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Britain’s Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, as bridesmaid Grace van Cutsem (left) covers her ears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London last spring.

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2011: A year of triumphs, flops & quirks

Last updated Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 9:09am

Man didn't walk on the moon and the Berlin Wall did not fall in 2011. No one even shot J.R. (who'll be back in TNT's "Dallas" update next summer). And if Janet Jackson had a wardrobe malfunction, I'm happy to say I missed it.

Still, it was a year in television like most. More happened than could fit in a Top 10 list (not that I ever get mine narrowed to 10, anyway).

Here's how I'll remember it:

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Best books of 2011 compelled, reshaped worldview

David L. Ulin Los Angeles Times

Last updated Sunday, January 1, 2012 - 8:57am

Of all the books I read this year, here -- alphabetically by title -- are my 10 favorites, those that most stuck with me, that reframed how I think about the world.

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2011: The good, the bad and the ugly

TX correspondents Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, December 30, 2011 - 3:09pm

We were swept up in the real-life drama of an earthquake in Japan and then in an on-screen drama battling He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named,

Along the way we also dressed up in feathers, laughed at the antics of a silly panda, and hummed along to some terrific tunes.

These were some of the memorable moments of 2011, a year now left behind for the history books. Our TX. staff weighed in on their picks for our annual Best & Worst survey -- and here's how they voted.

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