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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Populist: Items of interest this week

Ed Sheeran
The axeman cometh… Ed Sheeran. Photograph: Ben Watts

Off with your Ed

Having murdered many a pop song, Ed Sheeran is set to take his axe to FX’s brutal new drama The Bastard Executioner. He’ll be playing the “ambitious and deadly protégé of a high-ranking church elder”.

Your moment of zen

So long to Jon Stewart, who hosts his last Daily Show this week. Not that you’ll be able to watch it: Comedy Central UK dropped the show in May.

15 seconds of lame

After Drake rebuffed Meek Mill’s claim that he doesn’t write his own raps with diss track Charged Up, Mill has released a response of his own. It’s 15 seconds of him screaming.

Go Guetta real job

An artist who understands the demographic makeup of his audience, David Guetta has revealed that his new single will be a remix of nursery classic If You’re Happy And You Know It Clap Your Hands.

Murder Moss horrid

We were already excited about Queen Of Earth, a thriller in which Elisabeth Moss plays a woman succumbing to a violent emotional breakdown, but now we’ve seen the 70s horror-tinged trailer and we’re really excited. Watch here.

Flaming the fans

Massive props to Wacka Flocka Flame, who responded to an onslaught of bottles, cans and fireworks at his Gathering Of The Juggalos performance by leaping into the crowd and ultimately winning them over.

Public Enemy’s no 1

Labour leader candidate Liz Kendall has spoken of her Public Enemy fandom: she loves their “refusal to accept the status quo” and also “their rhythm (great to run to)”

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