In The Latest Issue

Person of the Year: The Ebola Fighters

The Choice

Person of the Year Runner-Up: Ferguson Protestors

Person of the Year Runner-Up: Vladimir Putin

Person of the Year Runner-Up: Massoud Barzani

Person of the Year Runner-Up: Jack Ma

2014 in Connections
From Vladimir Putin to Katy Perry, how the most influential people connected this year

The Firsts and Lasts of 2014
From Janet Yellen to Oscar de la Renta, documenting the year in milestones

The 15 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2014
Featuring Elsa, Kim Kardashian, King Joffrey and more

The Top 15 Minutes of Fame of 2014
The heroes, villains and phenomena that rose, briefly, to the top

The Coolest Person of the Year
For the first time in this column’s five-year history, we actually consult an expert

Things
The inanimate objects that drove the news

Highs and Lows
Similar themes, opposite fates

Into The Hot Zone

Television

Hashtags
News stories amplified by social media

The Year in Covers
Readers respond to TIME’s biggest stories

Quotes

Moments
Memorable images of influential figures

Theater

Movies

Music

Books