J.F. Sargent
I am Cracked.com senior editor and columnist JF Sargent. Sometimes they call me "Josh" because that's what the J stands for. Other times they call me "Sarge" because "Sargent" is a badass name that I received due to a technicality. I am the only Cracked writer you can trust.
4 Huge Roles Actors Declined (And What They Chose Instead)
You can try to learn from your mistakes so you don't make them again ... or spend millions of dollars on a vanity project to 'correct' things.
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Why Every Discussion On Your Timeline Turns Idiotic
There's one big reason that every argument we have ends in a stalemate: Everyone is more interested in being a hero than in being right.
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5 Strange Problems You Face When You're A Liberal Ex-Muslim
Believe it or not, but Muslims are not one big, uniform entity.
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6 Strategies For Managing Anxiety (Reviewed)
I've spent the last 30-ish years experimenting with every form of anxiety management known to man, and I've learned some things.
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4 Modern Movies That Were So Good ... Until These Scenes
Soulless eyes. Twitching, insectoid mouthparts. Tiny Ewan McGregor face. All enough to make us not want to watch 'Beauty and the Beast' again.
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The Hard Realities Of Life After I Shot Myself In The Head
There's attempted suicide every 38 seconds. This is one of those attempts; and, even though it ends well, it's pretty terrifying. Fair warning.
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The 4 Strangest (Non-Political) Things About The Alt-Right
There's a lot about the alt-right that scares me. It's the Nazi stuff, mostly.
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6 Things Alien Franchise Characters Do That Get Them Killed
This article spoils 'Alien: Covenant' because that movie has been out for a couple weeks now and this is a pop culture comedy website.
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In Defense Of The Millennial
The script is different but the wording is always roughly the same.
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- By Katie Goldin, J.F. Sargent, Brett Rader, Jack O'Brien
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5 Ways To Make New Friends
Making friends is only intimidating in your mind -- in action, it's as easy as boiling an egg or writing a radio-friendly late-90s rock song.
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6 Insane Ways Movies Are Trying To Be Authentic
It turns out movies have been hiding their weirdest and most interesting work in places nobody ever bothered to check.
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I Know Paid Protesters Are Real (Because I'm One Of Them)
Yes, being paid to protest is actually a thing.
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How Zootopia Gets Its Own Point Exactly Backwards
The whole message of 'Zootopia' goes to hell pretty quickly.
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Disney Just Loves Making You Picture F*cking Its Characters
I just rewatched a bunch of Disney movies, and they're really trying to put sexy thoughts in our head at times when no one should have those thoughts there.
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5 Little-Known Ways You Suck At Owning A Car
A car is like a romantic partner: If you go too long without one, people think you're weird, but once you get one, it sucks up all your cash and will possibly murder you on a dirt road on a moonless August night.
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The Most Quoted B.S. Myth Inside The Right's Media Bubble
When the Constitution mentions 'citizens,' it is exclusive to citizens of the United States, but when it starts using the word 'person,' it's referring to everybody.
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Why The Viral 'I Left The Left' Is Based On B.S. Logic
Dave Rubin runs through a list of the outrageous things he claims 'progressives' want, but nothing he mentions bears any resemblance to anything I or anybody I have ever met is actually fighting for.
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How Defining Yourself By The Art You Consume Is Destructive
To challenge DMB's perfection was like arguing that the sky wasn't blue or that sailing wasn't the best thing ever or that Toyota pick-up trucks weren't reliable.
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The 4 Worst Reactions To The Women's March
There are a few things the people who protest protests from their Facebooks don't realize.
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4 Terrible Parts of Pop Culture (With Weird Bright Sides)
Everything is terrible. But some things actually have pretty encouraging silver linings.
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