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November 1, 2026 | Vol. 41, No. 11

Terror today

Grace Snell | Deaths at the hands of extremists have fallen dramatically since 2014—but the threat landscape is rapidly evolving


FEATURES
The search for Kayla

Jenny Rough | A decade after their daughter’s death in ISIS captivity, Carl and Marsha Mueller are still waiting to bring their daughter home

Returning to the land

Emma Freire | Could a real estate development in rural Tennessee spark civic revival?

Weapons of winter

William Fleeson | Ukraine prepares for the coming cold as Russia targets its energy infrastructure


CULTURE
TRENDING

K-pop turns to the West

TRENDING | Korean music has gained a global audience. But has it lost its soul in the process?

Books

The story of bookselling

BOOKS | The volatile industry that helped shape the world

Answers from Alito

BOOKS | The justice champions constitutional principles

Literary icon’s rocky road

BOOKS | A look at the enigmatic Cormac McCarthy

Christian fantasy featuring magic, mystery, and romance

BOOKS | Mythical stories steeped in Biblical truths

Grief, growth, and God

BOOKS | A heroine’s search for the longing of her soul

Children's Books

On writing “real” books

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Two prominent children’s authors justify their profession

Seeking and finding

CHILDREN’S BOOKS | Stories to encourage curiosity

 
FILM & TV

You Can See Everything

DOCUMENTARY | A project promising transparency leaves audiences just as perplexed about convicted fraudster Elizabeth Holmes

VisionQuest

TELEVISION | The latest MCU-related TV series wrestles with questions of identity and grief

East of Eden

TELEVISION | A violent, moral, and redemptive miniseries that captures the essence of Steinbeck’s epic story

Coming soon

MOVIES | A look at upcoming November releases

Detention

MOVIE | A contemporary version of “The Breakfast Club” takes Gen X parents to task

Music

The hit song you’ve never heard of

MUSIC | Streaming has destroyed music’s monoculture

New and noteworthy

MUSIC | Four fresh albums

Masterworks

Christ’s beauty in the midst of ugliness

MASTERWORKS | James Ensor’s biblically inspired critique of the world

Quest

The spiritual costs of technology

QUEST | Samuel D. James | Three books that shaped my thinking


NOTEBOOK
Health
Care for the caregivers

HEALTH | Community support groups offer help to families dealing with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Technology
Everybody’s tracking now

TECHNOLOGY | Continuous glucose monitors provide useful information but can lead to obsessive behavior for nondiabetics

International
Democracy in the back seat

INTERNATIONAL | Is the oil deal leaving Venezuelans in the lurch?

Religion
Remembering the prisoners

RELIGION | Pastor Ezra Jin leads calls for release of Zion Church’s leaders

Science
Roses are … blue?

SCIENCE | Horticulturalists crack the secret of botany’s Holy Grail

Money
Debt disaster

MONEY | IMF chief chides economic powers for excessive borrowing