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August 28, 2021 | Vol. 36, No. 16

Still sailing

Esther Eaton | How Christian colleges survived a year of COVID-19—and where they’ll go from here


FEATURES
Cream of the crop

Emily Belz | The last milkmen of New Jersey carry on their solitary work each night—come rain, snow, or pandemic

A year of COVID homeschooling

Esther Eaton | Parents who home educated their children for the first time during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic aren’t all diving in for a second year. But many are, and others say the experience has changed their perspective

Cuba’s rising cry

Jamie Dean | As the Cuban people protest a lack of food, medicine, and basic freedoms, pastors in the Caribbean nation say they, too, can no longer stay silent


CULTURE
Books

Mystery and suspense

Four novels, old and new

Genesis raisins

Bible exegesis from a Jewish perspective

Children's Books

Inquiring minds

Middle grade mysteries that spark curiosity

 
FILM & TV

Box Office Top 10

Top films for the weekend of August 6-8

Viva la música

In Vivo, a soaring soundtrack lifts a tale of lost love

Family attachment

CODA’s emotional punch stays true to life as a family’s deaf members struggle to let their hearing daughter chase a newfound dream

Flatfoot fizzle

Vindication wanders from its original strengths

Roughneck in France

Stillwater examines whether personal redemption and friendship can overcome pessimism

Lost in the Amazon

Jungle Cruise strays from the classic ride that inspired it

Music

Folk, funk, and more

Noteworthy new or recent releases

A crash course in folk music

A reissued book and CD set offer a musical education

Q&A
Education without tribalism

Education without tribalism

What parents should look (and listen) for at Christian schools and colleges


NOTEBOOK
Education
Post-COVID classrooms

Three schools illustrate ways the pandemic altered educational practices—perhaps for the long term

Business
Snack from a brew

Creative companies have found new uses for spent beer-making grains

Sports
Playing for peanuts

MLB cut dozens of minor league clubs, yet remaining players still cope with meager salaries