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June 25, 2016 | Vol. 31, No. 13

2016 Books of the Year

Persecution. Cultural pressure. Death, marriage, fun

Punctuated equilibrium

FEATURES

The independent six

The independent six

Meet the Democrat-appointed judges who ruled in favor of religious nonprofits challenging Obamacare’s contraceptive mandate

The rabbi's grandson

The rabbi's grandson

Appreciating the novels of Herman Wouk

Challenging Darwin

Challenging Darwin

These 40 books show a great intellectual ferment among critics of evolution

DISPATCHES

Quick Takes

Quotables

Race to the bottom?

Race to the bottom?

Battle for Iraq

Battle for Iraq

Human Race

CULTURE

MOVIES & TV

Box Office Top 10

For the weekend of June 3-5 according to Box Office Mojo

Passed off as sacrificial, a charming romance ends with one selfish act

Now You See Me 2

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping

The mockumentary lacks both decency and human warmth

Music

Old friend passing

Late bloomer Guy Clark leaves a poignant musical legacy

Recent pop-rock albums

Q&A

Matthew Su: Education unlimited

Matthew Su: Education unlimited

How a classical Christian school hopes to help China

Books

Bullets, fists, and bayonets

Where revolutions thrive, often liberty dies

Recent Christian books

Children's Books

Series standouts

Four series for early and middle readers

DVD

Full of Grace

NOTEBOOK

Sports

An American icon

An American icon

Muhammad Ali led an amazing life inside and outside the boxing ring

Money

Competitors' club

Competitors' club

A scandal involving an online lender jeopardizes an important new industry

Science

Rise of the superbugs?

Rise of the superbugs?

New strain of drug-resistant bacteria worries U.S. doctors

Lifestyle

Millennials for Mozart

Millennials for Mozart

A startup is trying to revive live classical music for younger audiences

VOICES

Punctuated equilibrium

Janie B. Cheaney

Janie B. Cheaney

Virtual vs. reality

Going cold on a hot spot?

Andrée Seu Peterson

Andrée Seu Peterson

Standing in line