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September 1, 2024 | Vol. 39, No. 14

Right turn

Carly Mayberry | How Dennis Quaid redirected his life and career—and found a connection with Ronald Reagan


FEATURES

Kim Henderson | Amid a national hiring crisis and devalued college degrees, apprenticeships offer a debt-free path to meaningful (and lucrative) careers—and not just for the young

David L. Bahnsen | ESSAY | Recovering a Biblical vision for work means seeing it as God created it, not as a mere means to an end

Mary Jackson | Pro-lifers notch a rare win in California—but their fight against an “all trimester” abortion center isn’t over

Jessica Eturralde | Ukraine struggles to fill its thinning ranks as Putin’s invasion grinds through its third year


CULTURE
TRENDING

Refashioning the ring

TRENDING | The opportunities and dangers of adapting J.R.R. Tolkien

Books

Saving Social Contract Theory

BOOKS | A better framework for the “consent of the governed”

Loved and hated

BOOKS | J.D. Vance’s memoir won the hearts of elites, until it didn’t

America’s browsing history

BOOKS | A look at the role of bookshops in U.S. culture

Piercing intelligence

BOOKS | A mother takes down the IQ test

Eight books: Moral clarity and the lies of the world

BOOKS | Christian living, political theory, fiction, and more

The Protestant argument

BOOKS | Gavin Ortlund’s helpful—and charitable—apologetic

A plea for the pro-life movement

BOOKS | Evangelicals and Abortion argues that society must affirm the dignity of human life before pro-life reform is possible.

Children's Books

Zoological reads for middle graders

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Nonfiction reads for young animal lovers

 
FILM & TV

The Forge

MOVIE | The Kendrick brothers’ latest film promotes Christian discipleship, but its tone is more preachy than moving

My Penguin Friend

MOVIE | This tender story of a man and a lovable bird gives dog movies a run for their money

The Mallorca Files

TELEVISION | A buddy-cop crime-solving series entertains viewers with a sunny, upbeat vibe

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming September releases

June Zero

MOVIE | Flawed characters and ethical quagmires mark a film about the final days of Holocaust architect Adolf Eichmann

Music

Starflyer 59’s echoes of yesterday

MUSIC | Melancholy nostalgia fuels latest album

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Reviews of four albums

Shakespearean music that doesn’t just gild the lily

MUSIC | Two new albums re-create songs of the Bard

Masterworks

Timeless testimony from the Middle Ages

MASTERWORKS | Medieval church bears witness to the faith that inspired it

Quest

A Christian philosopher’s path to truth

QUEST | Douglas Groothuis: Four books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Science

SCIENCE | Is a plan to shoot owls mere cruelty or good wildlife management?

Technology

TECHNOLOGY | Regulators rule Amazon must recall third-party products

Education

EDUCATION | Lawsuits push schools to rein in anti-Semitic protests

Sports

SPORTS | NFL players want media to leave their locker rooms

Religion

RELIGION | A trauma-focused approach to prison ministry aims to help inmates find restoration in Christ

Business

BUSINESS | Court blocks new rules for special airline charges

Lifestyle

COMPASSION | New research points to the power of social relationships


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