TV Buzz And he's just as horrible IRL! On Monday's episode of “Panorama” on the BBC, reporter Declan Lawn tracked down Darren Burton, aka “Nimrod Severn,” a notorious RIP Troll known for leaving offensive comments on Facebook memorial pages that were set up to honor people who have passed away. Here's what happened when the two men met face-to-face. (via Gizmodo)
TV Buzz The British are coming! I wish my other commute was a TARDIS.
Culture Buzz Which of these things, from a BBC list called Faces of the Year 2011: The Women, is not like the other?
TV Buzz “Billion Dollar Hippy”, the made-for-TV documentary on the life and times of Steve Jobs, premiered on BBC2 last night. Now, all 59 minutes of the late Apple co-founder's biopic can be seen online at your leisure. For now, anyway.
Pan Am is super hot on the BuzzFeed Network right now. Here's all the best viral buzz on Pan Am.
Dr. Yan from the BBC's “Bang Goes The Theory” attempts to explain evolution by drawing a couple of lines.
British high schooler, Chloe Holmes lost her hand due to blood poisoning as a result of chickenpox as an infant. This new technology allows her to have functional fingers on her left hand for the first time in her life. The hand cost £38,000. (via 8bitfuture.tumblr.com)
Darcus Howe, a writer and broadcaster who has lived in London for 50 years, gets into it with a BBC reporter over the rioting that's engulfed England. Howe calls the riots an “insurrection” and is repeatedly interrupted by the reporter (who keeps calling him “Marcus Dowe”) when talking about the abuse of young black men by British police. In exasperation he eventually exclaims, “Show some respect for an old West Indian negro.” (via theatlanticwire.com)
Hitler, eye patches, impossible astronauts! Time is running out, and I'd like it to run out to late August a whole lot faster.
TV Buzz The gang discovered a Doctor Who pinball machine in NYC's East Village and dropped some hints about new season's big secrets in this fun video from New York Magazine.
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Break out the vodka and the cigarettes because Patsy and Edwina are returning for more of their trademark debauchery! No word on the plot yet, but it sounds like the whole cast will be back sometime in August.
The douche wanders the urban landscape in search of self-esteem. This parody is spot on and covers a wide range of sub-species.
The latest miserable adventure of a morose teddy bear. It's the Interpol that really elevates this from depressing to suicidal.
A new kids' show on BBC features a fun gang of skateboarding, reggae-loving, crime-stopping mice. This is the perfect show to get high and watch with your kids.
Culture Buzz Assad Sawey, bandaged and bloody, describes being beaten and shocked with cattle prods by Egyptian police while he was covering the mass uprising. He considers himself lucky, saying that other reporters were being rounded up by plain clothed authorities and taken to “somewhere unknown.”
A comedy from The Brothers McLeod featuring wooden coffee stirrers and marbles. I bet the Brazil nut did it.
BBC's Bang Goes The Theory sent Jem Stansfield to the Solar Furnace Research Facility in Southern France. There, he witnessed the incredible power generated by highly concentrated sunlight.
Cee-Lo Green performs his new hit single “F*ck You,” live and uncensored on a BBC late night show. Hey, American TV networks, why can't you guys be this cool?
Culture Buzz This crazy lady threw an innocent cat into a bin and briskly walked away, sending the internet into an uproar. Authorities are not taking action because no criminal offence was committed. UPDATE: Her name is Mary Bale, and she has apologized.