Ellen DeGeneres Is Totally Insufferable in Her New Netflix Special

Plus: 5 Oddities of Japan That Have Real Explanations Behind Them                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 September 26, 2024 | [Read Online]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb]( [fb](mailto:?subject=Post%20from%20Cracked%20Newsletter&body=Ellen%20DeGeneres%20Is%20Totally%20Insufferable%20in%20Her%20New%20Netflix%20Special%3A%20%0A%0Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fcracked.beehiiv.com%2Fp%2Fellen-degeneres-is-totally-insufferable-in-her-new-netflix-special) Welcome to the Cracked newsletter! This issue is about ‘Psycho’ fans, Ellen DeGeneres’s special, funny tweets, how franchises changed, Scientology’s response to ‘South Park,’ and much more. Was this email forwarded to you? [Subscribe here](. [High-Ranking Scientologist Reveals the Memo the Church Sent Out After ‘South Park’ Poked Fun at Tom Cruise]( Scientologists have a series of acronyms and codes to refer to the various threats to their plans for world domination, with the kind of “joking & degrading” featured on shows like [South Park](shortened to “J&D.” Gotta protect the head FP somehow. When [Trey Parker and Matt Stone](first started taking shots at the aggressively litigious and rapidly growing religious and political organization the Church of Scientology in the classic South Park Season 12 episode “[Trapped in the Closet](,” they unintentionally sparked one of the show’s most disappointing controversies that led to beloved series regular Isaac Hayes leaving the show for good, shortly before his death. [READ MORE]( [Outraged ‘Psycho’ Fans Call for a Return to Physical Media After AppleTV+ Ruins Final Scene With a Preview for ‘The Big Bang Theory’]( We all go a little mad sometimes, but the UX designer at AppleTV+ responsible for this classic cinema catastrophe is more psycho than Norman Bates. Spoilers ahead for anyone who hasn’t seen [Psycho]( but who thinks that they might stream it at some point — or, better yet, they might buy a physical copy of the film. [Alfred Hitchcock](fans will recall with photographic memory the iconic closing moments of his 1960 masterpiece Psycho when the camera slowly zooms in on Norman, captured in a police station and his personality permanently evacuated by the constructed alter ego of his mother, as Norma’s voice echoes in his head. In the penultimate shot of the movie, Norman slowly looks up and stares into the camera, grinning menacingly, before the film cuts to his final female victim’s car and her remains getting pulled out of the swamp. [READ MORE]( News for humans, by humans. - Today's news. - Edited to be unbiased as humanly possible. - Every morning, we triple-check headlines, stories, and sources for bias. - All by hand with no algorithms. [Sign up now!]( 40 Ways Your Favorite TV Shows and Movie Franchises Changed From Start to Finish 50 Random ‘Saturday Night Live’ Trivia Tidbits Ahead of ‘SNL’ 50 Food Experts Say That Charlie From ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ Was Ahead of the Curve With Milksteak 21 of the Most Depressing Movies of All Time ‘Simpsons’ Fans Recall How the Show Blew One of the Best Movie Twists of All Time 5 Oddities of Japan That Have Real Explanations Behind Them The Results of a Real Election Nearly Ruined a Classic ‘Seinfeld’ Character 34 Funny Insults That Don’t Sound Like Insults Ellen DeGeneres Is Unapologetic, Unrelatable and Totally Insufferable in Her New Netflix Special 32 of the Funniest Tweets from Wednesday, September 25, 2024 The Best Burns About Ellen DeGeneres’ Insane, Self-Pitying Stand-Up Special 25 Random Bits of Trivia Surgically Extracted From the Smartest Guy at Our Office 24 Products That Have Gotten Suspiciously Bad TWEET OF THE DAY [ARTICLES | PICTOFACTS | VIDEOS]( [fb]( [tw]( [ig]( [yt]( [tk]( Update your email preferences or unsubscribe [here]( © 2024 COPYRIGHT © 2005-2023 Cracked is published by Literally Media Ltd. 190 West St. Brooklyn, New York 11222, United States of America [Terms of Service](