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# December 22, 2014 | Vol. 184 No. 24 December 22, 2014 |  

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Issue name

December 22nd, 2014 | Vol. 184, No. 24 | U.S.

Issue date

December 22, 2014

Location

U.S.

Related categories

[Influence](/vault/subject/influence/)

[Person of the Year](/vault/subject/person-of-the-year/)

[Science](/vault/subject/science/)

[Health &amp; Medicine](/vault/subject/health-medicine/)

[Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/2014-12-22/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/)


## Table of Contents

EntertainmentHealthIdeasWorldOthers

### Entertainment

[Entertainment](/section/entertainment/)

### The 15 Most Influential Fictional Characters of 2014

Featuring Elsa, Kim Kardashian, King Joffrey and more

### Health

[Health](/section/health/)

### The Choice

[Health](/section/health/)

### In The Latest Issue (11 Dec 2014)

### Ideas

[Ideas](/section/ideas/)

### The Coolest Person of the Year

For the first time in this column’s five-year history, we actually consult an expert 

### World

[World](/section/world/)

### 2014 in Connections

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

[World](/section/world/)

### The Firsts and Lasts of 2014

From Janet Yellen to Oscar de la Renta, documenting the year in milestones 

[World](/section/world/)

### Theater

[World](/section/world/)

### Things

The inanimate objects that drove the news

[World](/section/world/)

### Highs and Lows

Similar themes, opposite fates

[World](/section/world/)

### Into The Hot Zone

[World](/section/world/)

### Hashtags

News stories amplified by social media

[World](/section/world/)

### The Year in Covers

Readers respond to TIME's biggest stories

[World](/section/world/)

### Quotes

[World](/section/world/)

### Moments

Memorable images of influential figures

### Others

[15 People Who Were Almost Famous in 2014](/3629565/15-minutes-of-fame-2014/)


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