The Best of 2011

Actor Kirk Douglas and socialite Kim Kardashian pose for photos as celebrities turn out to feed the homeless and those less fortunate a lunchtime meal at the Los Angeles Mission on November 23, 2011 in downtown Los Angeles in celebration of Thanksgiving, the annual American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November and centered around a meal of turkey and side dishes. The Los Angeles Mission has been helping people on skid row for the past 75 years, providing emergency services like shelter, food, clothing as well as professional medical and dental services. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Washington, DC - August, 23: Office workers flee a building at 15 and K, northwest, as a mild earthquake evacuates office buildings on August, 23, 2011 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bill O'Leary/The Washington Post)