Some celebrities simply shouldn't be given a platform with which they can express themselves at any given time. Twitter makes the possibility for boundless self-expression available, but that doesn't mean that everyone should speak their mind without evaluating the content that comes out of their mouth first. Celebrities, in particular, are endowed with the rare gift of inspiring others with their words; their fame gives them the chance to make an impact that most people could not make singlehandedly. It is thus disappointing and embarrassing when a celebrity makes a fool of themselves on Twitter. The tweets below are quoted exactly as they appear on Twitter, spelling errors and all, for your enjoyment.

1. @tyrabanks

   Oh, Tyra Banks. We've become well acquainted with your self-obsessed, erratic behavior via America's Next Top Model, and now with Twitter's instantaneous updating technology, we can have a more intimate view of your everyday thoughts before your publicist has time to do damage-control. With tweets like, "It hurts on the pinkie side of my hand…" and "this fab Xmas music makes we wanna run to the North Pole and smize to Santa", we are ready to unfollow you. In case you don't know, "smize" is Tyra's coined term for "smiling with your eyes" and it's her trademark as a model. And there is, of course, our favorite, creepiest tweet posted by Tyra to date: "I just saw the most beautiful young girl. About 5 years old. Lovely hair, lovely smile, lovely face. A stunning girl. She has albinism." For some reason, we can't help but read that quote in the voice of Hannibal Lecter.

2. @parishilton

   Paris Hilton has, quite possibly, the most uninteresting tweets of any celebrity. Perhaps this stems from the fact that she has no real reason to be a celebrity. She posts the tweet "11:11 – Make a wish…" verbatim on an almost daily basis, and is prone to inform us of when she's going to bed and waking up. Yawn. That, and her vapid, blonde girl tweets like, "I love shopping! -" put her prime on our list of celebrities to unfollow on Twitter.

3. @heidimontag

   Heidi Montag's tweets are exactly what you'd expect them to be, but there's something about reading them on a page instead of hearing her speak on The Hills that truly makes us cringe. Heidi posts "I have sun poisoning from tanning too much!!!" and "giving myself a soft tissue breast massage. Ladies we have to keep those implants soft". We may have known Heidi's breasts were fake, but her posts show us exactly how close she is getting to becoming a human Barbie. We agree with you, Heidi, when you post, "These fumes in nail salon are defiantly getting to my head". Maybe it's time to lay off the silicone and acetone.

4. @cher

   Cher has made it abundantly clear with her tweets that not only does she not have the vaguest sense for technology, but she is also incredibly illiterate. Favorites include, "Gotta go !???????pls Tell me where 2 find little symbols again ( pretend youre tak''n2 your mom s-p-e-a-k Slowly) I?them ! Yeah I'm mature" and "1more thing,im Lucky couldn't have been here 46yrs w/okarma & U all! I'm "RealComplicated"Sometime??sometime ? ! It's just me!" What exactly is she trying to say? The only excuse for typing this poorly is if you're still using T-9 to type on an old Nokia cellphone. Shame on you, Cher.

5. @russellcrowe

   Russell Crowe works out. A lot. In case you wanted to know exactly when and which repetitions he's doing, his Twitter is nothing but a log of robotically stated workout routines. For example, in one twenty-four hour span, Crowe posts both, "50 lengths of the pool , 1km." and "15 min walk, 35 min gym, 14 lengths of the pool, 30 min walk." There is at least one post detailing his exact regimen for every day of the week. Crowe may have not had a lot of acting work over the past year or so, but he clearly has plenty of time to work out on his ranch in New Zealand.

6. @jimcarrey

   The comedian's Twitter is full of strange, yogi-like credos and references to his art studio, which he calls "The Church of FFC". The strangest is his fascination with the word "Boing". He's made a number of posts concerning this word, for example, "#Boing an acronym. Bouncing On Inspiration's Neverending Geyser, Believing Only In Natures Grace, to name a couple. Now U try ?;^)" and later, "To thine own #Boing be tru! ?B^]". We're not really sure what to make of Carrey's quirky tweets, but we hope he isn't pulling a Tom Cruise and going over the deep end.

eBay is a delightful little corner of the interweb in which users can sell their new and used goods. From iPods to toast with a supposed burnt image of Jesus on it, users are able to sell anything they fancy at the starting bid of their choice. To help deduce the integrity of the seller, eBay enlists a feedback system that shows positive, negative, and neutral feedback from up to a year of the user's recent activity. Of course, with such a wide array of users and their wacky products, there are bound to be occasions where the feedback can be quite hilarious.

1. Musicians or Bureaucrats

   "I asked him. Are we musicians or bureaucrats? Became offended. Cancelled sale. Posh." This feedback is from the buyer, ProGuitarist2, for a jazz guitar. We love the understated, mildly philosophic nature of it. This seller refused to hand over his guitar after the buyer hurt his feelings. Some people are just too sensitive.

2. Steve Irwin's Diving Suit

   User "tryork5ifp" is notorious for outrageous, albeit humorous eBay feedback. While he is constantly leaving such remarks, eBay does their best to remove them from the site as quickly as possible, so you can check back regularly to see which comments are still accessible. A little down the page, you can find this gem: "HEY—the autograph Steve Irwin diving suit you sold me had BIG a hole in it!!!" Is it too soon?

3. I'm Not Paying

   You'd think sellers would use caution with a buyer with the username "iaintpayinyou," but his feedback shows otherwise. Even better? The two feedback comments were left by the same person. In other words, this guy completed two separate transactions with the "buyer" before realizing the joke was on him. We think he was pretty clear about his intentions from the start.

4. Unwarrented Advances

   User RandyKim22 leaves the negative feedback, "There was a condom in package sayin call me." Her purchase was the video game Golden Eye 007 for N64. We love to find a random, wildly inappropriate piece of negative feedback in a sea of positive comments. Was this too forward? Perhaps next time he should ask her out on a date first. With a little detective work, we were able to figure out the username of this seller and confirmed that it was, indeed, negative feedback they received.

5. That's Pretty Awesome

   "I opened the shipping bag & the cable's awesomeness destroyed a nearby village," eBay user mizzelphug writes. We're a fan of hyperbole, especially when they allow for positive feedback as it's usually the negative feedback that invites humor. This user's feedback page has some great one-liners, if you have time to look for them. He also hilariously details how he uses various products.

6. None Were Injured

   User mr_bo**ox writes, "seller confirmed no children or animals were maimed during transaction : A+++" and then follows up to add, "Seller later admitted 2 goats HAD been slightly injured, but had recovered OK." This Monty Python-esque feedback comment left us giggling. On further inspection, this user seems to buy anything and everything on eBay, much of it being absolute junk. His comments are wonderfully random.

7. Ryobi Router Table, Worthless Junk, No Reserve

   You can't find the actual page on eBay anymore, but it has been reproduced in several places and become somewhat of a legend. The story of this eBay listing was even retold on NPR's This American Life. In essence, a man was selling a router table on eBay and very honestly described it as a piece of trash. From there ensued an excess of terribly comedic comments from various eBay users about how they could best destroy the router table.

8. True Blood on eBay

   It's a fake, of course, but with a little bit of Photoshop-induced ingenuity, someone put together this eBay feedback page for True Blood character, vampire Bill Compton. To anyone familiar with the series, it's a great laugh. Bill doesn't seem too concerned with the copious amounts of negative feedback he's received, nor with the general quality of the items he's selling. That's just what you should expect when you buy used goods from a vampire.

With the opening of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, you might think that Nicolas Cage has hit his crazy peak. It's hard to believe that anyone would choose to star in a sequel of this comic book movie after the first one received such terrible reviews. But this film actually seems to be a step back into the mainstream for the actor, who has given us more than his share of jaw-droppingly bad moments in film that make Ghost Rider look like a good career move. Even his over-the-top acting and poor role choices are overshadowed by these insane real-life Cage stories. (Photo source: Nicolas Genin)

1. The revelation of his sex-based food selection

   Most people don't like to think about the meat they eat as a living, breathing, mating animal, but Cage bases his diet on the sex habits of the creatures on his plate — he only eats animals who have "dignified" sex. As he told The Sun, "I love all animals. I have a fascination with fish, birds, whales — sentient life — insects, reptiles. I actually choose the way I eat according to the way animals have sex. I think fish are very dignified with sex. So are birds. But pigs, not so much. So I don't eat pig meat or things like that. I eat fish and fowl." He obviously isn't aware of the horrific mating habits of ducks.

2. The purchase of his post-life pyramid

   It's a very small pyramid, but a pyramid nonetheless, and Cage plans on using it as his final resting place. Cage's history of weird property purchases includes a couple of private islands, a medieval German castle, a haunted home in New Orleans, and now a 9-foot pyramid that sits in a New Orleans cemetery. Cage hasn't explained why he wanted the tomb erected in such an odd shape, but we speculate he either believes himself to be an ancient Pharaoh or there is more to the symbols in National Treasure than we know.

3. Naming his kid after Superman

   It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Nic Cage's poorly named, bound-to-be-made-fun-of son. Kal-El Cage was named after Superman, whose name on his home planet of Krypton is Kal-El. This probably shouldn't come as a huge shock since Cage is obviously a comic book fan. Besides starring in Ghost Rider, he also changed his real name, Nicolas Kim Coppola, to Cage in reference to the Marvel superhero Luke Cage. There's a pretty good chance that he actually believes he has a super powers and that his son is from another planet.

4. Using a two-headed snake for good luck

   While in New Orleans to film Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, Cage apparently felt he needed a little more luck on his side than usual. In that film, he plays a corrupt, drug-addicted cop. Maybe he was worried the karma of his character would catch up with him (there's got to be some seriously bad juju for threatening an old lady at a nursing home)? Cage bought a two-headed gopher snake as his good luck charm, though it's hard to say whether it worked. He has since donated the freaky creature to the Audubon Zoo.

5. The magic mushroom staring contest with his cat

   If you find your cat eating magic mushrooms, the only logical solution is to join him! Cage revealed to David Letterman that he had a particularly trippy bonding moment with his kitty, Lewis, in the good old days when he used to keep shrooms in the back of his fridge. Lewis got into the stash and wouldn't stop eating them, so Cage decided it would be best if they took that journey together. The two sat staring at each other for hours, Cage said, "and I had no doubt that he was my brother."

6. Buying a dinosaur skull

   Just what every celebrity who owes back taxes needs — a 67-million-year-old dinosaur skull! In 2007, the less-than-thrifty actor won the tyrannosauras bataar fossil at auction, outbidding Leonardo DiCaprio and paying $276,000. That probably seems like chump change for an actor whose movies gross billions of dollars, but added up with the rest of his purchases, including yachts, 50 cars, and "on-set drinking-consultant-poet" for Leaving Las Vegas, Cage ended up owing almost $15 million in back taxes by April 2011. That dino skull seems slightly less useful now, huh?

7. The "naked man with a Fudgesicle" story

   While promoting the film Trespass, Cage shared his own home invasion story at the Toronto film festival. He woke up once at 2 a.m. to find a man, wearing nothing but Cage's leather jacket, at the end of his bed eating a Fudgesicle. The actor was able to coax the man out his house and ended up not pressing charges because the man had a mental condition. While strangely disturbing, this story doesn't seem to even come close to the intensity of the situation in the movie, where Cage and his on-screen wife Nicole Kidman are held hostage in their home. That might explain Cage's terrible performance. All we really want to know is, what did Cage do with that leather jacket?

8. Proof showing that he's a vampire

   He may have denied the fact on Late Show with David Letterman, but everything makes a lot more sense if Cage is actually a vampire who's been alive since at least the Civil War era. The proof, recently circulated around the Internet, is a photo of a man from that time period who looks strikingly like Cage. Further proof: Cage was caught having a major meltdown at a Romanian club in 2010, where he yelled things like, "See my eyes? Respect them as you'd respect me." The official reason for his presence was that they were shooting Ghost Rider there, but we think the only real excuse for going to Romania is to attend a Transylvania blood-suckers convention.

9. Being appointed U.N. Goodwill Ambassador for Global Justice

   In light of all the other things we know about Cage, this might be the most shocking moment of his career. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime thought Cage would be a good representative because his characters have exposed the world "to some of the darkest aspects of human nature," and he's donated an admirable $2 million to start a fund for former child soldiers. It also doesn't hurt that he's known world over, even if it is for his crazy antics and bad acting. We can only hope Cage gets as angry over the injustices in the world as he does in his movies.

Made-for-TV movies often get a bad rap for corny story lines, bad acting, or just the fact that they are made for broadcast or cable television and not the big screen. While we can't deny that many TV movies are just downright awful, they aren't all bad. Love 'em or hate 'em, critics will agree that these 10 made-for-TV movies were actually good.

1. You Don't Know Jack

   HBO's You Don't Know Jack was a critically acclaimed television film featuring Al Pacino as Jack Kevorkian, the former pathologist who led a controversial crusade to end the terminally ill's pain through physician-assisted suicide. The film received overwhelming praise and was nominated for 15 Emmys, winning two for outstanding lead actor in a movie or mini-series and outstanding writing for a movie or mini-series.

2. Coco Chanel

   Coco Chanel is the Lifetime Network's award-winning TV film based on the rags-to-riches life of legendary fashion designer, Coco Chanel. Actress Shirley MacLaine won a Golden Globe for her moving portrayal of the glamorous, yet mysterious woman, who never married but was a mistress to some of the most influential men in the world.

3. The Ron Clark Story

   TNT's Original drama, The Ron Clark Story, tells the story of an energetic young teacher who moves to New York City to teach at a rough public school. Although Clark is faced with unfamiliar challenges, he uses his unique teaching techniques and devotion to helps turn his students' grades and lives around for the better. Matthew Perry's portrayal of real-life teacher Ron Clark received positive responses and earned him several award nominations.

4. Longford

   HBO's made-for-TV drama Longford was a cinematic success based on the Labour Party minister, Lord Longford, and his unsuccessful and controversial campaign to free Moors murderer, Myra Hindley, from prison. The critically acclaimed movie won the official selection for Best Dramatic Picture at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival and took home Best Actress, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actress at the 2007 Australian Independent Awards.

5. Tuesdays with Morrie

   The 1999 TV film, Tuesdays with Morrie, is a heartwarming adaptation of Mitch Albom's bestseller of the same title, which follows the story of professor Morrie Schwartz as he re-connects with an old student after learning that he is dying of Lou Gehrig's disease. During this time of self-introspection, Schwartz, played by Jack Lemmon, helps his former student realize his full potential in life.

6. Wit

   Wit is a 2001 television film based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name about Dr. Vivian Bearing, a professor of 17th-century metaphysical poetry, whose life takes a surprising turn when she's diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Even though she's losing her battle with cancer, Bearing, played by Emma Thompson, never loses her witty sense of humor.

7. The Lion in Winter

   The Lion in Winter is Showtime's made-for-TV movie that remade the 1968 film of the same name about the life of King Henry II and his family's plot to overthrow him. Patrick Stewart and Glenn Close gave outstanding performances playing the king and Queen Eleanor. The film was nominated for and won several prestigious awards, including the Emmy award for Outstanding Costumes and the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a miniseries or TV movie, which went to Close.

8. If These Walls Could Talk 2

   If These Walls Could Talk 2 is a hit TV movie that tells the story of three lesbian couples who occupy the same house over three different decades. The Emmy award-winning film focuses on the different trials and tribulations each couple faces, including abortion, feminism, and same-sex parenting.

9. Endgame

   Endgame is PBS's TV movie that's based on the final days of apartheid in South Africa and the covert discussions that ended the regime. Endgame received largely positive reviews and was watched by 837,000 viewers and an additional 336,000 viewers on a repeat airing.

10. Prayers for Bobby

    Prayers for Bobby is a heartfelt Lifetime TV movie based on the true story of a young gay man, named Bobby Griffith, who committed suicide because of his mother's and community's disapproval of homosexuality. Actress Sigourney Weaver gives a moving performance as Bobby's mother, Mary, who is torn between her conservative beliefs and accepting her son's homosexuality.

Many of our fast food chains in America have gone global. While traveling abroad, you may take comfort in knowing that you can get a Big Mac regardless of how exotic a destination you may have chosen, as McDonalds is available in almost every country. You may not realize, however, the wealth of menu items available at otherwise familiar fast food establishments that we lack in the United States. Foreign countries have a knack for adding local flare to their menus. A cheeseburger in Asia may sport a zesty teriyaki sauce, while a similar item in Greece includes tzatziki. In some cases, menu items overseas are so bizarre, one might wonder if even the locals indulge.

1. Wendy’s Rugby Burger

   A New Zealand exclusive, the rugby burger comes topped with hickory smoked bacon, free-range eggs, and pickled beets. While beets may sound like an odd choice, they are a common topping for burgers in Australia and New Zealand, with their sweet taste complementing the savory, seasoned burger patty. American Wendy’s locations may pride themselves on stacking more and more meat patties inter-spliced with cheese, but New Zealand recognizes that flavor is accomplished by the right combination of accompanying toppings.

2. Domino’s Korean Triple Cheese Pizza

   Only available in South Korea, Domino’s triple cheese pizza boasts a staggering three-layer crust sandwiched with cheddar, emmental, and camembert cheeses. For the cheese monger, this pizza packs a delicious punch. While the chedder may not be much of a stretch, emmental and camembert are recognized as gourmet cheeses and are a treat for the refined palette.

3. McDonald’s McArabia

   The McArabia is only available in McDonald’s locations around the Middle East, and is a grilled chicken or kafta patty, flanked by onions, tomatoes, garlic mayonnaise, and lettuce wrapped inside an Arabic-style pita. Westerners will not find this exotic dish in McDonald’s restaurants around America. The soft, chewy texture of the pita bread provides a pleasant departure from the common burger bun. Likewise, the Eastern spices of the kafta patty provide additional kick to an otherwise bland beef patty.

4. Subway’s Paneer Tikka Sub

   Found in Subway Stores within India, the Paneer Tikka sub’s base consists of "cottage cheese slices marinated with barbeque seasoning and roasted to a light crispness." A delicious, meatless option, the cottage cheese rivals any American sub prepared with deli meats. In fact, a vegetarian has considerably more options at Subways in India, while its U.S. counterpart merely offers a veggie delight.

5. Burger King’s Nacho Whopper

   Should you go to Burger King in the Netherlands, you may encounter an unusual menu item known as the Nacho Whopper. The Nacho Whopper is exactly as it sounds – a burger with nacho chips, jalapenos, and Mexican sauce. Apparently, the Netherlands appreciate a good fusion of Mexican and American cuisine. The nacho chips allow for a satisfying crunch, while jalapenos and Mexican sauce spice up your burger to include a Southwestern tang.

6. Starbucks’ Coffee Jelly Frappacino

   For fans of Boba tea, Starbucks in Japan offers a coffee jelly frappacino, allowing for coffee drinkers to simultaneously drink and eat their caffeinated beverage. The jellies are made from Italian roast and, true to bubble tea form, are slurped through an extra-wide straw. Bubble tea is quite popular in Japan and surrounding Asian countries. Unfortunately, Starbucks has no plans to add texture in the form of chewy jelly bites to their coffee here in America anytime soon.

7. KFC Krushers

   Unlike American KFC’s meat-centric menu, locations in countries such as Australia, Germany, and the Philippines offer a frozen delicacy known as the KFC Krusher. A similar concept to the Dairy Queen Blizzard, Krushers are ice cream cups laced with various sweets and fruits. Flavors range from blueberry to dulce de leche and everything in between. Meanwhile, American KFCs serve up an utterly lackluster desert menu with far fewer flavors from which to choose.

8. Pizza Hut’s Golden Fortune Pizza

   The Golden Fortune pizza of Malaysia features tempura king prawns, chargrilled chicken, chicken loaf, onions, capsicums, and pineapple, smothered in roasted garlic sauce and baked to perfection. No Pizza Hut in America offers a dish so hefty or eclectic, with seafood, meat, and fruit all on the same slice of pizza

For all the unfortunate people out there who don't have a DVR or TiVO (yes we exist) our daily television watching routine usually includes commercial viewing. However, celebrity voice-overs are becoming increasingly popular, which lessens the "ugh" factor of having to sit through commercials. There have to be times when a familiar voice comes from screen that you've caught yourself wondering, "Is McDreamy really trying to sell me insurance right now?" or "that voice seems so familiar, but I can't figure out who it is!" Chances are, that voice-over belongs to a celebrity you may not have considered as a candidate for such work. The truth is, voice-over gigs offer a fat paycheck without the face-time, as much preparation work, and offers even more media exposure so celebrities are jumping onboard. Check out these six celebrities who have been a part of some truly memorable commercial campaigns.

1. Denis Leary & Ford Motor Company

   Denis Leary (Ice Age, Spiderman, Rescue Me) has quite a knack for ranting, which proved to especially useful for commercials. He used his trademark fast paced comedic ranting style promoting Ford's F-150 pick-up truck. The 60 and 30 second commercials of fast moving graphics and pictures combined with Leary's gritty narration highlights fuel economy, payload, trailer towing, and (best in class) performance.

2. Kate Walsh & Cadillac

   That mysterious, sexy voice behind the Cadillac CTS commercials became an instant hit. Kate Walsh's voiceover represents a whole new direction for the Cadillac brand, as the car company began selling its first production of luxurious station wagons in the States. Kate compares the sleek CTS sport Wagon to the perfect dress, but there is much more to the whole new marketing blitz, which portrays the sophistication and intelligent design of Cadillac.

3. Will Lyman & Dos Equis Beer

   Both sides of his pillow are cool, his blood smells like cologne, and his personality is so magnetic, he is unable to carry credit cards. He is the most interesting man in the world. This high profile Dos Equis commercial has turned Jonathan Goldsmith into a popular cultural icon, captivating audiences with his absurd, hilarious, and over-the-top heroic life. However, the actor who plays the "most interesting man in the world" is not the same person whose voice narrates the commercials for Dos Equis. William Lyman (Commander in Chief, The West Wing, Law & Order) is the voice over actor, who is often overlooked & he should get more credit, for contributing to the success of Dos Equis; the beer company experienced a 15.4% increase in sales in 2009 alone.

4. Patrick Dempsey & State Farm Insurance

   You've seen him on the medical drama Grey's Anatomy, but what you may have not noticed is that McDreamy is also trying to sell you insurance. His signature vocal pitch is so unique; fans everywhere are hoping to be graced with his presence, not just his voice in future commercial advertisements. Dempsey also endorses Mazda (zoom, zoom, zoom!)

5. Morgan Freeman & Visa

   Morgan Freeman's baritone and calming voice continues to capture our hearts and sooth our ears. In his commercials for Visa & the Olympics, he urges the world to "come together" and unite while visually pleasing images and heartfelt messages make for a truly epic commercial campaign.

6. Cuba Gooding Jr. & Groupon

   During the 2011 Super Bowl, Groupon released a daring ad featuring Cuba Gooding Jr, who explains how to use Groupon deals while whale watching. The commercial has had some negative feedback, as it pokes on the irony of celebrities doing PSA ads, and also pokes fun at saving the whales, but in the end, Groupon got the attention it was going for, with some shock value provided by Cuba's endorsement.

Over the course of his career, Phil Collins gently sang "Please give me one more night" to thousands of sobbing fans, earning himself tons of money for alimony in the process. But the morning after, that moment when you realize you are still single and alone, demands another kind of love song, an anti-love song. Here are 10 such songs that you won't hear playing in your local drug store as you consciously avoid Valentine's Day cards and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates.

1. "Love On Command" by Unknown Hinson

   There are men who are at a loss when it comes to expressing their inner feelings. And then there's the sideburn-wearing, firearm-loving, single-tooth-brushing Unknown Hinson. In interviews, Hinson insists that women (or "wormuns") are among his biggest fans and that they truly appreciate the honesty he brings to his song lyrics. Ladies, if Hinson doesn't remind you of an ex-boyfriend, consider yourself blessed.

2. "Hound Dog" by Big Mama Thornton

   No disrespect to Elvis Presley, but Big Mama Thornton absolutely kills on the original version of the classic rocker, "Hound Dog." After hearing this track, it's easy to picture Thornton kicking Presley's sequined butt and giving Unknown Hinson a whooping as well. The growls on this track are pure sex, but the lyrics make it clear that Thornton ain't gonna put up with any man's B.S. just so she can get a card from the postman on Valentine's Day. The postman's scared of her anyway, and always leaves her mail with the neighbors.

3. "Tenderness is a Weakness" by Marc Almond

   Marc Almond, the man who brought you "Tainted Love," has no regrets in this anti-love song, "Tenderness is a Weakness," and neither should you. This cold-blooded joint blends French chanson, Weimar-era cabaret, and drag queen spectacle into an epic number best listened to alone, with the shades down, and the lights out. Well, you might need a light on and a mirror if you want to bust out the lipstick and eye shadow and vogue along with Dame Almond.

4. "The Wanderer" by Dion and the Belmonts

   This song is just one example of why Dion was leagues apart most of the white male singers in the late '50s early '60s. Behind him, the band lays down a solid, sexy shuffle while Dion half-sings, half-snarls an unapologetic ode to playing the field. Add Dion's "Runaround Sue" and the bizarre, completely over-the-top "Little Diane" (complete with kazoo solo) to your playlist and you've got the perfect anti-Valentine's Day suite.

5. "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga

   Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" is one of the catchiest anti-romantic songs of recent memory. It's clear, even without visual aids from the song's video, that at the end of this battle of the sexes, Gaga will not only come out on top, but will be holding the matches when the conjugal bed goes up in flames. The fact that this song is being covered by everyone from junior high school kids to armies of Chinese senior citizens is amazing, and kind of wonderful.

6. "Mother-in-Law" by Ernie K-Doe

   There's a reason why the self-proclaimed Emperor of the Universe's 1961 ode to "the worst person in the world" was a No. 1 hit on both the pop ("White") and R&B ("Black") charts. But, if you've never been married — and no, living together doesn't count — that reason is kind of hard to explain. For those who have yet to experience and survive their first firefight on the battlefield of marital and familial relations, consider this song a friendly warning.

7. "Sometimes When We Touch" by Dan Hill

   If ever you dated someone who took this song seriously, consider yourself lucky that they are no longer a part of your life. Supported by a plodding, soft-rock arrangement, the song's self-absorbed, cringe-inducing lyrics — containing an undercurrent of barely contained violence ("At times I'd like to break you / and drive you to your knees," "I'd rather hurt you honestly / than mislead you with a lie") are delivered by singer Dan Hill with all the cold-blooded earnestness of a serial killer proclaiming his innocence.

8. "Femme Fatale" by Big Star

   Rock legend has it that Alex Chilton tracked this performance immediately after an argument with his then girlfriend that had turned physical. Apparently, she did most of the ass-kicking. From Big Star's drug-soaked classic Third/Sister Lovers, lead singer Chilton's take on the Lou Reed doo-wop classic, with its quivering, wimpy vocal delivery, is the antithesis of Dion's Bronx swagger. No Quaaludes in the house? Try giving this song a spin instead!

9. "Casket Made For Two" by Glyn Styler and Lydia Lunch

   Now here's a man who knows he's sick and, unlike Dan Hill, makes no attempt to cover it up. You might hear this and be grateful not only that you are single, but that someone capable of composing the lyric "I'll make you hate the world / as much as I love you" isn't lying next to you in bed. Still, that voice is incredibly seductive as it soars over changes and a groove that our man Dion might have ridden back in the mid-'60s. Oh, what the hell. Crawl back into your box and give this song one more spin before we end this on…

10. "Love Stinks" by the J. Geils Band

    How can we not conclude this top 10 with the karaoke classic "Love Stinks"? Like "America the Beautiful," it's the kind of song adults and children, no matter what their level of musical skill, can sing along to. It's a song that should be taught to children as young as 4 and 5, in the classroom, to prepare them for life's inevitable disappointments and show that humor is the best medicine for a broken heart.

On a summer day in 1826, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce made what is believed to be the first photographic image with a camera obscura, also known as a "pinhole camera." The process used a plate covered with a substance called bitumen, which hardened in relation to light as it came through the small hole into the dark, airtight interior of the camera obscura. Washing down the plate after several hours of exposure with oil of lavender produced a permanent image. Since then, photographers have made great strides and great art. Below are 10 magical and significant moments in the history of photography.

1. E.J. Bellocq photographs the women of Storyville

   In the late 1950s, photographer and archivist Lee Friedlander recovered and eventually developed from the glass negatives 89 images by New Orleans photographer E.J. Bellocq. The photos, taken in 1912, are portraits of prostitutes who worked in the city's notorious Storyville district. As a professional photographer, Bellocq often photographed ordinary, even boring subjects. But for reasons still unknown, he was compelled to unflinchingly create this series of portraits of women who worked and lived outside of society.

2. Lee Miller photographs World War II for Vogue magazine

   American-born model and photographer Lee Miller, pictured here wearing a dress of mirrors, apprenticed with surrealist artist Man Ray. She quickly became one of the 20th century's finest photographers. When World War II broke out, she stayed in London to work as Vogue magazine's war photographer and correspondent. Her experiences in London and post-war Europe were profound, perhaps even traumatizing. A photograph by collaborator David E. Scherman of Miller in the bathtub of Hitler's Munich apartment taken after visiting the Dachau concentration camp is one of the most controversial images to come out of her time as a war correspondent.

3. James Van der Zee and the Metropolitan Museum of Art

   In 1968, Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Allon Schoener happened upon a Harlem storefront with a sign that read, "Photographer, Van der Zee, Weddings, Family Gatherings, Children." Inside the store was Van der Zee, then in his 80s, surrounded by boxes containing thousands of portraits he's taken of Harlem's families, jazz musicians, and religious leaders. The timing of this discovery was fortuitous. Van der Zee was about to be evicted, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art was preparing its exhibition "Harlem on My Mind" a celebration in photographs of the history and culture of Harlem. The show rescued from obscurity and revived the career of Van der Zee, who went on to create some iconic portraits of new celebrity fans of his work, including painter Jean-Michel Basquiat.

4. Andy Warhol discovers the photo booth

   Artist Andy Warhol's "Photo Booth Self-Portrait" marks his discovery of the photo booth as a tool for making art. His experiments with this fun and cheap way of capturing images led him to create one of the more powerful portraits of the 20th century, the large silkscreen-on-canvas Ethel Scull Thirty-Six Times (1963). To create this piece, Warhol asked collector Ethel Scull to sit in a photo booth in a pinball arcade at New York City's 52nd and Broadway and on his cue, "…start smiling and talking." As Scull struck pose after pose, the machine generated two dozen strips that Warhol silk screened to create a grid of pure-pop portraiture.

5. Philippe Halsman photographs Salvador Dali

   Philippe Halsman's Life and Time magazine cover portraits, including a forlorn Albert Einstein, an image that found its way onto a U.S. postage stamp, and a gloriously sexy Marilyn Monroe, are familiar and iconic images. His late 1940s collaboration with surrealist artist Salvador Dali produced a series of equally stunning if bizarre images, including a skull shaped out of a tableau vivant of seven nude women.

6. Walker Evans documents the lives of sharecroppers

   In 1936, photographer Walker Evans was working for the Farm Security Administration, created as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal to address poverty in rural America. That same year, Fortune magazine asked Walker and writer James Agee to travel to Hale County, Alabama, to document the lives of white sharecroppers. Walker's photos of sharecroppers and the interiors of their homes were published, along with Agee's prose, in book form titled Let Us Now Praise Famous Men. Their collaboration remains an example of literary innovation and forward-thinking journalism.

7. Robert Mapplethorpe walks on the wild side

   Singer, poet, and author Patti Smith said of her close friend photographer Robert Mapplethorpe, "What excited Robert the most as an artist was to produce something that no one else had done." Mapplethorpe's more extreme photographs still have the capacity to shock even the most open minded of art lovers. He knew the explicit and controversial photos he took showing extremes of S&M culture weren't for everyone, and that no one had created anything like them before. Mapplethorpe's body of work also includes stunning portraits of society people, artists, and musicians, as well as flowers, and American flags.

8. Mathew Brady and the Civil War

   Much of what we know about the Civil War comes from the photographs of Mathew Brady. President Abraham Lincoln granted permission for Brady to travel to the battlefields and camps and document the war as it unfolded. Brady reportedly said, "I had to go. A spirit in my feet said 'Go,' and I went." Brady employed several additional photographers in order to fully capture the scope of the War Between the States. After the war, Brady was unable to manage the debt he'd incurred as a result of the project, and died alone and penniless. Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns said his series The Civil War would not have been possible without Brady's photographs.

9. The discovery of Vivian Maier's photographs

   Beginning in 1951 and continuing throughout her lifetime, Maier took thousands of photographs of New York City and Chicago street life, but kept her body of work a secret. She worked most her life as a caregiver or nanny, while passionately and voluminously, in photos, film, and audio, documenting the world around her. In 2009, two years before she passed away, John Maloof stumbled across Maier's photographs in a Chicago thrift auction house. He became a champion of her work which now shows in prestigious galleries.

10. Filters for the iPhone's Instagram app

    Wired magazine believes the key to the popularity of the Instagram app for the iPhone is its vintage filters. The app, in combination with an iPhone, allows users to take and share the photos across several platforms. After taking a photo, the user can choose from 16 filters to enhance, even completely transform the image. The filters stimulate Instagram's millions of users to observe the world around them with new eyes. "What Instagram is doing," writes Wired columnist Clive Thompson, "is giving newbies a way to develop deeper visual literacy."

Sunglasses. Check. Outfit from last night on. Check. Heels in hand. Check. Whether you had a party last night, don’t remember what happened, or downed one too many shots, the feeling of being hungover the next morning is certainly not a pleasant one. But there are ways to mask it and at least look presentable when we feel the need to be in public. Getting to work or school when you have a hangover can surely be a challenge, but you don’t have to look like a hot mess. Here are five quick and easy ways to look hot, even when you’re trying to get over a hangover.

1. Drink Lots of Water

   After you wake up, ignore that pounding in your head and drink as much water as you can. Your dehydrated skin needs at least a half to one full liter of water to replenish itself. Looking alive certainly helps, and your skin complexion will get that healthy glow after you’ve rehydrated it. You can also try a warm cup of honey lemon tea, as the fragrances will give you an extra energy boost and refresh your throat. Coconut water is also another great option, giving you all the electrolytes you need. The key is to drink lots of fluids and give your body a chance to flush itself out.

2. Wash Your Face

   Rejuvenating your skin also requires a good, fast face wash. You’d be surprised how much more alert and energized you are after gently scrubbing your face to wash off last night’s grime. As you're washing your face, gently massage the areas around your eyes, as the slight pressure will ease the puffiness and mask the fact that you probably didn’t get enough sleep.

3. Wear a Fresh Scent

   A big part of looking and feeling like a million bucks — or just not hungover — is smelling fresh and clean. At a minimum, not smelling like alcohol would be nice. We don’t always have time to jump in the shower, so pick a clean-smelling perfume or cologne – one not too heavy or overpowering to complete your look.

4. Wear Nice Shoes

   Do not underestimate the power of a pair of nice shoes. Whether you value its comfort or aesthetic qualities, the way you feel and look while wearing a pair of nice shoes does wonders for your confidence, energy level, and overall hotness. It doesn’t matter if the rest of your outfit was just thrown together at the last minute. Your day will surely turn around if you’ve got a little "umph" in your step. Behold the power of shoes!

5. Do Your Hair

   Having a hangover risks potentially having bad hair the next day — don’t let this be you! To finalize your look, be sure you at least make an effort to brush your hair, tie it up, or put a little relaxer or hair gel on. Even a simple bun or ponytail will work. For guys, just run a bit of gel through your hair to avoid that messy bedhead look.

Cats! Honey Badgers! Dancing Babies! Popular Song Covers! One of the best things social media has perpetuated is the popularity of viral videos, which are videos that are passed along from person to person via the internet. With millions and millions of views, videos that have gained the most exposure spread like wildfire. They know no international and cultural barriers using wit, or funny slogans that seem to tickle our funny bones, no matter how hard we try to resist.

Viral videos have come to make a statement about our culture – they come up in casual conversation, are the subject of our emails and text messages, and have been reposted through many social media outlets. However, not everyone has a knack for creating these viral videos. Even though YouTube makes it easy for virtually any video to become a hit, there are large amounts of flops and lame imitations. So, before you set out on a mission to make a viral video, be weary of these eight signs your video is incredibly lame. Ready? Set. Action!

1. Staged Situations

   Obviously, contrived or staged situations are just not funny. If you caught something funny on video by mere chance or accident, that’s another story. But we’ve seen videos with reactions that have been clearly scripted, and that pretty much guarantees that you’ll get some negative feedback for producing such a painfully contrived situation. Don’t do it!

2. Annoying Descriptions

   You know all those annoying description insertions that pop up when you’re trying to watch a dang video? Yeah! Those descriptions that imply certain reactions like “WTF,” “NO WAY,” and “Yes I Just said, Stellar!” are so so lame. Please go ahead and type annoying thought bubbles in your video if you want an instant flop.

3. Shaking the Camera

   Unless it’s a totally spur-of-the-moment type of video, incessantly shaking the camera when you’re filming is a big no-no. You know, when you’re trying to record yourself singing a cover, or capturing one of those moments in which you're directly talking to the camera. The most annoying thing is having poor quality that makes your voice sound like something that could be spoken by Darth Vader.

4. Cheesy Sound Effects

   Cheesy sound effects that are supposed to dramatize your video or highlight/foreshadow some moments to come should be avoided. I mean, you are essentially ruining the element of surprise by doing that. And if you have the few basic sound effects like the sound of a beating heart, drumming, and some generic laughter, it’s just overly cheesy and cheap. Get to the point!

5. Zooming In and Out

   Incessantly zooming in and out on whatever “clue” you want to highlight is also another cheesy tactic and will not get you more clicks on your video. Quite frankly, it messes up the fluency and blurs your video.

6. Annoying Video Titles

   Please refrain from using blatantly annoying video titles. No one likes being tricked into clicking on your video, so unless it’s actually an “official” video, don’t use "official," "reveal" or anything in all caps in the title. Videos labeled like "THE MOST EPIC MADONNA COVER" or "DANCING BABY ON A STOOL" just seem desperate and not something most people want to click to watch. Build reputation on the quality of your video, not the video title's shock value.

7. Unoriginal Content

   There’s nothing people hate more than unoriginal content. Chances are, your video, no matter how great it is, if it’s based on an idea that's already been done, it won’t go viral. People want to see something new and exciting, not something that already had its time in the limelight.

8. Trying Too Hard

   Viral videos usually come from those funny, unexpected moments that we don’t set out to capture but were lucky enough to because we were ready and were in the right place at the right time. If it doesn’t come naturally, and if you have to spend too much time setting up a viral winning idea, chances are it won’t be much of a success.