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3 days ago | cracked.com | Jm McNab

If there’s one thing people know about Rodney Dangerfield, it’s that he never received any admiration, regard or esteem. Dangerfield’s signature catchphrase about getting “no respect” from anyone was, of course, a foundational part of his stand-up act, his public persona and his mercifully brief hip-hop career. But where did the line actually come from? Well, Dangerfield offered up a few different stories about the joke’s origin over the years.

4 days ago | cracked.com | Amanda Mannen

We’re probably not going to shock anyone when we take the bold stance that movies made for children aren’t typically of the highest quality. That’s no shade on them, necessarily; there’s just no reason they should be. In fact, a kids’ movie that was too good probably wouldn’t be very successful. Children are entertained by clowns that pop out of boxes when you turn a handle. They’re not ready for Citizen Kane.

4 days ago | cracked.com | Amanda Mannen

At its best, songwriting is alchemy, transforming pure human emotion into poetry and melody. Sometimes, though, they’re just singing whatever sounds good. That gets weird when it sounds like the former, but it’s actually the latter. For example…5 Noel GallagherStop asking Noel Gallagher what a “Champagne Supernova” is — he has no idea. In fact, “that song is so long, and I often find myself drifting off enjoying the song and thinking, ‘What fucking does it mean?’” Oasis’s chief songwriter said.

5 days ago | cracked.com | Amanda Mannen

It can be fun to ask questions raised by a movie’s plot; some websites even make a living from it. Sometimes, though, if you just squint at the background long enough, all your questions will be answered. Other times, you just give yourself a headache and an existential crisis. If it’s a really good movie, you get all three.

5 days ago | cracked.com | Jay Wells L'Ecuyer

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