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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

August 14, 2011 - 1:02 am

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

■ Standard & Poor's downgrades the United States' credit rating. Finally, average Americans feel as if they have something in common with Washington.

■ Kate Gosselin u25B6 says she's ready to start dating. Well, then, save us a place in the back of the line. Really. Way, way in the back of the line.

■ State corrections officials say Nevada State Prison inmates used PlayStations to watch porn DVDs. As the warden from "The Shawshank Redemption" so aptly put it: Salvation lies within.

■ The Las Vegas Sin of the Lingerie Football League begins preseason workouts. "Scouting" a football team has never been more satisfying.

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

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