The Week Magazine

The Week makes sense of the news by curating the best of the U.S. and international media into a succinct, lively digest.

Editor’s letter

Iran, U.S. clash over potential peace deal

It wasn’t all bad

Trump’s ‘slush fund’ hits GOP backlash

What next?

Democrats: What the 2024 ‘autopsy’ didn’t say

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Panettiere’s postpartum pain

A sci-fi writer’s unique imagination

How Field channels her rage

In the news

A soccer bonanza?

How Musk’s cuts fueled Ebola crisis

Gabbard’s bad bet on loyalty

A president in obvious decline

Viewpoint

It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids

Where Tutsis are still being hunted

A failed crackdown on drug gangs

Congo: Fighting an epidemic without U.S. help

Ukraine: Corruption charges hit Zelensky’s inner circle

Is racism worse than murder?

No more segregation by faith

Noted

Blue states: Time to tax the rich?

Extremism: The meaning of a mosque attack

The Odyssey: When Helen of Troy is Black

Trump: Blatant stock market manipulation

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Google: The end of web search

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Gen Alpha: The anxious generation

Dentistry in the Stone Age

How sobriety prevents cancer

Get chilly to lose weight

An allergy to the stuff of life

An Inconvenient Widow: The Torment, Trial, and Triumph of Mary Todd Lincoln • Book of the week

Glyph • Novel of the week

Lady C: The Long, Sensational Life of Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Best books…chosen by Alan Moore

Also of interest…in music nostalgia

Theo Baker • Author of the week

The Ministry of Awe • Exhibit of the week

Hospital of Emotions

Paul McCartney • The Boys of Dungeon Lane

Ed O’Brien • Blue Morpho

Kevin Morby • Little Wide Open

Tuner

Indian Princesses • Atlantic Theater Company, New York City

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • Alternate-reality movies

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Cape Fear • Show of the week

Salmon with spring pistou: A welcome splash of green • Recipe of the week

Fredericksburg: The beating heart of Texas wine country

Rosé: Summer picks

This week’s dream: Three views of Mount Fuji

Casa Bonavita • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

Finding silence at sea

This week: Homes with infinity pools

The bottom line

EVs: Ferrari goes electric, upsetting fans

Social media: Meta settles with rural schools

TV’s newest villain: Prediction markets

Employee benefits: No more free lunch

What the experts say

Charity of the week

SpaceX: Revealing the startup’s galactic ambition

The office: Generational melting pot

The Murdoch drama gets even juicier

The NASCAR great who drove to win • Kyle Busch 1985–2026

The trailblazer who reformed Wall Street • Barney Frank 1940–2026

The inventor who delighted kids with a ticklish Elmo • Greg Hyman 1947–2026

Ukraine’s weirdest front line

The Week Contest