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Here are a few items in pop culture that caught our eye last week.

■ Nevada no longer will recognize Arizona concealed-carry weapons permits. Nevada also no longer will recognize that Sedona is any more mystical than the Strip, that golf carts are legitimate vehicles for use on public roads, or that a Cardinals pro football team belongs anywhere but St. Louis.

■ Amna Raza, a seventh-grader at Omar Haikal Islamic Academy, wins the Nevada State Spelling Bee and will represent Nevada at the national competition in Washington, D.C. S-o c-o-o-l! C-o-n-g-r-a-t-s!

■ An Australian millionaire says he’s building a full-sized replica of the Titanic that’s scheduled to set sail in 2016. Well, nothing could possibly go wrong here.

■ Charlie Sheen ■ offers to serve as a mentor to Lindsay Lohan. See above.

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

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