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May 6, 2023 | Vol. 38, No. 9

Out of favor

Kim Henderson | Group homes struggle in a foster care system that’s forgotten their worth


FEATURES

Mary Jackson | Jews for Jesus sees opening for the gospel as fear over antisemitism grows

Amy Lewis | Cochlear implants build bridges between the hearing and the deaf—but not everyone wants to cross


CULTURE
TRENDING

The art of churning

TRENDING | How are the streaming services different—and what is the best way to use them?

Books

Bringing down poverty

BOOKS | Author has challenging ideas but doesn’t address culture

Finding the killer(s)

BOOKS | A new whodunit might not be worth its hype

Labor and the land

BOOKS | Authors build stories around views of work and life

Children's Books

Faith-building finds for young readers

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | From Bible literacy to a King battling darkness

 
FILM & TV

Nefarious

MOVIE | Christian psychological thriller uses demonic possession to ponder America’s ills

Box Office Top 10

MOVIES | Top films for the weekend of April 14-16

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

MOVIE | Beautifully animated film delivers equal parts nostalgia and cliché

Transatlantic

TELEVISION | Cringey casualness and gratuitous romances mar this Holocaust smugglers’ tale

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.

MOVIE | A modern take on a classic 1970 girls’ book about adolescence is awkward, honest, and filled with spiritual yearning

Music

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums

Out of the depths

MUSIC | Two new albums rise to heroic heights


NOTEBOOK
Technology

TECHNOLOGY | One Mississippi father is warning of the deadly dangers that online sextortion schemes pose to teen boys

Politics

POLITICS | Classified material leak sparks global concern

Religion

RELIGION | Roman Catholic Church renounces Doctrine of Discovery used to claim indigenous lands

Law

LAW | Jewish families sue California over its policy barring special ed funding at private religious schools