Newsmakers 2014

From Lupita Nyong’o to John Oliver, here’s who shot into stardom in 2014

From U2 and Apple to Tim Hortons and Burger King, a roundup of the year’s most unusual pairings

Ever since Islamic State began making headlines, everyone using the ISIS moniker had to decide whether to share the name

The youngest of three superstar sisters on the moguls in Sochi, Dufour-Lapointe came out on top

From Hong Kong vs. China to Irving vs. Irving, a round-up of the year’s biggest feuds

Adnan Khan on the rise of Islamic State, and how leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi went from virtual unknown to global threat

From Amazon to evil clowns, this year was rife with rogues

’Yves Klein Blue,’ named in the 1950s for its artist creator, is suddenly everywhere

18 viral videos from the year that was

2014 was a big year for breakups