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The Journal
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Journal
Quiz: Test your memory of these famous side projects
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has announced that his debut spoken word album will be released on 5 September – just weeks before the Irish presidential election is set to take place, marking the end of his time in the Áras. A poet in his own right, the current President of Ireland's venture into the studio may not come as a surprise to many. Still, it got us thinking about other unexpected side projects taken on by public figures… Advertisement Can you remember these unexpected side projects by famous faces? Members of which Irish band once co-owned the Clarence Hotel in Dublin? Fontaines DC U2 The Pogues The Cranberries Ed Sheeran has dipped his toes into condiments (don't worry, not literally). What type of sauce has he made? Alamy Stock Image Ketchup Mayonnaise Hot sauce BBQ sauce Where would we be without the George Foreman grill? Do you know what else George Foreman, the grill's namesake, was famous for? Shuttershock Singer Chef Footballer Boxer Former Liveline host Joe Duffy recently appeared in an advert for which supermarket chain? Lidl Aldi Dunnes Stores SuperValu Which of the following does NOT own a popcorn brand? Shuttershock Scarlett Johansson The Jonas Brothers Will Smith Khloe Kardashian Which Britpop star performed as one half of electro-pop duo Relaxed Muscle under the name 'Darren Spooner'? Shuttershock Brett Anderson (Suede) Liam Gallagher (Oasis) Damon Albarn (Blur) Jarvis Cocker (Pulp) Niall Horan is such a big golf fan that he turned it into a business. How? Alamy Stock Image He has a golf podcast He designed his own line of golf equipment He bought a golf club He founded a golf management company While we're talking about One Direction, which former member has bought a London créche? Alamy Stock Image Niall Horan Harry Styles Zayn Malik Louis Tomlinson Garth Brooks had a short-lived rock persona. What was his name? Alamy Stock Image Buck Cody Luke Jackson Mason Ford Chris Gaines What is former host of The Apprentice, Donald Trump, up to these days? Alamy Stock Image He owned a water brand, known as Trump Ice He owned a steak brand, known as Trump Steaks He made a cameo in Home Alone 2 He's currently the President of the United States Answer all the questions to see your result! Alamy Stock Image You scored out of ! You're an expert Full marks, well done! Share your result: Share Tweet Alamy Stock Image You scored out of ! You know your stuff You have a decent knowledge. Share your result: Share Tweet Alamy Stock Image You scored out of ! You did well You're just over halfway there. Share your result: Share Tweet Alamy Stock Image You scored out of ! You did okay You may need to scrub up on your knowledge. Share your result: Share Tweet Alamy Stock Image You scored out of ! Really? Better luck next time. Share your result: Share Tweet Readers like you are keeping these stories free for everyone... A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation. Learn More Support The Journal
The Herald Scotland
17-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Herald Scotland
Trump's miserable military parade overshadowed by protests
People from Virginia to California and everywhere in between were hoisting signs that said mean things about President Trump like "IF MELANIA DOESN'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH DO WE?" and "You sucked in Home Alone 2," referring to the 1992 movie in which Trump had a cameo. The American Civil Liberties Union, one of the organizers of the "No Kings" protests, said in a statement, "More than five million people nationwide rallied at over 2,100 events across the country, condemning President Trump's escalating abuses of power." Way to go, America. You ruined Trump's parade and made him sad Nice job, guys. Do you know how hurtful that was for a man who just wanted to have a cool birthday parade that would make him feel like a powerful dictator? While those protests were massive and made a clear and peaceful point that Americans, only six months into the Trump administration, are fed up, they completely took the shine off the parade in Washington, DC. Opinion: Trump's military show of force in LA and DC camouflage his failing presidency The weather there was cloudy with a little rain, the crowd was thin and, while an announcer gave an interesting history of the U.S. Army on its 250th anniversary, the dull pace of tanks and other military vehicles made the event drag. Troops marched past the VIP section where Trump and administration officials were seated, but they weren't marching in carefully choreographed lockstep like troops have done in past military parades for notorious authoritarians. Trump was bored and angry during the parade, while protesters had fun It all felt a bit phoned in and drab. A New York Times reporter noted: "The energy level at the military parade here is a bit desultory." And Trump? He looked like a kid who wanted a Nintendo Switch 2 for his birthday and instead got a desultory military parade. He sulked. He slouched. At one point, the band played an instrumental version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's "Fortunate Son," a famous anti-war song that decried wealthy families able to keep their kids out of the draft during the Vietnam War. That probably made Trump's bone spurs hurt. How dare Americans protest instead of bolstering the president's ego Through it all, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sat next to the president, looking like a guy about to be held accountable for not making the parade "strong" and "huge" enough. But it wasn't all Hegseth's fault. This was the fault of all the Americans who chose to take our president's special day and make it about America. You meanies decided that standing up against government-sponsored cruelty against immigrants and vast federal overreach was more important than letting the guy behind the government-sponsored cruelty and the overreaching have a glorious parade that would make everyone think he's awesome. Opinion alerts: Get columns from your favorite columnists + expert analysis on top issues, delivered straight to your device through the USA TODAY app. Don't have the app? Download it for free from your app store. For shame, Americans. President Trump has been working tirelessly to enrich himself and not do any of the things he said he would do, other than the be-cruel-to-immigrants thing, and this is how you repay him? By making his parade seem puny and sad while making your own grievances seem widespread and legitimate? A bad weekend led to Trump going off on liberal cities Trump was so mad about how the weekend went that on the night of June 15 he announced on social media that "we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good-paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens. These Radical Left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our Country, and actually want to destroy our Inner Cities." Look what you all did! You made the poor man completely lose his mind and start babbling like a maniac who capitalizes words For No reason! I hope you're happy with yourselves. I certainly am. ? Follow USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on Bluesky at @ and on Facebook at
USA Today
16-06-2025
- Politics
- USA Today
From massive protests to a puny parade, America really let Donald Trump down
From massive protests to a puny parade, America really let Donald Trump down | Opinion All he wanted was to celebrate his birthday with a massive military parade that made him look powerful and beloved. Instead he got a derpy, dull parade overshadowed by massive nationwide protests. Show Caption Hide Caption 'No Kings' rallies across US draw big crowds to protest Trump Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators filled the streets across the country in coordinated "No Kings" marches to protest President Trump. Well, Americans, I hope you're happy with yourselves. You really let President Donald Trump down June 14. All he wanted was to celebrate his 79th birthday with a massive military parade that made him look powerful, scary and beloved. Instead, thanks to millions of Americans and their stupid First Amendment rights, he got a derpy, dull parade overshadowed by massive nationwide protests denouncing him. People from Virginia to California and everywhere in between were hoisting signs that said mean things about President Trump like 'IF MELANIA DOESN'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH HIM…WHY DO WE?' and 'You sucked in Home Alone 2,' referring to the 1992 movie in which Trump had a cameo. The American Civil Liberties Union, one of the organizers of the "No Kings" protests, said in a statement, 'More than five million people nationwide rallied at over 2,100 events across the country, condemning President Trump's escalating abuses of power.' Way to go, America. You ruined Trump's parade and made him sad Nice job, guys. Do you know how hurtful that was for a man who just wanted to have a cool birthday parade that would make him feel like a powerful dictator? While those protests were massive and made a clear and peaceful point that Americans, only six months into the Trump administration, are fed up, they completely took the shine off the parade in Washington, DC. Opinion: Trump's military show of force in LA and DC camouflage his failing presidency The weather there was cloudy with a little rain, the crowd was thin and, while an announcer gave an interesting history of the U.S. Army on its 250th anniversary, the dull pace of tanks and other military vehicles made the event drag. Troops marched past the VIP section where Trump and administration officials were seated, but they weren't marching in carefully choreographed lockstep like troops have done in past military parades for notorious authoritarians. Trump was bored and angry during the parade, while protesters had fun It all felt a bit phoned in and drab. A New York Times reporter noted: 'The energy level at the military parade here is a bit desultory.' And Trump? He looked like a kid who wanted a Nintendo Switch 2 for his birthday and instead got a desultory military parade. He sulked. He slouched. At one point, the band played an instrumental version of Creedence Clearwater Revival's 'Fortunate Son,' a famous anti-war song that decried wealthy families able to keep their kids out of the draft during the Vietnam War. That probably made Trump's bone spurs hurt. How dare Americans protest instead of bolstering the president's ego Through it all, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sat next to the president, looking like a guy about to be held accountable for not making the parade 'strong' and 'huge' enough. But it wasn't all Hegseth's fault. This was the fault of all the Americans who chose to take our president's special day and make it about America. You meanies decided that standing up against government-sponsored cruelty against immigrants and vast federal overreach was more important than letting the guy behind the government-sponsored cruelty and the overreaching have a glorious parade that would make everyone think he's awesome. For shame, Americans. President Trump has been working tirelessly to enrich himself and not do any of the things he said he would do, other than the be-cruel-to-immigrants thing, and this is how you repay him? By making his parade seem puny and sad while making your own grievances seem widespread and legitimate? A bad weekend led to Trump going off on liberal cities Trump was so mad about how the weekend went that on the night of June 15 he announced on social media that 'we must expand efforts to detain and deport Illegal Aliens in America's largest Cities, such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, where Millions upon Millions of Illegal Aliens reside. These, and other such Cities, are the core of the Democrat Power Center, where they use Illegal Aliens to expand their Voter Base, cheat in Elections, and grow the Welfare State, robbing good-paying Jobs and Benefits from Hardworking American Citizens. These Radical Left Democrats are sick of mind, hate our Country, and actually want to destroy our Inner Cities.' Look what you all did! You made the poor man completely lose his mind and start babbling like a maniac who capitalizes words For No reason! I hope you're happy with yourselves. I certainly am. 😈 Follow USA TODAY columnist Rex Huppke on Bluesky at @ and on Facebook at
Hindustan Times
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Donald Trump's Hollywood cameo mercilessly mocked during ‘No Kings' protest: ‘You s***ed'
President Donald Trump was mercilessly mocked during the 'No Kings' protest on Saturday. A protester took a brutal dig at the president's cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, holding a sign that read: 'You su**ed in Home Alone 2'. Trump made a seven-minute cameo in the film alongside a 12-year-old Macaulay Culkin, who was playing Kevin McCallister. The sign went viral during one of the thousands of 'No Kings' protests that took place across the country. Organizers said over five million people took part in the protests. The demonstrations took place on Trump's birthday and the US Flag Day. The president hosted the largest US military parade in decades on his 79th birthday. Read More: What is 'Theratrumpy'? Old man at 'No Kings' protest in California beats Trump doll to get his anger out; Watch However, his celebrations were marred by hundreds of thousands of 'No Kings' protestors in the streets of metros including New York, Philadelphia, Houston, and Atlanta. Trump, speaking at an event, warned US' adversaries of "total and complete" defeat, with Washington increasingly at risk of entanglement in Israel's conflict with Iran. "Time and again, America's enemies have learned that if you threaten the American people, our soldiers are coming for you," Trump said. Several celebrities also took part in the protests, including prominent Trump critics - Mark Ruffalo, Susan Sarandon, Lin‑Manuel Miranda, Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington, Amy Schumer, Padma Lakshmi, and Alec Baldwin. In Washington, DC, President Trump's parade featured roughly 6,600 troops, 128–150 tanks and armored vehicles, 50 aircraft, and fireworks. Read More: 'No Kings' protestors rally ahead of Trump's parade: 'No crown for clown' In Salt Lake City, at least one person was critically injured and three people were taken into custody, police said. Meanwhile, a Democratic lawmaker and her husband were killed in Minnesota on Saturday. Trump was quick to condemn the attacks outside Minneapolis in which former state speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed, while another state lawmaker and his wife were hospitalized with gunshot wounds. The suspect, identified as Vance Boelter, is still at large.
Yahoo
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Trump's National Guard Deployment in LA Is Revenge for Never Winning an Emmy, Stephen Colbert Says
Stephen Colbert has a theory about why President Trump sent in the National Guard to deal with ongoing protests against ICE in Los Angeles. 'Well, no surprise there,' Colbert said about Trump's decision to call in the armed forces. 'Trump is just getting revenge on Tinseltown. He never won an Emmy for 'The Apprentice,' and he was snubbed at the 1993 Oscars for his performance in 'Home Alone 2.'' Colbert then launched into his Trump impression, saying, 'They gave it to Pacino for 'Scent of a Woman.' A woman. I've smelled thousands of women, and I'm not even blind, OK?' During Tuesday night's episode of 'The Late Show,' the CBS host broke down what led to the multi-day protests in California. As many outlets have reported, the ongoing event was sparked by White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who reportedly told top ICE officials to 'just go out there and arrest illegal aliens' late last month. Miller told agents to raid Home Depot parking lots and 7-Eleven stores, according to the Wall Street Journal. This rise in the deportation of non-violent illegal immigrants led to protests in states that have large immigrant populations such as California. What started as peaceful protests became more intense, though Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said the initial protests were only comprised of 100 people with 27 arrests. The late night host also called the president's standoff with protestors in L.A. 'Day 4 of Donald Trump's war on anyone who didn't vote for him.' Colbert then mocked a press briefing Trump gave in which he explained his decision to deploy 700 Marines into the city. 'That is low energy fascism,' Colbert said. You can watch the full 'Late Show' clip in the video above. The post Trump's National Guard Deployment in LA Is Revenge for Never Winning an Emmy, Stephen Colbert Says | Video appeared first on TheWrap.
