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4 Movie Side Characters Screwed by the Hero
As always, Daniel O’Brien is here to make you stop and think about the characters so many movies have pushed to the side and forced to the background. We’re back with another episode of Obsessive Pop Culture Disorder. → Read More
What To Know Before Watching Daddy's Home 2
Daddy’s Home 2 is absolutely in the top 150 most anticipated films this holiday season. But before you plan a night out of fun and relaxation, you won’t want to miss these startling revelations about stars Marky Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson. (And by “revelations” we mostly mean “reminders.”) → Read More
How Back To The Future is Darker Than Rick And Morty
Chew on this theory for awhile, and then think about how many people died over and over again through the course of these films until Doc Brown got the timeline exactly how he wanted it to be. → Read More
Why Were The 90s So Mean To Andie MacDowell?
Andie MacDowell might've had the strangest typecasting of all time. If you're having a hard time placing her, queue up any romantic movie from the '90s that featured a mystical male protagonist, and she's likely the co-star. → Read More
The Insane 'Full House' Theory That Might Be True
Uncle Joey was the funniest person television when we were growing up. Now it turns out he's probably the slimiest, and we understand why Alanis Morrisette was pissed with him. → Read More
Everything You Need To Know About DACA
Some news this week: Despite the majority of Americans supporting DACA and being condemned by major lawmakers on both sides of the line, Donald Trump eliminated it, making it the single cruelest thing he's done to date. Here's everything you need to know about this dumb, dumb decision. → Read More
Why Trump's Pardon Of Joe Arpaio Is So Messed Up
Some bonus news this week: We revisit the pardoning of Joe Arpaio because, well, we're still trying to decipher the actual reasoning as to why Trump would unleash an 'allegedly' (covering our bases with the lawyer people) racist, murderous, monster back into his community. → Read More
Why The Wizard Of Oz Is Worse Than You Remember
'Wizard of Oz' is a great movie ... if you're into Kansas farm girls committing double homicide and skipping away scot-free to some fire beats put down by the Lollipop Guild. → Read More
Awkward Scenes That Must Have Happened In Marvel Movies
We support each other when we're exhausted, and make just the silliest fucking jokes when it's the middle of the night. Soren and I (who clearly started out as almost adversaries, but organically evolved into close friends over the course of the show) literally could not keep it together one night because one of us started doing an impression of Jean-Luc Picard on the starship Enterprise… → Read More
Why They're Lying To You About Voter Fraud
Apparently calling it 'voter fraud' is the easiest way to circumvent that whole 'guaranteed right granted by the Constitution' thing. To find out more about voter suppression and your voting rights, go to letamericavote.com/join for more information. → Read More
Our 'After Hours' Crew Will Be At C2E2 In Chicago, Will You?
Jack O'Brien, Cracked's founder and Editor-in-Chief and possible co-conspirator in the Nancy Kerrigan / Tonya Harding thing in the '90s that I don't totally understand called me into his office, and I obliged like I sometimes do. "Jlack Channel," I said, doing a really accessible pun that combined his name (Jack) and a popular office messaging service (Slack). "How are you?" "Don't call me… → Read More
19 Of Your Favorite Celebrities Who Believe Hateful Things
Sometimes even the most seemingly affable individuals reveal themselves to be kinda dickheads. → Read More
5 Realities Of Having A Child With Organs Outside His Body
Three years ago, our anonymous source and his wife had a son born with an abdominal wall defect called an omphalocele. Here's more detail than you probably want about it. → Read More
5 Terrible Lies You've Been Told About Famous People
In many cases, the version of history we all learned in grade school was manufactured by someone with a killer grudge. → Read More
18 Characters And Plots Hollywood Seems To Think We All Love
It's no secret that Hollywood likes to recycle tropes until their a pile of sad entertainment mulch. → Read More
5 Surprisingly Easy Ways To Trick Your Body Into Awesomeness
Before everybody started calling everyday tips 'Life Hacks,' they were often called folk remedies, and they usually rhymed. → Read More
6 Absurdly Terrible Accidents (That People Somehow Survived)
Sometimes things can go spectacularly, amazingly wrong, and (almost) everyone can still walk way. → Read More
What I Learned Spamming A Suggestion Box With Cat Pictures
I think I can go ahead and call this another entry in the 'Long Cons That Didn't Pay Off' file. → Read More
6 Famous People With Shocking Criminal Backgrounds
It turns out some of our most beloved actors, singers, and reality TV stars actually started out as hardened criminals. → Read More
5 Insane (Yet Satisfying) Ways Jilted Lovers Got Revenge
Sometimes taking sweet revenge is a work of true art. → Read More