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Discover the new wrinkles to the blog for 2011, featuring a 'Regular features' page with recurring headlines.

ByKeith Kloor
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I thought I'd add a few new wrinkles to the blog for 2011. If you look at the top left corner of the home page, you'll see I added a new page called "Regular features." It contains headlines that you'll see recurring in the blog. Feel free to send me your nominations/suggestions for any of them.

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