DRUG
Flibanserin (a.k.a. the female-libido pill)
ALBUM
Adele’s 25
INVENTION
“Hoverboard” scooters
LIQUID
Water on Mars
SPACECRAFT
NASA’s New Horizons
POLLUTANT
Volkswagen diesel engines
CAR
The Popemobile
ACCESSORY
Donald Trump’s cap
GADGET
Samsung Gear VR
RECIPE
Pea guacamole (per the New York Times)
RELIC
The Confederate flag
FOSSIL
Homo naledi, an early human
CURRENCY
China’s renminbi
EMOJI
The taco (finally!)
DESIGN
Starbucks’ plain red holiday cups
WEAVE
Miley Cyrus’ dreadlocks
BOOK
Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman
LOGO
Google Alphabet
DESSERT
The Churro Dog
TOY
BB-8
This appears in the December 21, 2015 issue of TIME.
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