2011

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.

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.

Password management app maker SplashData has released its list of the “worst computer passwords of 2011″ based around the most commonly stolen password data. It should come as no surprise that the password “password” topped the list of no-nos.

In news that will likely make all those Occupy Wall Street protestors cheer, New York compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates projects the average Wall Street bonus will decline by 20 percent to 30 percent this year.

Saddle up, Toby Keith fans — the country superstar’s next album is just around the corner. It’s been a busy week for Keith, who debuted the video for his latest single, ‘Made in America,’ and revealed that his 15th studio album, ‘Clancy’s Tavern,’ will be released October 25.

Taylor Swift can add yet another trophy to her already-full mantle. The 21-year-old singer won Entertainer of the Year at the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards, held Sunday evening in Las Vegas. The big winner of the night, though, was Miranda Lambert, whose Grammy-winning song ‘The House That Built Me’ took home awards for Single Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Video of the Year. Lamb

The biggest stars in Hollywood and Nashville made the trip to the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas for the 2011 Academy of Country Music Awards. Among the many A-listers attending were Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, 'Dancing With the Stars' beauty Julianne Hough and, of course, Entertainer of the Year winner Taylor Swift.

The 18th annual Albany County Home Show is quickly approaching and it promises to be bigger than ever; as usual the show will be at the fairgrounds and held on Saturday March 26th. This year several new faces will join the show in addition to many businesses from the past.

Hundreds have been found or are presumed dead after a massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami tore through Japan’s northeast coast. Unfortunately the country has a nuclear plant failure at its Fukushima power plant. While Japan is often the victim of earthquakes, this unprecedented event is sure to cause grave emergencies such as this. The nuclear plant's main cooling system has failed at this poin

Last night the People's Choice Awards were hosted by Queen Latifah in LA. This year more than 145 million votes were cast for the fan favorites in Music, Movies, & TV. Taylor Swift won the award for favorite country music artist; check out the country stars at the event in the photo gallery along with the list of the winners in all categories below!