Jonathan Kantor

San Antonio

Pop Culture Writer at Freelance

Writer @Listverse, @Ranker, @Looper, @NikkiSwift Artist @Fiverr & Veteran. I AM NOT A LISTVERSE EMPLOYEE!!!!! Please don't ask me about your article submission.

Articles

The 15 Best Comedies Of The 1980s, Ranked

6 days ago | looper.com | Jonathan Kantor

Comedy has been a part of movies for longer than many realize: The film that's recognized as the first comedy is "L'Arroseur Arrosé" from 1895. For more than 130 years, people have been going to see movies to make them laugh, and every decade has exceptional examples. Back in the silent era, you had people like Charlie Chaplin performing vaudevillian-style slapstick for the masses.
Celebrities With First Marriages You Totally Forgot About

1 week ago | ranker.com | Jonathan Kantor

If there’s a universal truth to being a celebrity in the 21st century, it’s that fans will dig deep into your personal business. That’s why you’re always hearing about who’s dating who and which couples just got married or divorced - the people want to know what’s going on in celebrities’ lives. One thing that tends to get glossed over is first marriages. Many people know that Scarlett Johansson is married to Saturday Night Live's Colin Jost, but do you recall who she married first?
How Many F-22 Raptors Does The US Air Force Have?

1 week ago | slashgear.com | Jonathan Kantor

The F-22 Raptor is an incredibly advanced fighter, and it's also the first fifth-generation aircraft produced, having taken to the skies in December 2005. Since then, more F-22s have been built, and they're used solely by the United States Air Force. An interesting quirk of the F-22's development and the way the U.S. Congress has dealt with it is that it's so advanced that U.S. law bans it from being exported.
12 Directors That Actors Hated Working With

1 week ago | looper.com | Jonathan Kantor

Movie directors are often the unseen heroes of cinema, as their films rarely feature them outside of their names in the credits. Still, directors are incredibly important to filmmaking as they direct all of the action that ultimately winds up on screen. They're in charge of everything from the production budget to assigning various tasks and telling the talent what to do in a given scene.
What Happened To Jeremy Renner? His 2023 Snowplow Accident, Explained

1 week ago | looper.com | Jonathan Kantor

On January 1, 2023, Jeremy Renner was nearly killed in an accident involving a snow plow, and it took him out of commission for a long time. He was flown by helicopter to a nearby regional trauma center and underwent surgery before being placed in intensive care in critical but stable condition. News of the accident spread quickly due to Renner's celebrity status, and details soon emerged of precisely what happened.
Why Do Some Russian Fighter Jets Have Tires On Wings?

1 week ago | slashgear.com | Jonathan Kantor

On June 1, 2025, Ukraine launched Operation Spider's Web against several high-value targets inside Russia. Ukraine released video footage taken from its FPV drones that carried out the attack, and they showed something a bit odd. As the drones moved toward their targets, which included Russia's fleet of strategic bombers, a bunch of black circles could be seen all over the aircraft, covering the wings and much of the fuselage.
The US' Newest Weapon Can Sink Any Ship In Seconds

2 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Jonathan Kantor

If there's one thing United States defense contractors are good at, it's dreaming up new ways to use old ordnance effectively. One long-standing example of this is the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), which is a guidance kit that transforms unguided bombs into precision-guided munitions (PGM). Essentially, they took old 500, 1,000, and 2,000-lb. bombs, upgraded their capabilities with a guidance system, and transformed them into the kinds of weapons that can strike a moving vehicle.
Songs It's Most Alarming To Hear As "Oldies" In 2025

2 weeks ago | ranker.com | Jonathan Kantor

We’ve all been there — you’re driving to work, listening to the local oldies station on the radio, and it happens. The next song on the radio is the same track that got you through school. If the music you loved growing up has become an oldie … what does that make you? It’s a stark fact of life that one day, all the songs we loved growing up will find their way to the oldies station. For a song to be considered an oldie, it has to have been around for at least 20 years.
This Is The Largest Military Tank Ever Made

2 weeks ago | slashgear.com | Jonathan Kantor

Tanks have been around since World War I, and by necessity, they've always been large, heavy military machines. Their tremendous size and weight come from the thick armor plating affixed to various parts of the body. Like any military technology, tanks of all different sizes have been built over the years, and while there's some interest in the smallest armored offering, the largest military tanks ever built are far more interesting to the average person.
Actors Who Destroyed Their Own Careers Overnight

2 weeks ago | looper.com | Jonathan Kantor

When someone chooses acting as a professional career, they do so knowing it will take a lot of work to become famous. Even if an actor's first role is a hit, they've still got plenty of effort ahead of them to build their career into superstardom territory. But while it can take years to construct a professional acting career, destroying one takes far less time.