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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
January 9, 2011 - 12:00 am
 

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

• Oprah Winfrey unveils her own 24/7 cable network. Somewhere, in an alternate universe, Winfrey is a tyrannical ruler who demands that her subjects improve themselves -- or else!

• In the wake of last month's theft of $1.5 million worth of casino chips, Bellagio announces that it will discontinue its standard $25,000 chips. Note to thieves: They'll probably make very nice earrings.

• Brett Favre u25B6 says he's retiring from pro football. And if Brett Favre says something, you can take it to the bank.

• The American Red Cross is giving blood donors in seven northeastern states a free pound of Dunkin' Donuts coffee during January. Throw in a half-dozen crullers and you can have a kidney, too.

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

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