Our new issue is now live on the homepage. Highlights include Rand Richards Cooper on what made John Updike John Updike [1]; Richard Alleva on the "near-masterpiece" that is the Alejandro González Iñárritu film Birdman [2]; Paige E. Hochschild on the rise of interfaith marriage [3] and diminished understanding of the significance of religion in such unions; and Mary Karr with a new poem, "The Voice of God." [4] See the full table of contents here [5]. Also just posted: E. J. Dionne Jr. on how President Obama is showing he still has the power to push policy in new directions; read all of "The Duck that Roared" here [6].

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