Table of Contents 2012 News of the Year by Marvin Olasky Cover Story | Groans, moans, jeers—but also cheers [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/2012_news_of_the_year] In this issue: "2012 News of the Year," Dec. 29, 2012 Features Dispatches Reviews Voices Features 2012 Events by Kristin Chapman 2012 News of the Year | Some January-November remarkable providences [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/2012_events] 2012 Departures by Edward E. Plowman 2012 News of the Year | Some January-November deaths [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/2012_departures] Dispatches Counting the cost by Mindy Belz Afghanistan | Local connections + U.S. action = freed Afghanistan aid workers [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/counting_the_cost] Looking Ahead by The Editors Christmas When Christmas arrives on Dec. 25, don’t expect to see any of the partridges in pear trees made famous by the song, “The Twelve Days… [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/looking_ahead] A liberal enemies list by Marvin Olasky Politics | Magazine counsels the president to ignore Congress [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/a_liberal_enemies_list] Marriage in the dock by The Editors and more news briefs [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/marriage_in_the_dock] Reviews There and back again and again and again by Megan Basham Movies | Peter Jackson says he’s following the spirit if not the letter of the novel by stretching The Hobbit into a trilogy [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/there_and_back_again_and_again_and_again] 'An epic of the human heart' by Emily Belz Movies | Tom Hooper's Les Misérables is no Broadway show [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/an_epic_of_the_human_heart] Box Office Top 10 by The Editors Movies | For the weekend of Dec. 7-9 according to Box Office Mojo [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/box_office_top_10_1] Voices Update from Walmart by Joel Belz Culture | Shoppers—who are also voters—show very little interest in the issues [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/update_from_walmart] Divine reversal by Janie B. Cheaney Faith & Inspiration | History and the future are shaped like a U, with the proud falling and the humble rising [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/divine_reversal] A grain of wheat by Mindy Belz Iraq | Ours is a living God who promises better things to come [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/a_grain_of_wheat] Mailbag by The Editors Letters from our readers [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/mailbag] From this day forward by Andrée Seu Peterson Faith & Inspiration | 'It's too late now' has no place in the Christian life [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/from_this_day_forward] Take every song captive by Marvin Olasky Music | Good singers, it's time to capture Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' [http://www.worldmag.com/2012/12/take_every_song_captive]
