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SMART LIST: Pop culture talking points (Week of Dec. 14-20)

My friend Todd, who knows a lot more about music than I do, swears we should talk about: "Folie A Deux." Forget that Fall Out Boy lead singer Pete Wentz named his son Mowgli. Todd says the band's new album, which in English translates to "a madness shared by two," is a score for fans of "Midwestern power pop." Standout track, "She's My Winona," is a whiz-bang, sugarcoated, power-pop run-down, and this apparently is a good thing. (Tuesday)

My friend Todd, who knows a lot more about music than I do, swears we should talk about: “Folie A Deux.”

Forget that Fall Out Boy lead singer Pete Wentz named his son Mowgli. Todd says the band’s new album, which in English translates to “a madness shared by two,” is a score for fans of “Midwestern power pop.” Standout track, “She’s My Winona,” is a whiz-bang, sugarcoated, power-pop run-down, and this apparently is a good thing.

(Tuesday)  (Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press)

Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag

And so winds down another season of talking about: “The Hills.”

But with Lauren and Audrina blogging up a storm and Spencer and Heidi setting up daily photo ops with the paparazzi, the show is never far away.

(Monday)  (Gus Ruelas / Associated Press)

The Tale Of Despereaux

WIll anyone be talking about: “The Tale of Despereaux”?

A sickly, big-eared mouse is thrown into the dungeon with the rats after he falls in love with a human princess. Do you even want to know more? This is the same problem that plagued “Bee Movie,” no?

(Friday)  (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

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