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Populist: Items of interest this week

Jerry Sadowitz
Jerry Sadowitz. Photograph: Chris Ridley

Shite of hand

Shock comic Jerry Sadowitz has made a rare video appearance to challenge Dynamo to a magic-off against his protege Toilet Duck, at “the top of the escalators” in the Finchley Road O2 shopping centre: Watch here.

Nothing compares to U2

Sinead O’Connor has gone in on her Band Aid buddy Bono, saying that U2’s iTunes album drop had something “almost terrorist about it”.

Nolan-ger a mystery

Confused about what happened to Dr Mann in Interstellar? Fear not, Christopher Nolan has written a comic, Absolute Zero, for the US print version of Wired, that explains his earlier fate.

Billy idle

Say goodbye to your social life: the greatest (and only) goat simulation video game ever, Goat Simulator, has just been upgraded into an online multiplayer version.

Moroder same

Giorgio Moroder has signed up Britney, Sia, Kylie and Charli XCX for his new album 74 Is The New 24. Title track is like I Feel Love going wild in Ibiza. He’s still got it!

Putting it about

Permanently up-for-it Guide fave Jackmaster is to host a crazy golf tourney at the Bugged Out weekender. A lively affair, we predict.

Aaliyah-ving a laugh?!

Like most of the internet, Timbaland wasn’t a fan of Lifetime’s Aaliyah biopic, venting at length on Instagram, calling it “bullshit”, and signing off with the immortal: “They have felt Timbo’s wrath tonight, baby.”

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