COVER
2010 Person of the Year: Mark Zuckerberg
For connecting more than half a billion people and mapping the social relations among them; for creating a new system of exchanging information; and for changing how we all live our lives, Mark Elliot Zuckerberg is TIME's 2010 Person of the Year
Runner-Up: The Tea Party (Person of the Year / The Short List)
The grass-roots uprising that restored the GOP was fueled by anger at the ruling Democrats. But it won't be easy to hold together
Runner-Up: Julian Assange (Person of the Year / The Short List)
Whistle-blower or spy? His belief in the virtues of radical transparency has turned the diplomatic world upside down
Runner-Up: Hamid Karzai (Person of the Year / The Short List)
In 2010 the feckless Afghan President came to symbolize a growing frustration with the long war in his country
Runner-Up: The Chilean Miners (Person of the Year / The Short List)
Trapped 2,300 ft. below the earth's surface for almost three months, these 33 men defied the odds and inspired the world
Fond Farewells (Person of the Year)
Remembering those who left us in 2010: Bill Clinton on Robert Byrd, Warren Beatty on Arthur Penn, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on John Wooden
WORLD
Postcard from Bangkok
Shot partly in secret, French director Luc Besson's new film follows Aung San Suu Kyi's fight for freedom. Behind the scenes of a tribute to Burma's democracy icon
GLOBAL ADVISER
Galápagos Checklist: Six Points to Remember (TIME Traveler)
Top tips for your trip
All in Good Taste: Designers Open Eateries (Amuse-Bouche)
Moving from couture to cuisine, top designers are opening eateries, Here are four fashionable offerings
Planet of the Grapes: Wine's Global Ascent (Grapevine)
A new exhibition on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art explores wine as a global cultural phenomenon
Be Square: Spain's New Cubist Hotel (Check In)
An extraordinary new spot in the heart of the Rioja Alavesa wine region