Smart List: Pop culture talking points for the week of (Nov. 25)
Because its a slow week well talk about: Will Ferrell in high definition. The entertainment industry is not giving us much to work with this week (the CD releases are especially abysmal), so we feel compelled to point out that the actor has two films coming out in high-def DVD this week: Old School and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (pictured). But is it necessary to see Ferrell that clearly? (Tuesday) (Frank Masi / Associated Press)
You could talk about: Christmas in New York. We’ve been kind of down on Christmas this year since a mid-November trip to the Grove found us stuck in a gridlocked parking structure for 45 minutes. (We blame overeager holiday shoppers.) But as former New Yorkers, we have a soft spot for Christmas, Manhattan style, which NBC brings to the nation this week with the lighting of the tree at Rockefeller Center and the “Radio City Christmas Spectacular,” being televised for the first time this year. (Wednesday, Saturday, respectively) (Julie Jacobsen / Associated Press)
