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Google Zeitgeist 2011 Year in Review Looks Back at Revolution, Steve Jobs and Rebecca Black [VIDEO]
As 2011 comes to a close, Google Zeitgeist presents a video retrospective of the most-searched topics that made the year memorable.
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Steve Jobs’ Death and Occupy Wall Street Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Events of 2011
Alex Wong, Getty Images / Handout, Getty Images / Apple / US Navy / John Moore, Getty Images
2011 can be tracked by its dramatic events, beginning with the Tuscon shooting that critically wounded US Rep. G
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All-Star Lineup Rocks 2011 Dimebash
DimeBash went off without a hitch last night (Dec. 14) at the Key Club in West Hollywood, Calif. Presented by ‘That Metal Show’ hosts Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson, the event boasted some of metal’s most legendary musicians paying tribute to the late Pantera / Damageplan guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott.
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Remember the Celebrities We Lost in 2011 in Moving Tribute [VIDEO]
So many people pass away every year, including in the entertainment industry, that it’s hard to remember just who died, beyond the few very famous people. Turner Classic Movies has a nice montage that helps us remember the talents we’ve lost in 2011.
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Barbara Walters Chooses Steve Jobs as Her ‘Most Fascinating Person’ of 2011 [VIDEO]
Barbara Walters has named her Most Fascinating Person of 2011: Steve Jobs.
While her policy has always been to choose only living people for the annual roundup, Walters said that when Jobs retired as CEO of Apple last summer, she knew he’d be her pick to top the list. And even after his death on October 5, Walters stuck to her choice because, much like Jobs believed, “rules were made to be broken.”
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Seether’s ‘Country Song’ Is Billboard’s Active Rock Song of the Year
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‘The Protester’ Named TIME Magazine’s ‘Person of 2011′ [IMAGE]
This year, the iconic Time Magazine Person of the Year cover slot goes to “The Protestor,” a conceptual idea meant to indicate men and women around the world, particularly in the Middle East, who have agitated for change.
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Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Round Out the Top 10 Biggest Celebrity Breakups of 2011
Donald Bowers / Mark Thompson / Jason Kempin / Larry Busacca, Getty Images
Doesn’t it seem like most celebrity marriages don’t stand a chance? The Centers for Disease Control reported a staggeringly low rate of divorce rates