PERSON OF THE YEAR
Person of the Year: You
Yes, you. You control the Information Age. Welcome to your world.
Power to the People (Person of the Year 2006)
Meet 15 citizens-including a French rapper, a relentless reviewer and a real life lonely girl-of the new digital democracy
The YouTube Gurus (Person of the Year 2006)
How a couple of regular guys built a company that changed the way we see ourselves
People Who Mattered (Person of the Year 2006)
Our gallery of those who made a difference — for better or for worse
PEOPLE WHO MATTERED
Vladimir Putin: Turning Energy Into Power (People Who Mattered 2006)
Oil has troubled the waters for Russia's President
Nicholas Stern: Calculating the Cost Of Climate Change (Person of the Year 2006)
Tony Blair's top economist wants more than wasted hot air
NEWSMAKERS
A Man Of Mettle (International Newsmaker | Lakshmi Mittal)
Steel baron Lakshmi Mittal won a takeover battle — and taught the world a lesson
A Fond Farewell (Person of the Year 2006)
A last goodbye to those we lost in 2006
ARTS
The Great China Sale
Foreign collectors want them. Newly minted local millionaires want them. The rise and rise of the country's modern artists
Two for the Road (Arts | Theater)
The Presnyakov brothers' witty, disturbing plays about Russian life are worldwide hits
BRIEFING
Christianity, Islam And The Pope (Notebook | Letters)
GLOBAL ADVISER
Animal Magnetism (On Show)
Battuta, a new show by the equestrian theater Zingaro, features not only horses but bears, geese and dogs too
Holywood (Time Traveler)
Traditional wood-carving undergoes a revival in the Czech Republic
Advanced Italian (Local Fare)
New York's International Culinary Center offers courses in Italian cuisine along with intensive language tuition
Kiddie Kingdom (Day Tripper)
London's Museum of Childhood is a treasure chest of toys and games for children and adults alike
Flow Control (Home)
French architect Jean Nouvel moves into bathroom fixtures
BOOKS
10 Best (Art | Books)
TIME's pick of the year's top books from Africa, Europe and the Middle East, and the films that lit up 2006