinks around a table that has been lifted 150 feet into the air by a crane. At least cleaning up after sick diners is easier than it would be in a real restaurant.

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

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