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United State of Pop 2011: Mashing Up the Year in Music
San Francisco-based mashup artist DJ Earworm has released his highly anticipated annual compilation of the year that was in pop music. For “World Go Boom,” he combed the weekly Billboard charts to find the 25 biggest hit singles …
“We always count on the holiday season to give us a big boost at the end of the year, and it just didn't happen.”
Six Basic Twitter Reactions to ‘The Protester’ as TIME’s Person of the Year
Every year, we field criticism and praise for our pick of the most influential Person of the Year. According to Twitter, these were the most common reactions to our selection this year.
Touching Video: 2011’s Most Memorable Moments
GOOD Magazine condenses the entire year into 104 seconds.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan: People’s Choice for TIME’s 2011 Person of the Year
The Turkish Prime Minister was the most popular — and the least popular — in our annual online poll.
Death, Destruction and the Packers: What Facebook Talked About in 2011
Osama bin Laden, Kate Middleton and Rihanna now have something in common.
Yahoo’s Top Searches: iPhones, Celebrities
Want to be popular online? Be infamous — or at least have cool apps.
Who Should Be TIME’s 2011 Person of the Year? Our Panel Sounds Off
As the seasons rise and fall and the calendar pages fall away, the news cycle continues to churn without fail.
Photos: Miss Universe 2011’s Most Bizarre National Costumes
Behold the pageant’s wacky—and occasionally tacky—national costumes.
Forget Judgment Day: 5 Religion Stories Actually Worth Your Time
Sensational Rapture headlines have dominated the media recently, but is that what you really should be paying attention to?
From the Archives: TIME Covers the End of the World
NewsFeed has been watching the predicted impending Rapture, scheduled for Saturday evening. But the truth is TIME has had its eye on the End of Days for quite a while.