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Populist: Items of interest this week

Jim Broadbent
Jim Broadbent. Photograph: Sarah Lee

Broadly speaking

Eh-oh! Jim Broadbent is lending his smooth vocal tones to the new Teletubbies series, playing those weird trumpet things.

One ring to rule them all

Johnny Galecki, the least geeky geek in the Big Bang Theory, is to star in The Ring 3, a film unlikely to be any more horrifying an experience than sitting through an episode of his show.

Hashtag advertising

Ever wondered what Mad Men might be like in the age of social media? Us neither, but Vanity Fair have made a video anyway, with Don negotiating LinkedIn and Roger sharing memes. Watch here.

A Swift confession

We always sensed Taylor Swift was a fan of mid-00s emo – and now there’s proof, after she shared a video of her singing along to Dashboard Confessional at a friend’s birthday.

Vanity flair

Are rappers the new editors? After Kanye made a ’zine to accompany his Adidas gear, Frank Ocean is releasing a mag alongside his new album. Maybe budding journo Mykki Blanco can write for it.

Bean there, done that

Pulitzer Prize now for the website Mental Floss, which has run a feature explaining how disgusting jelly bean flavours – such as vomit and earthworm – are made. All to do with a big vaporising oven, apparently.

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