Jason Pargin
I am the Executive Editor of Cracked.com and NYT bestselling author David Wong, which is the pseudonym of a real person named Jason Pargin.
What The Golden Rule Gets Wrong About Human Psychology
Growing up we were taught to abide by the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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- By Alex Schmidt, Jack O'Brien, Jason Pargin
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5 Subtle Ways Hollywood Taught You To Be A Worse Person
Whether we admit it or not, most of us will spend our adult lives trying to unlearn the shit pop culture taught us when we were growing up.
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Why Getting Away With Murder Is Easier Than You Think
Here's a potentially scary statistic: Of the 330 people freed by the Innocence Project, an organization dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted prisoners, 10% of them actually admitted to committing the crime they were innocent of.
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- By Jason Pargin, Jack O'Brien
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6 Questions That Will Ruin Your Favorite Movie
Asking questions won't ruin a movie for you. OK, yeah, maybe asking these questions will.
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- By Jason Pargin
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Horrifying Things Implied By Famous Movies
Think about every time a movie villain asks the hero something like,
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- By Tom Reimann, Jason Pargin, Jack O'Brien
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The Gun Show
The recent tragedy in Charleston, SC sparked, among other things, another flurry of debate in what appears to be our new twisted national pastime: arguing about guns.
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- By Jason Pargin, J.F. Sargent, Jack O'Brien
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5 Ways Powerful People Trick You Into Hating Protesters
The 'system' comes with a number of refined and subtle processes designed to make sure the complaints of the few get ignored by the many.
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- By Jason Pargin
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Unspoken Stereotypes Movies Trick You Into Believing
Source material aside, did you find yourself watching 'Daredevil' on Netflix and thinking: Matt Murdock is a very capable blind man in New York, why does he need the cane, the sunglasses, and the wide-eyed stare?
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- By Jack O'Brien, Jason Pargin, J.F. Sargent
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5 Helpful Answers To Society's Most Uncomfortable Questions
What I am finding as time goes on is that we are all secretly Billy Joel.
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- By Jason Pargin
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The Horrible 90s Hit Song That Explains The Modern World
In his new column going up tomorrow, David Wong uses the hilariously outdated Billy Joel song 'We Didn't Start The Fire' to illustrate a confounding problem with dominant white and western culture.
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- By Jack O'Brien, J.F. Sargent, Jason Pargin
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Why 4 Famous Documentaries Are Full of S#!%
Anthropomorphic goatee and director of 'The Jinx' Andrew Jarecki has recently taken criticism from many sides regarding the ending of his documentary series.
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- By J.F. Sargent, Jason Pargin, Jack O'Brien
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5 Brainwashing Tricks That Work No Matter How Smart You Are
Why is it so easy for evil/stupid movements to find followers -- including intelligent, well-educated ones? I'm pretty sure the future of civilization hangs on figuring this out, so here's what I've got.
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Why The Black-Blue/White Gold Dress is Reality's Sorting Hat
Our senses are about as trustworthy Brian Williams' war memoirs.
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- By Jason Pargin, Jack O'Brien, Michael Swaim
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Money Myths in Pop Culture
When your favorite sitcom characters take their obligatory once-a-series trip to Vegas, unless that specific episode is about how Chandler loses it all on black, or Kramer comes up with a scheme to count cards, we never see them face the mundane consequences of taking an expensive vacation: eating ramen for a few months, missing the trip back home
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- By Kristi Harrison, Jack O'Brien, Jason Pargin
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5 Insane Things You Believe About Money (Thanks to Movies)
Why does the average person have no idea what kind of lifestyle his job should afford him? As usual, I blame Hollywood.
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- By Jason Pargin
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How Internet Subcultures Combat Free Speech
Here's the easiest experiment in the world. Go to YouTube. Click on ANY video. Scroll to the comments.
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- By Jason Pargin, Jack O'Brien, Tom Reimann
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6 Ways to Keep Terrorists From Ruining the World
Even before the first responders are on the scene, you need to follow these steps.
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- By Jason Pargin
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We've Survived Another Year! Make It Count.
Whatever you call the holidays, one thing is universal: We don't get many of them.
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- By Jason Pargin
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4 Reasons 'The Walking Dead' Hates Humans More Than Zombies
We aren't talking about zombies here. We're talking about the unspoken rules by which the entire 'Walking Dead' universe functions.
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- By Jason Pargin
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6 Secret Beliefs That Are Making Us All Unhappy
The good news: hedgehogs are adorable. The bad news: The Hedgehog's Dilemma could ruin every relationship you've got.
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- By Jason Pargin, Rob Nietupski
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