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December 23, 2023 | Vol. 38, No. 24

Handel’s triumph

Caleb Bailey | A Christmas classic written for Easter cemented an 18th-century composer’s legacy


FEATURES

William Fleeson | Ukrainian expats turn to soft diplomacy to shore up support for the war effort

Sharon Dierberger | Claims of mass burial sites in Canada spark rash of church arsons


CULTURE
TRENDING

The walking wounded

TRENDING | Barbara Jenkins considers the lessons of her celebrated marriage and famous divorce

Books

Tolkien in his own words

BOOKS | Famous author’s letters illuminate his life and fiction

Missing the narrative mark

BOOKS | A flop from a beloved novelist

Courageous truth-tellers

BOOKS | Dispatches from the front lines of information warfare

Telling Corrie’s story

BOOKS | A fresh biography of the woman behind The Hiding Place

Children's Books

Far-off worlds and hidden places

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Four new books reviewed

 
FILM & TV

The Mission

DOCUMENTARY | Was John Allen Chau a reckless thrill-seeker or a man doing God’s work?

The Zone of Interest

MOVIE | This mundane portrayal of a Nazi family’s banal existence in the shadow of Auschwitz has an aura of pointlessness

Mr. Monk’s Last Case

MOVIE | A quirky, phobia-plagued detective returns from retirement to catch one more criminal

Box Office Top 10

MOVIES | Top films for the weekend of Dec. 1-3

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters

TELEVISION | A family grapples with the street-level fallout of monster attacks in this expensive Apple show, but melodrama and an LGBTQ subplot weaken the story

Music

Concerts recaptured

MUSIC | Albums showcase a capricious Dylan and bebop jazz

Yuletide selections

MUSIC | Reviews of four Christmas albums


NOTEBOOK
Politics

POLITICS | Western Australia aims to tighten already-strict gun laws

Education

EDUCATION | Can “direct admissions” fix a college attendance slump?

Science

SCIENCE | A pill-like device could monitor critical vital signs

Law

LAW | Wisconsin Supreme Court weighs electoral maps