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LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
December 2, 2012 - 2:04 am
 

Here are a few things in news, entertainment and pop culture that caught our eye last week.

■ The Onion names North Korea's Kim Jong Un its "sexiest man alive" for 2012; China's Communist Party newspaper misses the joke. Proving that a free press and the ability to detect satire are inextricably linked.

■ A Nevada entrepreneur announces plans for a "party train" that will run between Las Vegas and Fullerton, Calif. Time it right and you can be blotto by Barstow.

■ South Korean rapper Psy's "Gangnam Style" becomes YouTube's most-viewed video ever, with 803 million viewings. Millions of insanely cute kittens call for a recount.

■ Chris Brown deletes his Twitter account after feuding with a female comedy writer. Well, if we knew making him go away would be this easy ...

JOHN PRZYBYS (jprzybys@reviewjournal.com)

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