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India.com
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- India.com
This 'star' is 100 times richer than Mukesh Ambani, Gautam Adani, owns a vault filled with gold, but there's a twist, his name is...
We often read about the richest actor, actress, filmmaker, and director in the world. From Arnold Schwarzenegger to Shah Rukh Khan, to George Lucas, all the renowned names have raked in moolah over the years, thanks to their super hit films and other side hustles in the name of business. These actors, who portray non-fictional characters in movies, have become the richest among all, but let us tell you that even in the fictional world, there are billionaires surpassing all these real actors—be it Bruce Wayne, Tony Stark, the Raichands, Rocky Randhawa, and more! Though these people can be billionaires, there is one character who is a trillionaire, and one cannot even imagine his fortune! This Person is Richer Than Many Countries Even before reading the name of this character, let us tell you that he is not your regular one! He knows how to entertain, he knows how to keep you engaged, and he knows everything in between. But, he is not a person! Yes, that's correct—we are talking about none other than the much-loved Scrooge McDuck! Now, let's transport ourselves back to those childhood days when we turned to Disney Channel and watched our favorite cartoons from Mickey Mouse to Big City Greens. Among these, another cartoon character who gained immense love and admiration was Scrooge McDuck from the series DuckTales. Scrooge McDuck has been rated as the richest fictional character by various public platforms. Forbes, an international business magazine, included the name of Scrooge McDuck in its 'Fictional 15' – a list of the richest fictional characters. According to the magazine, McDuck's wealth was estimated at over $64 billion at the time, placing him on par with the world's richest individuals. Various theories related to McDuck often float on the internet, and one YouTube channel, Film Theorists, analyzed McDuck's adventures in DuckTales and its spinoffs. They concluded that his wealth could conservatively be estimated at $239 billion (Rs 2 lakh crore), while a more generous estimate puts it at a whopping $12 trillion (Rs 100 lakh crore), making McDuck the richest among all.
Daily Record
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
The 'biggest misconceptions' about Scotland according to those that live here
From accents to food, here are some of the biggest Scottish clichés. The "most common misconceptions" about Scotland have been shared. Scots have headed online to reveal what they believe the biggest clichés about the country are. Living in Scotland, there are many occasions when we have to clear up misunderstandings with visitors. Whether it be informing tourists that haggis is not an actual animal (or is it?) or that the country is not raining 24 hours a day, there are plenty of clichés about Scotland that simply are not true. One Scot has asked others from the country online what their biggest peeves are when it comes to Scottish clichés. They posed the question to the Scotland community on social media forum Reddit. Since being posted on Tuesday, May 6, the question has received more than 300 responses. Scots were quick to share their own ideas for clichés that should be debunked. One of the top responses states: "That we should all sound Glaswegian, and if our accent isn't Glaswegian then people state it's less Scottish." Thanks to films such as Shrek and Austin Powers, those who are not from Scotland have a certain idea of what people in Scotland are supposed to sound like. However, the truth is that there are many different accents and variants all over the country. As we previously reported, each region of Scotland has its own unique dialect. Edinburgh features a nearly-musical quality, while those in the Hebrides tend to use more guttural rolled 'r' and broad 'i' sounds. A second agreed: "That we're tight. Scots are the most generous folk you'll meet." A historic and dated cliché is that Scottish people are thrifty to the point of stinginess, and was often employed in the 20th century to make Scots the butt of jokes. Even today, the stereotype lives on in characters such as Scrooge McDuck. Meanwhile, one Scot responded to the question by stating: "That some random stranger you will meet in a pub in Scotland is familiar with your family's tenuous and obscure link to Scotland and that they somehow have in depth knowledge of who your great great great great grandfather was simply by you mentioning their name." Others took the opportunity to vent about food-related cliches. One Reddit user wrote: "That we eat deep fried Mars bars regularly." As the name suggests, a deep fried Mars bar is a Mars-brand chocolate bar that has been coated in batter and then deep fried in oil. The dish originated in the 1990s, with various fish and chip shops in Scotland claiming to be its inventor, though most Scots view it as a novelty and not a staple in their diet. Similarly, another Scot replied: "We aren't that routine of haggis eaters." Unlike deep fried Mars bars, haggis has been a popular dish in Scotland for hundreds of years. It is commonly associated with Robert Burns as a result of his poem Address to a Haggis, and is usually eaten at Burns Suppers. However, despite being Scotland's national dish, haggis is not as commonly eaten in the country as tourists may think. Many Scots have never even tried the delicacy, while others prefer the vegetarian version of the dish. Other misconceptions about Scotland noted include people believing that all men wear kilts and that all Scots are fans of Irn-Bru. Another joked: "That we are friendly."
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Yasiin Bey likens music industry to 'Scrooge McDuck'
Yasiin Bey has likened the music industry to "Scrooge McDuck". The rapper formerly known as Mos Def did not hold back in a new interview with The Guardian, declaring the music industry had stripped him of his passion early on in his career. "I was so disillusioned," Yasiin, 51, explained. "You start out with idealism and passion, and then you encounter the kind of conduct and values George Orwell called 'inanities'. And they do this s**t to everybody, it's not even personal, it's systemic." He added he believed the current streaming model to be "gross" and "exploitative" of artists. "That s**t is gross, paying people part of a penny for their music," Yasiin said. "Those motherf**kers are cold-blooded, man, like Scrooge McDuck, lickin' his lips as he jumps into a pool of gold coins... The music industry of now makes the one I started out in seem charitable. It's completely exploitative." With his new project, Forensics, expected to be released in 2025, however, Yasiin expressed hope. "I'm just happy to be alive, to be able to create art and beauty, to the best of my ability," he told the outlet. "Like, to be a human being is a miracle. We're on this spaceship, planet Earth, sharing this experience, and it's crazy. Like, who needs peyote? We're already in outer space, baby."
