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Let's face it: So far the only entertaining thing about the Winter Olympics are the stories on how comically and tragically things are coming together over there. But outside of awful conditions and curling, what's the point of watching? We asked our readers to come up with some events that would actually make us tune in, and we gave $100 to the winner ...

“It’s come to this: Cracked.com is the paper of record.” Almost every longtime blogger seems to coin a catchphrase. Instapundit gave birth to “Heh.” My fellow Canadian blogger Kate McMillan regularly dubs chronically toxic historical figures “not dead enough.” I started calling Cracked “the paper of record” in 2007, when I rediscovered the poor man’s MAD Magazine after it transitioned to an exclusively online presence. I was startled by the high quality of the writing I found there. A non-fan described the evolution of Cracked as going “from MAD to Mental Floss” – and meant that as an insult. That...

Oscar-nominated actors are the most dignified members of our species. They play the serious roles that inspire us and hold a special place of reverence in our culture. But not in Japan. In a country where demoralization is the national pastime, our revered actors, Academy Award nominees and winners both, sell their own dignity for a paycheck because they assume we Americans will never see it. But thanks to the Internet, we can celebrate their shame any time we want.