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

Israel in chaos as Netanyahu curbs court power

It wasn’t all bad

Ukrainians advance as Russia shells Odesa

DOJ sues Texas over border crackdown

Hunter Biden: House GOP smells blood

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Abortion jailing

Biblical flooding

Cera’s smartphone-free life • Michael Cera

Tokyo’s hottest taco vendor • Furuya Yamato

O’Neal’s fractured relationships • Tatum O’Neal

In the news

The Supreme Court’s architect

Trump’s plan to rule as a king

The case for bringing back asylums

Traumatized by forced birth

Viewpoint

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

Israel: Burgeoning civil unrest as thousands take to streets

How prisons birth more criminals

Should this huge country break up?

An army without guns or missiles

Let’s give the Quran-burning a rest

Spain: Has a far-right takeover been averted?

Slavery: Florida’s revisionist history

Barbie: Triggering traditional males

Noted

Israel: Is criticism of its leaders anti-Semitic?

Gay rights: The GOP embraces homophobia

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

AI: U.S. pushes tech companies for guardrails

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Shot to prevent RSV in infants

When mammals attacked dinos

Add algae to the vegan diet

Constipation and dementia

Worms that zombify hosts

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food • Book of the week

Nothing Special • Novel of the week

To Name the Bigger Lie: A Memoir in Two Stories

Chosen by Daniel Magariel • Best books…

In new short fiction • Also of interest…

Andrew Leland • Author of the week

‘Small Town’ fire: Jason Aldean’s angry new anthem

Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid • Exhibit of the week

Barbie

Oppenheimer

Here Lies Love

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Reservation Dogs • Show of the week

Bold riffs on old standards • Critics’ choice

Tomato salad with peanuts, cilantro, and chipotle-sesame dressing • Recipe of the week

Wine: Lambrusco renewed

The 2024 Subaru Crosstrek • What the critics say

Grilling game changers • The best of…

How to forget work while on vacation • Tip of the week…

Four modern-day TV guides • Best apps…

Homes made of glass

Fed: Raising rates despite cooling inflation

Movies: ‘Barbenheimer’ lifts struggling theaters

The bottom line

BlackRock: A retreat from ‘sustainable’ investing

What the experts say

Charity of the week

X: Elon Musk kills the bird

An American classic, made in China

Death by a thousand delays

The venerable song stylist who seduced generations of fans • Tony Bennett, 1926–2023

The Freedom Rider who talked back to Bull Connor • Catherine Burks-Brooks, 1939–2023

How democracy ends

Literary warnings • The Week Contest