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September 9, 2023 | Vol. 38, No. 17

Whose streets?

Mary Jackson | Pimps and traffickers get a free pass under new California law protecting “sex work”


FEATURES
Flowers of the field

William Fleeson | Ukraine’s resilience blooms amid Russia’s ongoing invasion

Midwest melting pot

Enoch Eicher, Clara York | How immigration has changed one rural Iowa community for the better


CULTURE
TRENDING

All over the board

TRENDING | Athletes face disparate treatment in the wake of sexual misconduct accusations

Books

A search for the good life

BOOKS | From Stoics to Epicureans to ancient Christians

Selling to tribes

BOOKS | An inside scoop on modern marketing

Beyond checks and pills

BOOKS | A memoir indicts America’s mental health system

Action and intrigue

BOOKS | Four new novels provide plenty of suspense

Children's Books

Wrestling with life questions

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Reviews of four books for young readers and teens

 
FILM & TV

The Hill

MOVIE | Sports film inspires but falls into a familiar prosperity gospel trap

Down for Love

TELEVISION | Dating show celebrates people with Down syndrome

Gran Turismo

MOVIE | A surprisingly engrossing race-car film tracks a video gamer’s thrilling ascent to real races

Box Office Top 10

MOVIES | Top films for the weekend of Aug. 18-20

The Monkey King

MOVIE | A primate with superpowers searches for immortality in an animated retelling of a Chinese legend

Music

A supreme talent’s curtain call

MUSIC | But Tony Bennett’s robust voice will live on

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums


NOTEBOOK
Health
Breaking the silence

HEALTH | Selective mutism affects 1 in 140 kids, but many succeed in overcoming the disorder

Politics
Anti-life initiative

POLITICS | Planned Parenthood and allies collect signatures to make Arizona an abortion-rights state

Science
Alzheimer’s breakthrough

SCIENCE | Stem cell therapy could help certain dementia patients

Technology
AI on campaign

TECHNOLOGY | FEC considers reining in AI-assisted political ads