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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Dec 21, 2015 8:38 PM UTC  Photograph by Erik Madigan Heck for TIME by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Dec 21, 2015 8:38 PM UTC [Adele Is Music’s Past, Present and Future](http://time.com/4155801/adele-story/?iid=toc%5F122115) [An Exciting Time to Lead Time](http://time.com/4157540/an-exciting-time-to-lead-time/?iid=toc%5F122115) A letter from the publisher [Hillary Clinton Is Strong on Fighting ISIS—but Democrats Don’t Seem to Care](http://time.com/4156925/hillary-clinton-is-strong-on-fighting-isis-but-democrats-dont-seem-to-care/?iid=toc%5F122115) [The Young Gun Gets the Gavel](http://time.com/4153898/paul-ryan-house-speaker/?iid=toc%5F122115) Paul Ryan’s big plans to fix the House and the GOP [7 Questions With Nancy Pelosi](http://time.com/4153913/nancy-pelosi-questions/?iid=toc%5F122115) The House Democratic leader talks about gun control, elections and Speaker Paul Ryan [8 Questions With Gillian Anderson](http://time.com/4153871/gillian-anderson-questions/?iid=toc%5F122115) The star of The X-Files on why she agreed to take on a new case [Review: The Force Awakens Is Everything You Could Hope for in a Star Wars Movie—and Less](http://time.com/4150168/review-star-wars-the-force-awakens/?iid=toc%5F122115) While there are elements that feel special and fresh, mostly The Force Awakens strives to please instead of surprise. [The Absence of Global Leadership Will Shape a Tumultuous 2016](http://time.com/4154044/geopolitics-2016/?iid=toc%5F122115) What to expect in the year ahead [Kevin Rudd on China in 2016](http://time.com/4154103/china-essay-kevin-rudd/?iid=toc%5F122115) Managing new challenges at home, while approaching a greater role in the global order [Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci on the Red Carpet, Instagram and the American Dream](http://time.com/4155671/givenchy-riccardo-tisci-ariel-foxman/?iid=toc%5F122115) How the Pied Piper of rebel chic keeps the house of Givenchy trending [James Murdoch on Media in 2016](http://time.com/4154115/media-essay-james-murdoch/?iid=toc%5F122115) Storytelling—both fiction and nonfiction, for good and for ill—will continue to define the world [Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen on Technology in 2016](http://time.com/4154126/technology-essay-eric-schmidt-jared-cohen/?iid=toc%5F122115) Inventive artificial intelligence will make all of us better [Christine Lagarde and David Lipton on Global Finance in 2016](http://time.com/4154083/global-finance-essay-christine-lagarde/?iid=toc%5F122115) The refugee flow won’t stop in 2016—unless the world gets serious about fixing fragile states [David Miliband on Human Rights in 2016](http://time.com/4154077/human-rights-david-miliband/?iid=toc%5F122115) The refugee flow won’t stop in 2016—unless the world gets serious about fixing fragile states [Autism Risk From Antidepressants Is Very Small: Study](http://time.com/4147523/antidepressants-pregnancy-autism-risk/?iid=toc%5F122115) The latest study links depression treatments during pregnancy to a higher risk of autism—but the overall risk still remains small [How Ted Cruz Is Winning the GOP Race–on the Ground](http://time.com/4157534/how-ted-cruz-is-winning-the-gop-race-on-the-ground/?iid=toc%5F122115) [Elizabeth Strout’s Ties that Bind and Sometimes Strangle](http://time.com/4157536/ties-that-bind-and-sometimes-strangle/?iid=toc%5F122115) In My Name Is Lucy Barton, family is both a wound and a balm [The Arab Spring Turns Five](http://time.com/4157539/the-arab-spring-turns-five/?iid=toc%5F122115) [Rising Stars to Watch](http://time.com/4157542/rising-stars-to-watch/?iid=toc%5F122115) These athletes are poised to take their sports by Storm [2016 Calendar](http://time.com/4157543/2016-calendar/?iid=toc%5F122115) [Next Ideas](http://time.com/4157544/next-ideas/?iid=toc%5F122115) Here’s a breakdown of the innovators in science and technology who will help shape the world [The Fear Index: What to Freak Out About in 2016](http://time.com/4157545/you-may-want-to-freak-out-now/?iid=toc%5F122115) These scary things could happen in the next year [Verbatim](http://time.com/4157546/verbatim/?iid=toc%5F122115) [2016 Calendar](http://time.com/4157547/2016-calendar/?iid=toc%5F122115) [2016 Will Be a Busy Year for Space](http://time.com/4157548/a-busy-year-for-space/?iid=toc%5F122115) Two spacecraft to two worlds will help answer one big question about the solar system [Turning the Page on Crime in 2016](http://time.com/4157549/turning-the-page-on-crime/?iid=toc%5F122115) A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress believe they can pass federal reforms on criminal justice [Predicting My 2016 Predictions](http://time.com/4157550/predicting-my-predictions/?iid=toc%5F122115) With methods from Superforecasting, I guess the future scientifically [The Milestones to Come in 2016](http://time.com/4157551/milestones-to-come/?iid=toc%5F122115) These are the anniversaries we will be marking [Meet Silicon Valley’s Global Rivals](http://time.com/4157552/silicon-valley-has-competition/?iid=toc%5F122115) Startups around the world are coming after services pioneered in the U.S. Here are the names you’ll hear in 2016 [What It’s Like to Be Muslim In America, Post-Paris](http://time.com/4157553/what-its-like-to-be-muslim-in-america-post-paris/?iid=toc%5F122115) [Here Are Your New Food Rules](http://time.com/4157555/the-new-food-rules/?iid=toc%5F122115) A simpler, more sane way to eat is here [The U.S. Government’s Finance Watchdog Gets Ready for 2016](http://time.com/4157558/mary-jo-white/?iid=toc%5F122115) How Mary Jo White is looking to the year ahead [Move Over, Millennials: Here Comes the Next Generation](http://time.com/4157561/move-over-millennials-here-comes-the-next-generation/?iid=toc%5F122115) Society is starting to obsess over the aughts kids that will define American culture [Fallout from the Fed’s Rate Hike](http://time.com/4157563/fallout-from-the-feds-rate-hike/?iid=toc%5F122115) [The Key to Getting Out the Vote in 2016](http://time.com/4157564/who-turns-out/?iid=toc%5F122115) Elections are decided by the voters who show up [Frontiers In Health](http://time.com/4157565/frontiers-in-health/?iid=toc%5F122115) The medical fields likely to have the biggest impact in 2016 [Road to the Olympics](http://time.com/4157567/road-to-the-olympics/?iid=toc%5F122115) [7 Questions with Jennifer Doudna](http://time.com/4157570/jennifer-doudna/?iid=toc%5F122115) She co-developed a game-changing technique that allows scientists to edit any human gene. Now the field just needs to agree on when it’s O.K. to use it [8 Questions With Dave Roberts](http://time.com/4157572/dave-roberts/?iid=toc%5F122115) The rookie manager and ex-Dodger takes over baseball’s most intriguing team [2016 Calendar](http://time.com/4157573/2016-calendar/?iid=toc%5F122115) [Satya Nadella Is Making Microsoft Cool. No, Seriously](http://time.com/4157575/how-microsoft-got-its-groove-back-and-whats-next/?iid=toc%5F122115) 2016 according to the CEO of the newly hot giant [A Financial Forecast for 2016](http://time.com/4157576/financial-forecast-2016/?iid=toc%5F122115) The world’s big economies are diverging [Degrees of Global Warming](http://time.com/4157577/degrees-of-global-warming/?iid=toc%5F122115) The Paris Agreement, struck by nearly 200 countries on Dec. 12, aims to limit global warming. But just how much warmer it will get depends on how deeply countries cut carbon emissions. [Keep These 6 Common New Year’s Resolutions](http://time.com/4157578/keep-these-6-common-new-years-resolutions/?iid=toc%5F122115) Don’t be afraid to ask for help while goal-setting in 2016\. Keeping promises can be tricky, whether it’s organizing your life or getting into shape, so we rounded up gear from Amazon to help you stick to six oft-abandoned resolutions. [For the Family That Plays Together](http://time.com/4157579/for-the-family-that-plays-together/?iid=toc%5F122115) This season’s fondest memories are likely to be made at home, where the heart is–and where the fun is, thanks to a host of new games and accessories, both high-tech and old-school, from Amazon. [Stephen Curry and the Greatest Show on Earth](http://time.com/4157580/stephen-curry-and-the-greatest-show-on-earth/?iid=toc%5F122115) Why it’s only going to get Better [The Year Ahead in Sports](http://time.com/4157581/the-year-ahead-in-sports/?iid=toc%5F122115) 2016 will be a big year on the playing field [Homeland Security, ISIS and the Fight Against Fear](http://time.com/4157583/homeland-security-isis-and-the-fight-against-fear/?iid=toc%5F122115) Jeh Johnson sees the war on terror come home [How Older Workers Prepare for Their Second Act](http://time.com/4157585/interns-with-a-bit-more-gray-in-their-hair/?iid=toc%5F122115) Some interns have a bit more gray in their hair [The Ever Expanding Universe of Harry Potter](http://time.com/4157586/the-ever-expanding-potterverse/?iid=toc%5F122115) A movie and play are set to make J.K. Rowling’s world even more magical—and profitable—in 2016 [Turning the OJ Simpson Trial into Art on HBO](http://time.com/4157587/oj-simpson-trial-hbo/?iid=toc%5F122115) A new miniseries on the trial of another century [Quiz: Predict 2016’s Biggest Events](http://time.com/4157588/the-not-yet-news-quiz/?iid=toc%5F122115) Practice your punditry [How Our Mood Can Affect Our Health](http://time.com/4157590/new-studies-show-how-our-mood-affects-our-health-for-better-and-for-worse/?iid=toc%5F122115) For better and for worse [El Niño Spells Disaster](http://time.com/4157591/el-nino-spells-disaster/?iid=toc%5F122115) The climate phenomenon will bring heavy rain to California and extreme weather around the world [What You Said About …](http://time.com/4157593/what-you-said-about/?iid=toc%5F122115) [Where Does the LGBT Movement Go Now?](http://time.com/4157594/where-does-the-lgbt-movement-go-now/?iid=toc%5F122115) Caution and concern among activists after a year of big wins TIME Magazine Cover: The Year Ahead ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4157842/in-the-latest-issue-54/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4157842/in-the-latest-issue-54/"},"headline":"In the Latest Issue (21 Dec 2015)","datePublished":"2015-12-21T20:38:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:58:33.508Z","description":"Adele Is Music’s Past, Present and Future An Exciting Time to Lead Time A letter from the publisher Hillary Clinton Is Strong on Fighting ISIS—but...","url":"https://time.com/4157842/in-the-latest-issue-54/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0122f60470db85a5/698876292dce015d9e9e7086/adele-final.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0122f60470db85a5/698876292dce015d9e9e7086/adele-final.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The Year Ahead Adele Time Magazine Cover 151228","caption":"The Year Ahead Adele Time Magazine Cover","creditText":"Photograph by Erik Madigan Heck for TIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4157842/in-the-latest-issue-54/","name":"In the Latest Issue (21 Dec 2015)"}}]}] ```