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A woman dresses in cosplay during the 10th Asia Game Show 2011 in Hong Kong, which ended Monday. In cosplay, short for "costume play," participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea, often drawn from popular fiction in…

A new stencil and spray paint piece by graffiti artist Banksy appears on a vacant building in the Mayfair area of London.

A woman shows a Nativity scene displayed in a walnut in Luceram, France. In this southeastern village, handmade manger scenes of all types and sizes are displayed during the Christmas season.

As 2011 draws to a close, we take a look at the the year in pop music and the big changes in the industry, including new cloud services like Spotify. Jeffrey Brown talks with Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts.

A statue on top of the concert in Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt is seen through Christmas lights. Photo by Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images.