NEW NORM: A man walks amid destruction in the northern city of Aleppo on April 10.

Turning Syria inside out

by Mindy Belz

Cover Story | With foreign fighters invading the rebellion, millions of Syrians fleeing civil war, and a brutal president determined to hang on, good guys and workable solutions are disappearing in a country no longer itself

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/turning_syria_inside_out]

In this issue: "Surviving Syria," June 1, 2013

Stacking library shelves

by Marvin Olasky

Islam | How Washington is pushing Islamic propaganda into local communities. Where’s the ACLU when we need it?

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/stacking_library_shelves]

HONORING HIS SON: Don Lipstein at his home with a memorial to Joshua.

Casualties of war

by Edward Lee Pitts

Military | Alarming suicide rates among combat veterans prompt action in the military and in ministries

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/casualties_of_war]

David and Goliath

by J.C. Derrick

Politics | Second-term congressman James Lankford lacks the so-called credentials to take on Washington establishment, but he will anyway

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/david_and_goliath]

BILL-SHARING: The Hesses review paperwork.

Growing in a loophole

by Daniel James Devine

Healthcare | In the era of Obamacare, Christian medical bill-sharing groups are rapidly adding members

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/growing_in_a_loophole]

MAY 10: Rescuers in Bangladesh retrieve garment worker Reshma from the rubble of an eight-story building 17 days after it collapsed.

Dispatches

by The Editors

News | Editor’s note: We’ve changed our Dispatches news section. Here's a quick look at Bangladesh and other events throughout the first two weeks of May. For…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/dispatches]

Human Race

by The Editors

News | Engaged Bethany Hamilton, 23, whose story was told in the 2011 movie Soul Surfer , has announced her engagement to a Hawaiian youth minister, Adam Dirks.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/human_race_0]

Looking Ahead

by The Editors

News | May 26 Rafael Nadal of Spain enters the 2013 French Open as an underdog due to his world ranking. But the three-time defending champion’s status—as well…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/looking_ahead_0]

Quotables

by The Editors

News | ‘Aside from the Punic Wars, for which I was too young, I have been blamed for everything else.’ Giulio Andreotti, former prime minister of Italy.

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/quotables_0]

Quick Takes

by The Editors

News | Pocket pet It’s not what police say John Jacobson stole that surprised investigators. It’s what they found in his pocket. According to Washington County,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/quick_takes_0]

LARGER THAN LIFE: DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby and Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan.

Grandiose Gatsby

by Megan Basham

Movies | The Great Gatsby is visually stunning, and it takes F. Scott Fitzgerald's story beyond the bounds of believability

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/grandiose_gatsby]

King's Faith

by Stephanie Perrault

Movies | From time to time, a faith-based movie comes out in limited release. Christians understand the power of numbers and feel obligated to support the film,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/kings_faith]

Box Office Top 10

by The Editors

Movies | For the weekend of May 10-12 according to Box Office Mojo

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/box_office_top_10_0]

Wuthering Heights

by Alicia M. Cohn

Movies | The most recent film version of Wuthering Heights strips the romance from Emily Brontë’s classic novel. If, as has often been depicted, the relationship of…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/wuthering_heights]

Stories We Tell

by Emily Belz

Documentary | “Who cares about our family?” asks the sister of actress/writer/director Sarah Polley, in Polley’s first documentary, Stories We Tell , currently in…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/stories_we_tell]

Best in show?

by Marvin Olasky

Books | Houghton Mifflin makes some good choices in its annual series but leaves out a lot

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/best_in_show]

Notable Books

by Emily Whitten

Books | Four Christian novels

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/notable_books_0]

Providential perspective

by Marvin Olasky

Q&A | Homeschooler turned sportswriter Thomas Lake shares stories that are more than chance collections of circumstance

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/providential_perspective]

Lonely legend

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | “The Possum” lived and died with the choices he made

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/lonely_legend]

Notable CDs

by Arsenio Orteza

Music | New or recent releases

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/notable_cds_0]

15 YEARS AND COUNTING: The Burkey family.

Pursuing Grace

by Angela Lu

Lifestyle | Brian Burkey and Grace Cho say cross-cultural marriage has its challenges, but also its beauty

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/pursuing_grace]

Gateway gambling

by Daniel James Devine

Technology | Nevada launches the country’s first legal betting website

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/gateway_gambling]

TOO MUCH? A protest outside the Novartis headquarters in New York.

Customer care

by Daniel James Devine

Science | Doctors are pushing back against skyrocketing drug prices

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/customer_care]

Martyrs of Uganda Parish

by The Editors

Houses of God | Detroit, Michigan

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/martyrs_of_uganda_parish]

Called up

by J.C. Derrick

Sports | Sudden on-field success hasn’t been the most important turnaround in Chris Davis’ life

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/called_up]

Bill of the month

by The Editors

Money | I am 89 and had chest pains in the night, so called my primary physician in the morning expecting to go in for a check-up. He immediately said, “Get to the…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/bill_of_the_month]