12 Bits of Pop-Culture Trivia You Can’t Stuff Back in the Tube
This sentence will make sense in a minute: Barbara Broccoli is holding James Bond hostage.
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The Jokes Nikki Glaser Didn’t Tell
Glaser shared some of the jokes they had to cut from her stint hosting the Golden Globes. Bangers include “This is the last time all of you will be the same room together until the Diddy trial,” “If Adrien Brody could go back in time, he would thank baby Hitler for his career” and “Glen Powell is nominated tonight for Hit Man. Who would have thought you’d only be the second-hottest hitman in America?”
The Owners of the ‘Breaking Bad’ House Are Throwing In the Towel
Having suffered a decade and a half of people throwing pizzas on their roof, the owners of the house that the White family lived, laughed and loved in have put it up for sale. For $4 million, you too can live in a house plagued by TV tourists.
Real Estate Doofuses Accidentally Demolished a Piece of Rock ‘n’ Roll History
Developers demolished a home in Sydney that they “weren’t told” was the childhood home of AC/DC’s Angus and Malcolm Young.
Pizza Hut Taiwan Is Aiming to Tick Off Italians
Pizza Hut manager Anthony Leung says the pillars of his business are: “How do we appeal to the Taiwanese tastes, and how do we make Italians angry?” His restaurants offer toppings like durian and “stinky tofu,” and dishes like the mugwort and redbean rice pizza shaped like a turtle.
Did Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively Intentionally Dunk on Justin Baldoni in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’?
A fan theory makes a compelling case that Nicepool is a direct parody of Justin Baldoni, from his mannerisms to his casually oblivious misogyny to his desire to “host a podcast that monetises the women’s movement.”
A Clever Way to Avoid the Clusterfudge of Star Wars Lore
Director James Mangold is at the helm of the next Star Wars movie, and is on the hook for making sure not to contradict decades of nonsensical canon. He plans to set it 25,000 years before the events of the earliest existing Star War.
What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie?
The website SpookRate.com lets you filter by categories like “Slasher,” “Lovecraftian” and “Comedy” to find horror films you may love.
The Guy Who Made the Winnie the Pooh Horror Movie Is Taking on Peter Pan Next
Director Scott Chambers is working on Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, in which Peter Pan is a murderer and Tinkerbell is a drug addict.
The Donkey That Inspired Donkey Has Passed
Perry, the real-life donkey that was the model for Donkey from Shrek, died at age 30 after a battle with a debilitating hoof disease.
A Nerd Store Won’t Stock Pokemon Cards Because Nerds Are Toxically Nerdy
Hobby store Retro Emporium, which normally specializes in things like Pokemon cards, announced it won’t be selling the latest set of cards, Pokemon Prismatic Evolutions, “for our personal safety, as well as the safety/security of the store.” They cited “overly aggressive (and entitled) behavior coming from collectors/resellers.”
Barbara Broccoli Says Amazon Execs Are ‘Fucking Idiots’
Barbara Broccoli is a film producer who owns and controls the fate of the James Bond franchise. Since Amazon acquired MGM, they’ve been pressuring Broccoli to let them spin off the franchise into a neverending Marvel-style universe of meaningless content. She’s called them “fucking idiots” and promised to use her power to hold 007 “hostage” to avoid such a fate.
PlayStation Is Trying to Make Video Games Stink
Sony released a trailer for a room-sized device that’s lined with screens and pumps in smells for a fully immersive experience.