--- description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: December 14th, 2015 | Vol. 186, No. 24 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # December 14, 2015 | Vol. 186 No. 24December 14, 2015 | Vol. 186 No. 24  Issue name December 14th, 2015 | Vol. 186, No. 24 | U.S. Issue date December 14, 2015 Location U.S. Related categories [Arts](/vault/subject/arts/) [Movies](/vault/subject/movies/) [Pop Culture](/vault/subject/pop-culture/) [Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents EntertainmentHealthIdeasPoliticsScienceSportsU.S.WorldOthers ### Entertainment [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### How J.J. Abrams Brought Back _Star Wars_ Inside the making of The Force Awakens [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### In the Latest Issue (3 Dec 2015) [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Review: _The Big Short_ Knows Why Your Rent Is Too Damn High Ryan Gosling, Steve Carrell, Brad Pitt and Christian Bale star in this movie about the financial crash [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Review: Vintage Valor in _In the Heart of the Sea_ A whale tale that’s no fluke [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Review: Grimes’ _Art Angels_ Hints at Pop’s Dark Side Grimes learned to play the violin, ukulele and other instruments while recording her new album [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Review: A ‘Hitch’ in the History of Filmmaking Kent Jones’ new documentary Hitchcock/Truffaut looks at the director’s filmmaking [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ### Quick Talk With Rick Ross The rapper’s new album is Black Market ### Health [Health](/section/health/) ### Strike a Power Pose--But Do It In Private How good posture can change your life ### Ideas [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### Karl Rove Won't Rule Out Donald Trump Nomination 'I don't want to say the chances are zero' [Ideas](/section/ideas/) ### The Millennial Beard: Why Boomers Need Their Younger Counterparts And vice versa ### Politics [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Marco Vs. Ted: Inside the Rivalry Reshaping the GOP [Politics](/section/politics/) ### Why Washington Is Fighting Over Your Financial Planner Your retirement savings adviser may not be working in your best interest ### Science [Science](/section/science/) ### The Climate Contest Inside the confusing alliances and battle lines at the major U.N. climate summit in Paris ### Sports [Sports](/section/sports/) ### 9 Questions with Tiger Woods ### U.S. [U.S.](/section/us/) ### From the Heart Actors, comedians and other influencers share the gifts that have meant the most, from thoughtful meals cooked by their kids to an annual closet cleanout turned clothing giveaway [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Sending Women to War The Pentagon nears a historic decision on equality at the front lines [U.S.](/section/us/) ### Syrian Refugees In the U.S. Feel a Backlash ### World [World](/section/world/) ### Two New Voices on the Arts [World](/section/world/) ### The Forces Fueling the Rise of France's Far Right [World](/section/world/) ### Where Do People Still Hunt Whales? Japan's whaling fleet set sail on Dec. 1 in defiance of a 2014 U.N. order to cease the practice. It's not the only place to bypass the International Whaling Commission's 1986 ban on commercial operations. [World](/section/world/) ### Verbatim (3 Dec 2015) [World](/section/world/) ### Netflix's New Love Story [World](/section/world/) ### What You Said About ... (3 Dec 2015) [World](/section/world/) ### Buzzy Gifts for Book Lovers 2015's most buzzed about reads--from runaway best sellers to cult classics in the making--prove to be particularly thoughtful and timely this holiday season. Cross the readers off your list with these last-minute picks at Amazon. [World](/section/world/) ### Uninformed ### Others ### ### ### ### ### ### ### December 14th, 2015 | Vol. 186, No. 24 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"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"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"December 14th, 2015 | Vol. 186, No. 24 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/4134359/december-14th-2015-vol-186-no-24-u-s/"}]}]} ```