Table of Contents Blah & order by Mark Bergin Cover Story | Fred Thompson has the look, support, and voting record of a great candidate-but does he have the sparkle? [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/blah_order] In this issue: "He's in," Sept. 22, 2007 Features Dispatches Reviews Notebook Voices Features Get a life by Megan Rieger Culture | A parallel universe online intensifies the tensions of this universe [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/get_a_life] Watering the city by Marvin Olasky New York Journal | Finding temperance, intemperance, and permanence in Manhattan [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/watering_the_city] Doors of imagination by Susan Olasky Interview | Authors J.B. Cheaney and N.D. Wilson on the joys and challenges of writing for young readers [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/doors_of_imagination] Heroine in the dock by Priya Abraham Bangladesh | A defender of women trafficked into prostitution now needs deliverance from jail time [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/heroine_in_the_dock] Christ in Cambodia by Paul Chesser Religion | Once immersed in Western Christianity, a Southeast Asian pastor plants churches the old-fashioned way [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/christ_in_cambodia] Sideline spy Human Race | Super Bowl champion coach comes under scrutiny for videotaping opposing coaches [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/sideline_spy] War on the home front by Priya Abraham Iraq | For U.S. commander in Iraq Gen. David Petraeus, "home" means trading one battleground for another [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/war_on_the_home_front] Trouble by the bundle by Lynn Vincent Politics | The Norman Hsu fundraising flap triggers calls for new regulation of "bundled" campaign donations [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/trouble_by_the_bundle] Dispatches The Buzz Need-to-know news [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/the_buzz_1] Unsuccessful murder by Susan Olasky Case highlights cruelty of one-child policy [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/unsuccessful_murder] Quick Takes Oddball occurrences [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/quick_takes_0] Quotables Memorable things they said [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/quotables_1] Reviews Noteworthy books by Allegra Goodman, Julia Glass, Nicole Krauss, Elizabeth Strout Notable Books | Four notable paperback novels reviewed by Susan Olasky [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/noteworthy_books] Heroic hero by Megan Basham Movies | 3:10 to Yuma is a Western that doesn't celebrate the rakish outlaw [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/heroic_hero] Shooting blanks by John Brannon Movies | Shoot 'Em Up offers a lot of action but no real point [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/shooting_blanks] Death valley by Sam Thielman Movies | Elah offers a Bible-referenced dissent to the Iraq War [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/death_valley] Notebook Hybrid happy by Daniel James Devine Science | UK regulator approves "99.9 percent human" hybrids [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/hybrid_happy] Voices Dysfunctional Hill by Joel Belz Does the U.S. Congress work any better than the Iraqi Parliament? [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/dysfunctional_hill] Mailbag Letters from our readers [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/mailbag_0] Uselessness of delight by Andrée Seu It doesn't get anything done, but can cover a lot of shortcomings [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/uselessness_of_delight] Who do you like? by Marvin Olasky Campaign 2008 | We should not choose a candidate by voting record alone [http://www.worldmag.com/2007/09/who_do_you_like]
