PoliticsNewsmaker of the day: Kevin Vickers becomes our man in IrelandNewsmakers, Jan. 8: Kevin Vickers becomes an ambassador
TelevisionNewsmaker of the day: Grace Helbig’s quiet revolutionNewsmaker, Jan. 6: We should be talking about how Helbig is going to be big—but we’re not
WorldNewsmaker of the day: Alexei NavalnyNewsmaker, Dec. 30: Russian authorities detain a symbol of anti-Putin dissidence
NewsNewsmaker of the day: The Interview gets wide release after allNewsmaker, Dec. 24: Sony backs into a meek defense of free speech, releasing ’The Interview’ for North American streaming
NewsNewsmakers of the day: the journalists who died in 2014Newsmakers, Dec. 23: At least 89 journalists or media workers were killed in 2014
WorldNewsmaker of the day: Pope Francis Pope uses his holiday greeting to enumerate the 15 sins of the Curia
Society9 royal stories of 2014: From fraud to photobombsThe kings, queens and sundry princes who hit the headlines
NewsThey’re ba-ack: The top comebacks of 2014From Lisa Kudrow to fanny packs, we chart the year’s top revivals