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Here's what's being talked about in pop culture:
• J.J. Abrams has revealed the names of some of the characters for "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" in the nerd-coolest way possible: In a set of mock-up trading cards. [Entertainment Weekly]
• A lost Walt Disney cartoon — a Christmas short featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit — has been found in Norway. [The Huffington Post]
• Seth Rogen dodged reporters' questions at the premiere of "The Interview," his comedy about two goofballs recruited to assassinate Kim Jong-un, but he did praise embattled Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal "for having the balls to make this movie." [The Hollywood Reporter]