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History Teachers Turn Pop Songs Into the Coolest Visual Lessons Ever

Matt Cherette · 12/01/10 06:13PM

Two Hawaiian teachers have taken a new approach to teaching their students by reworking lyrics to popular songs by artists like Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani and more into some seriously cool visual history lessons ever. Some favorites, inside.

And Now, a Little Something for Our Jewish Viewership

Kate Erskine · 12/01/10 02:30PM

Happy Chanukah, everyone! We present to you the Girl Talk of the a capella Jewish community. Please enjoy I Light It, a Chanukah-themed remix based on the music of Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Enrique Iglesias. Mazel Tov!

Katy Perry's Boobs Perform at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show

Matt Cherette · 11/30/10 10:41PM

Tonight, America's annual celebration of fluffy wings and rail-thin supermodels—aka the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show—aired. And while Victoria's "Angels" headlined the event, Katy Perry put forth her best effort with a, uh, voluptuous performance of "Firework." Watch inside.

Watch Susan Boyle's Disastrous Performance on The View

Matt Cherette · 11/30/10 04:06PM

Today, Susan Boyle performed "O Holy Night" on The View. About 30 seconds into the performance, Boyle's voice cracked so badly that she was forced to cut it short, before Sherri Shepherd and Whoopi Goldberg awkwardly danced around the debacle.

The Best Operatic Metalheads You'll Ever See

Sarah Prial · 11/30/10 10:31AM

If you thought mellifluous tones and metal didn't mix, you were right. But that doesn't stop Van Canto from trying. Here's their video for "Wishmaster." Click through to see a band rock "didelee-didelee-didelee" with straight faces. Rock on.

Weird Rock Band Disembowels 'Sarah Palin' on Stage

Maureen O'Connor · 11/29/10 04:57PM

Hating Sarah Palin is a personal hobby of mine. But there are lines even I won't cross! GWAR—shock rockers who dress like Transformers at a swingers sex club—recently "went there" by disemboweling Sarah Palin in effigy on stage.

The Most Intense Cat Fight You Will Ever See

Max Read · 11/26/10 02:08PM

Sure, you've seen cats fight before. But have you ever seen cats fight... to an intense, perfectly-timed action-movie soundtrack (Hans Zimmer's Alan Silvestri's Predator score)? I'm going to get Silvestri to score my next visit to the DMV. [Reddit]

Our Seven Favorite "Whip My Hair" Covers

Chrystina Orlando and Sarah Prial · 11/26/10 11:00AM

The best part about viral song hits? The covers and parodies that pop up! Willow Smith whipped her hair and Springsteen, Snooki, puppets and others got in on the action. Hair whipping and/or seizures after the break.

Watch Miley Cyrus Try—and Fail—to Channel Stevie Nicks at the AMAs

Matt Cherette · 11/21/10 08:52PM

The American Music Awards—aka the Grammys for tweens—are underway in Los Angeles. Miley Cyrus just performed (screeched?) a Stevie Nicks-esque ballad called "Forgiveness and Love" in a dark, flowing Stevie Nicks-esque dress. She did not do too well.