December 2011
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Panda caught eating meat
A wild panda is caught on surveillance camera eating a dead gnu in south-west China. An analyst says the bamboo-loving animals were predators millions of years ago
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Overlooked at the Oscars: 109 movies not nominated...
Charles Saatchi’s list includes:
North by Northwest
The African Queen
Paths of Glory
Spartacus
Hud
But what films do you think missed out on a deserved Academy Award?
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Ker-pow! Women kick back against comic-book sexism →
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2012: What will make the news? →
But what will 2012 bring? Tell us your news predictions for the new year. Here are some things you might answer:
• What will happen to the Eurozone? Will any member countries leave the Euro? • Who will win the Republican primaries in the US? • Will Usain Bolt take victory at the London Olympics? Who will take the honours at the Games? • Will we see a shift in party leaders in the UK political...
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Links round up: The best of 2011
More and more lists of ‘the best’ of 2011 (and the worst!) are appearing in the build up to the New Year this weekend. As well as a crop of Guardian articles looking back at the year that has been, we round up some of the other good top ten lists we’ve seen on Tumblr:
Life publishes its favourtie photos of 2011
apsies publishes 11 quotes from 2011
Expressafterdeadline has this...
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“I’d have them all shot. I would take them outside and execute them in...”
– Gaffes of the year 2011. Jeremy Clarkson on the November 30 public sector strikes. See the rest here.
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Cocktail inspiration
New Year’s Eve approaches. Let Guardian Food tell you how to rustle up great cocktails without breaking the bank
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How Twitter made the news in 2011 →
A Storify round-up of the tweets and tweeters at the heart of some of the biggest news stories of the year
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North Korea holds state funeral for ‘dear leader’ Kim Jong-il
North Korea’s military staged a huge funeral procession in the snowy streets of the capital, Pyongyang, for Kim Jong-il, readying a transition to his son, Kim Jong-un. What appeared to be live footage from North Korean state TV showed the procession moving slowly through the streets against a backdrop of...
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“The water’s all whale sperm. That’s why the ocean’s salty.”
– American reality-TV star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi on her hatred of the beach and other celebrity science in 2011
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The best albums and songs of 2011, as voted by... →
Find out what our readers selected as the best music of 2011. You won’t believe what’s at number one…
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“Sabine: I flew in from Munich. We’ve been apart only six days, but it felt...”
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Christmas at Heathrow: reunion stories
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Guardian Music: The best songs of 2011 →
guardianmusic:
The top 40 tracks of the year, as voted for by Guardian writers
1 Lana Del Rey – Video Games 2 Azealia Banks – 212 3 Tyler, the Creator – Yonkers 4 Joe Goddard – Gabriel ft Valentina 5 Frank Ocean – Swim Good 6 Nicki Minaj – Super Bass 7 Beyoncé – Countdown 8 Adele – Rolling in…
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Some Boxing Day inspiration - top 10 UK Christmas... →
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Christmas economics and a review of 2011
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Global development podcast: looking back at the...
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“But life moves on. Children grow up, get married and have children of their own;...”
– The Invisible woman on wearing pyjamas on Christmas Day
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How to make Christmas preserves
With a few hours in the kitchen you can make some fantastic festive preserves and pickles to give away as Christmas presents. Here’s Rachel Holmes on how.
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“A morning just before Christmas, I woke early with the intention of serving my...”
– Andy Robinson and other readers tell us about their best and worst Christmases
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How to make... perfect trifle
Treat your Christmas table to what Felicity Cloake proudly declares to be one of Britain’s greatest contributions to dessert
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Year in politics
Michael White looks back on a...
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Global development quiz 2011 →
Can you tell your Soesilos from your Sirleafs? Does Ifad come in 16 and 32 GB versions, or is it something else altogether? Test your global development knowledge in this seasonal quiz
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“I was 15, and had a rash on my chin from kissing my one and only boyfriend. His...”
– Julie Bindel on her top 10 lesbian kisses of all time (including her own)
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2011 - year in review interactive →
The news in 2011 was being recognised as exceptional long before the year began to draw to a close. Our interactive reviews 2011 as a whole but also captures running stories that defined the year from the Arab spring to the UK riots and from phone hacking to eurozone debt. You can click through the pictures on the interactive to see how 2011 unfolded day-by-day or choose to see only stories...
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“Beware, young people. Don’t watch too many Christmas adverts, or you will...”
– The Thick of It writer Ian Martin’s grumpy guide to Christmas
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How to make... mulled cider
When it comes to mulling cider, tradition is not always the best guide. John Wright tracks down a worthwhile winter warmer – mulled cider
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Watchbraiker:
Do they know it’s Global Orgasm for Peace Day at all? Kudos to Adam Gabbatt and Ryan Jones for brilliantly, uh, pulling off a potentially disasrous man-on-the-street video. Now, “lie back and think of Syria.”
Indeed. Fav quotes: “I feel like I haven’t done enough for world peace, but this is definitely something I could follow through on.”
Adam: “Have you...
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“I don’t know why she had to get me another candle,” my gran muttered...”
– Tim Jonze and other celebrities and Guardian writers tell us their favourite Christmas memories
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Scientists to study psychological benefits of...
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