A country up for grabs
Myanmar’s military toppled the civilian government. Now the country’s diverse population is banding together in protest
Back of the line
Demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the West tests the rest
Rare gems among trendy titles
2020 made it even harder to find good reads for young minds. Here are our recommendations, along with resources for the adults helping them
Canceling the classics
A new movement aims to marginalize books showcasing the "white lens"
Seeing past and present
Good books for kids on race and history
Voices
Sophia Lee
Be humble
A while ago, a young Korean American college senior called me asking for career advice. She reminded me a lot of myself when I was her age—ambitious, passionate, confident, yet insecure. She was...
Janie B. Cheaney
The red coat
Does anyone know what perfection looks like—until they see it? We know imperfection well enough: “I expected better.” “It’s not supposed to be this way.” “What am I missing?” ...
Joel Belz
Cover-up
If I’ve asked just a dozen people, I must have asked 100. What’s the worst part about this pandemic? If you could change just one thing about this miserable year-old plague, what would it be? The...
The Editors
Mailbag
Stalling the virus ...
Andrée Seu Peterson
“Apportioned as He wills”
Upon entry into World War I, the U.S. military needed to know in a hurry who among its recruits were officer material and who were more sergeant-cook material. So they devised a test for measuring...
Marvin Olasky
Life under Biden
Joe Biden began his presidency with talk of “unity.” If by that he meant join us in tribalistic politics and aborting babies, of course we just say no. But if it means recognizing that all of us with...
Notebook
History
Serving those who served
Seventh in a series on war veterans ...
Lifestyle
Friends for life
19TH IN A SERIES ON LONG MARRIAGES ...
Religion
A congregation of avatars
In the 21 minutes that his virtual reality Sunday service was still functioning, Pastor Bill Willenbrock had to shush a group talking in the back of the room, ask a small wolf to get off the pulpit,...
Culture
Music
Playful projects
Mysterious Spaceship Moon by Richard F. Adams: Adams calls this assemblage of twinkling pianos and shimmering synthesizers a “soundtrack to an imaginary 1960s British sci-fi film about imaginary moon...
Music
Heavenly harping
Perhaps the instrument that benefited the most from 2020’s plethora of classical-music releases was the harp—the very instrument (or a close relative thereof) identified in Revelation 5 as standard...
Q&A
A story to tell
Jeri Chase Ferris is the author of 11 biographies for children. She writes especially about minority figures and women. Her 2012 picture book, Noah Webster and His Words, won the 2013 Golden Kite...
Books
Racial crossroads
Why Black Lives Matter (Cascade, 2020) is a collection of thoughtful essays edited by Anthony Bradley, who explains why they do: “Because African Americans are made in the Image of God.” The last two...
Books
Lives and memories
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass: First published in 1845, Douglass’ autobiography recounts his harrowing journey from slave to freedman. His earliest memories...
Movies & TV
A modern gentleman burglar
Lupin, a French heist drama streaming on Netflix, has struck a chord with audiences. Netflix says the first five episodes of the miniseries are on target to reach 70 million viewers, putting it on par...
Movies & TV
When art and artifacts turn to sand
Like the archaeological project at the center of its story, many things seem to lie just beneath the surface in Netflix’s new historical film The Dig. ...
Movies & TV
Family drama
What would you do to rescue your grandchild from a miserable life with a degenerate criminal family? ...
Movies & TV
Child-centered superheroism
In the new movie We Can Be Heroes (rated PG), streaming on Netflix, aliens invade Earth and capture the Heroics, the planet’s team of superheroes. The Heroics’ children, who have their own special...
Documentary
American thinker
If you’re looking for a film to watch in honor of Black History Month, you could hardly do better than Thomas Sowell, a new documentary on the life of one of America’s preeminent intellectuals and,...
