Let No Man Scare You An interview with D.C.-based street artist Mark Jenkins about his playful plastics—lollipops, infants, and dogs—plus a gallery of his work.

The Mormons: Our Secret Weapon in the War on Terror Is war the only option? Surely, there’s something else we can do? Something, perhaps, involving ghosts and baptism? Philip Graham has a proposition you might not slam your door on.

Roundtable: New Fathers For some reason not involving pods or alien harvests, a number of our writers are about to be fathers, or have recently become dads, and it seemed appropriate to convene a meeting of minds. Three Contributing Writers and friend-of-TMN Frederic Bonn discuss fears, frustrations, and why the name you’ve picked out for your kid will inevitably be mocked.

London When you’re a twentysomething in love with the urban life, parks can seem invisible. But, as they say, having a kid changes everything. A London parent on the city’s parks, gardens, and—yes—playgrounds.