Populist: Items of interest this week

Merchant of menace Stephen Merchant steps out of Gervais's shadow, soon starring in a HBO pilot based on his stand-up show Hello Ladies. Let's hope it's better than Life's Too Short, eh? Steel yourself Someone's been watching Terrence Malick: the teaser trailer for next year's Superman reboot Man Of Steel is surprisingly arty. See it here . 1D or not to be? Obama's impromptu musical performances were cool when he was singing Al Green. But One Direction ? That's wack, Barack. Flight of fighting fantasy "The Puppeteer stuffs you into the giant oven": tumblr You Chose Wrong collates the grisliest ends from Choose Your Own Adventure kids' books. See here . Brostep tune of the week Doctor P Feat Ce'Cile's Galaxies And Stars offers massive wubs, dancehall chatter and a Blondie hook. Eclectic enough to defy categorisation, even by us. Check it out here . Robin's mess "We're going to try and reimagine Jumanji and update it for the present": Hollywood might be running out of films to rehash. Des stops believing Leading the fight against Glee's pop pilfering this week: 90s toast-loving R&Ber Des'ree, who ignored the show's requests to use You Gotta Be. guardianguide.tumblr.com twitter.com/guideguardian