This is a nuanced, poetic, and critical topic. I will interpret "cracked" as something that appears beautiful, polished, and aspirational on the surface (the "lifestyle and entertainment" we see online/TV) but is fundamentally broken, fragile, or deceptive underneath.
: Cracked textures are used as focal points in luxury design, such as custom-sculpted skull vanities with "beautiful cracked textures" for gothic home aesthetics. real defloration of a beautiful virgin cracked