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Here are a few pop culture tidbits that caught our eye this week.

Here are a few pop culture tidbits that caught our eye this week.

▶ Casinos in Atlantic City and London allege that 10-time World Series of Poker winner Phil Ivey cheated in winning millions at baccarat; Ivey says it’s just smart playing. Cheating (noun): A word that means whatever casinos want it to mean whenever somebody wins too big.

■ The Internet buzzes with allegations that Apple’s new iPhone, already criticized for being unintentionally bendy, catches hair between its glass face and aluminum case. It’s not a glitch, it’s a feature.

■ USA Swimming suspends Michael Phelps for six months after the Olympic swimmer’s DUI arrest. Grounded … literally.

■ The bizarro 1990-91 series “Twin Peaks” will return to TV in 2016. And it still won’t be nearly as bizarre as any episode of “Real Housewives … “

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

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