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

• Bloggers freak over actress Megan Fox allegedly using a thumb double for a Super Bowl ad. Guys, guys: Forest, trees ...

• The Bureau of Land Management proposes creating a protected area containing fossilized remains of ancient Southern Nevada creatures. Among them, mammoths, jaguars, sloths, bears and the odd mob informant.

• Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue hits the newsstands. And is greeted with deep apathy among teenage boys who have been surfing the Internet since infancy.

• Jackie Collins releases her latest, "Poor Little Bitch Girl." First J.D. Salinger dies and now this; curse you, gods of literature!

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

Virgin Airlines' Richard Branson, who already has a spaceship, a balloon and his own private island, unveils a winged submarine that can operate 37,000 feet below sea level. Are we sure that this guy isn't really some James Bond supervillain?

Deposed Miss California-USA Carrie Prejean is engaged to St. Louis Rams quarterback Kyle Boller. Score one for "opposite marriage."

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