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August 1, 2024 | Vol. 39, No. 13

Unlikely allies

Sharon Dierberger, Elizabeth Russell, Grace Snell | School choice measures are dividing Republicans and finding favor with Democrats


FEATURES

Sharon Dierberger | Arizona’s robust school choice programs have drawn both praise and critique

Emma Freire | How Oregon’s ongoing experiment with “radical autonomy” is tearing a city apart

Elizabeth Russell | Increasing closures foreshadow a tough time for Christian higher education

Jim Irish | 2024 OLYMPICS | How one man’s refusal to run on the Sabbath led to an Olympic gold medal and a life of service


CULTURE
TRENDING

The summer of cinema’s discontent

TRENDING | Cooling ticket sales for high-profile movies have theater owners sweating

Books

Faith and the Founders

BOOKS | History argues for religion in the public sphere

Spurred on to holiness

BOOKS | John Calvin’s On the Christian Life, presented in a new translation by Crossway, reminds us of the motivations for a believer’s obedience

The perils of comfort

BOOKS | A French author’s secular critique of modern life

Devils and dragons: Eight books for summer

BOOKS | Our latest picks cover politics, theology, history, and even dragons

Rethinking poetry

BOOKS | Word Made Fresh invites readers to experience joy in the written verse

A potpourri of evil

BOOKS | The Devil’s Best Trick makes a case for the existence of evil and Satan in disturbing detail

Triple thrills

BOOKS | Three new novels grapple with natural disaster, murder, and insidious technology

Hunger for hope

BOOKS | A bestselling author’s memoir of life in the Holy Land

Children's Books

Creative characters and curious creatures

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Four nature-centered new books for young readers

 
FILM & TV

Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1

MOVIE | Kevin Costner’s epic brings savage realism to the glories of the Old West, but the three-hour film lacks cohesion

Rally Caps

MOVIE | Family film follows a ragtag baseball team through the ups and downs of sports camp

The Bear

TELEVISION | Popular restaurant dramedy’s third season keeps tension fresh and lingers with characters who learn to process and heal

Despicable Me 4

MOVIE | Madcap mayhem and a paltry plot characterize this Gru family sequel

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming August releases

Music

Symphonic rebuke of communism

MUSIC | New album spotlights Xilin Wang’s protest opus

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums

The Velvet Underground almost 60 years later

MUSIC | Two albums give new life to the legacy of old rockers

Four recent albums with folk-rock flavor

MUSIC | Tunes worthy of Bob Dylan and the Traveling Wilburys

Masterworks

The beauty and loneliness of modern art

MASTERWORKS | Reassessing the haunting images of Alberto Giacometti

Quest

The concrete reality of faithful fiction

QUEST | Three books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Education
Going to ice cream school

EDUCATION | A college-style program in central Alabama teaches practical skills to adults with disabilities

Science
Better than cigarettes?

SCIENCE | FDA allows menthol-flavored vapes on the market

Technology
Facial recognition reboot

TECHNOLOGY | Detroit police revise crime-fighting tech policy

Money
Home-flation

MONEY | House prices hit record high as inventory dwindles

Law
Thou shalt put them on display

LAW | How Louisiana conservatives put the Ten Commandments back in public schools

Immigration
Workforce boost

IMMIGRATION | Immigrant influx helps cut federal debt

Sports
Climb on

SPORTS | How a sport becomes an Olympic event