Time Magazine International Edition April 28, 2024

What happens next? As journalists, that is the question we get asked more than any other, particularly these days. As we were closing this issue, President Donald Trump introduced a tariff plan that upended the global economic system. For many readers, the move accelerated the sense that almost everything was shifting, with very real consequences for themselves and their neighbors. Some celebrate these changes. Others condemn them. No one is certain what comes next. TIME’s founders knew that focusing on the individuals who are transforming the world is the best way to help readers understand it. That belief animates much of what we do at TIME. Take Person of the Year, which in two years will reach its centennial. Or the TIME100, our annual list of the most influential people…

At TIME photo shoots for the covers of the issue recognizing the year’s 100 most influential people, Adrienne Raquel photographed rapper Snoop Dogg (above), tennis champion and entrepreneur Serena Williams (left), pop star Ed Sheeran (right), and actor Demi Moore (below right). Demis Hassabis (bottom left), winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, posed for David Vintiner. Find interviews with each at time.com/time100 To order specific copies and special issues, scan this QR code or visit time.com/mag-shop TALK TO US SEND AN EMAIL: letters@time.com Please do not send attachments Letters should include the writer’s full name, address and home telephone, and may be edited for purposes of clarity and space FOLLOW US: facebook.com/time @time (X and Instagram) Back Issues Contact us at customerservice@time.com, or call 800-843-8463. Reprints and Permissions…

ICONS / Fatou Baldeh. Adrien Brody. Bobbi Brown. Amy Griffin. Jalen Hurts. Léon Marchand. Demi Moore. David Muir. Angeline Murimirwa. Gisèle Pelicot. Anthony Romero. Hiroyuki Sanada. Raquel Willis. Yoshiki. ARTISTS / Kristen Bell. Willy Chavarria. Danielle Deadwyler. Hozier. Branden Jacobs-Jenkins. Scarlett Johansson. Rashida Jones. Miranda July. Daniel Dae Kim. Diego Luna. Yoshitomo Nara. Mohammad Rasoulof. Nicole Scherzinger. Adam Scott. Annabelle Selldorf. Ed Sheeran. Kristen Wiig. LEADERS / Mo Abudu. Noa Argamani. Duma Boko. Megyn Kelly. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Reshma Kewalramani. Lee Jae-myung. Howard Lutnick. María Corina Machado. Friedrich Merz. Javier Milei. Elon Musk. Teresa Ribera. Ahmed al-Sharaa. Claudia Sheinbaum. Keir Starmer. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Donald Trump. J.D. Vance. Andrea Vidaurre. Russell Vought. Muhammad Yunus. PIONEERS / Dario Amodei. Cordelia Bähr. Julie Burkhart. Tomas Cihlar. Napheesa Collier. Andrew Forrest. Demis…

Demi Moore CHANGING CULTURE By Ryan Murphy Demi Moore is more than just an award-winning actor. She is a high-spirited force who has shaped the culture for decades. She changed the way we talk about pregnancy and motherhood (those at-the-time-scandalous Vanity Fair covers!); women and economics in Hollywood (with Striptease and G.I. Jane she demanded and got financial parity with the guys); beauty and aging (Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle and now her Oscar-nominated turn in The Substance). Her story of constant survival and reinvention has always moved me, and fascinated the world. Ghost, Indecent Proposal, A Few Good Men, St. Elmo’s Fire—her powerful and truthful spirit has permeated our lives for decades, and she is one of the most successful movie stars of all time. I’ve always seen her as…

Ed Sheeran OPENHEARTED STORYTELLER By Chris Hemsworth I’m fortunate enough to meet some of the most talented people in the world. But every now and then, I come across a person who isn’t just talented—they’re something else entirely. Ed Sheeran has an almost supernatural ability to connect. His songs, his voice, his words—they belong to all of us. Whether you’re at home with your headphones on, driving through the countryside, or in a stadium packed with 70,000 people singing at the top of their lungs, his music feels personal. He has an instinct for storytelling that makes you feel like he wrote that song just for you, no matter where you’re from or what you’ve been through. But beyond the music, beyond the palpable anticipation for his upcoming album and…

Mo Abudu FILM MOGUL By Idris Elba Mo Abudu’s reputation precedes her. Anyone who has worked on anything relating to African film knows her. I had been an admirer of her work for some time before I reached out to her two years ago to connect. Pretty quickly we were hatching a plan to collaborate on a film, which became Dust to Dreams. That’s the thing about Mo: she wastes no time. She has an infectious, can-do attitude and the tenacity to overcome any obstacle in her way. Her sprawling empire—from studios and productions to cinemas and a creative academy—is testament to that. Mo, who launched the $50 million Afro Film Fund last year, cares deeply about the African narrative, and how the continent and its people are portrayed onscreen.…