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Populist: Items of interest this week

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi. Photograph: Allstar

Who do you think you are kidding?

Hot on the heels of the clunky historical reference to Hitler in last week’s Downton is The Britishes, a Peter Serafinowicz-starring series parodying the show, which sees a young Adolf visit the country pile. Watch it here.

Obi-Wan Kernobi

Ewan McGregor has little time for overzealous Star Wars autograph hunters at film premieres, calling them “parasitical lowlifes and fucking wankers”. Adam Driver has all this to look forward to.

Momma who profits dollars

Beyoncé is collaborating with Topshop on a line of “athletic streetwear”. Expect inappropriate rhinestones.

Keanu are you kidding

Keanu Reeves has hinted he auditioned for Wolverine and The Dark Knight: imagine Bale wondering whether he’s left the gas on and you get the picture.

Beats of rage

Spanish DJ Dr Kucho has created sideways-scrolling videogame Ghosts ’n DJs, in which you must defeat money-grabbing EDM artists with names like Devil Gueta and Pitbullshit.

Spank the planks

Unlikely feud alert! William H Macy hates One Direction: “I just wanted to spank them – they should be ashamed of themselves,” he harrumphed.

Child’s play

Tumblr If It Were Stine reimagines horror franchises as Goosebumps titles, complete with titles such as A Long Night At Camp Blood (Halloween) and Attack Of The Ballet Witches (Suspiria). See them here.

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