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

Trump indicted for conspiring to overturn election

House probes Biden’s calls with Hunter

It wasn’t all bad

The gerontocracy: Why do octogenarians run Washington?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Space Command

Seine safe again

De La Hoya’s escape from the ring • Oscar De La Hoya

Hard at work at 100 years old • Rudy Marcus

Haddish’s abandonment fears • Tiffany Haddish

In the news

The fight for equal pay

When liberals disagree with liberal dogma

Small towns aren’t so safe

Yes, Congress can regulate the Supremes

Viewpoint

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

Where banks drop you for your politics

Midday nap would destroy our culture

Europe: The demise of the summer beach holiday

Niger: Military coup leaves room for Russian influence

The high price of cheap aluminum

Modi’s war on Christians has begun

GOP Trump alternatives: If not DeSantis, then who?

Noted

Global boiling: An ominous warning

UFOs: A deep-state cover-up?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

The algorithm: Is Facebook’s influence overrated?

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Is the Gulf Stream about to stop flowing?

A star with two faces

How to quit biting your nails

Allergies in babies

Don’t disturb the narwhals

Under the Eye of Power: How Fear of Secret Societies Shapes American Democracy • Book of the week

Tom Lake • Novel of the week

Parachute Women: Marianne Faithfull, Marsha Hunt, Bianca Jagger, Anita Pallenberg, and the Women Behind the Rolling Stones

Chosen by Patrick deWitt • Best books…

In mysteries of the sea • Also of interest…

Kai Bird • Author of the week

Theater in crisis: A national downturn deepens

Utopia • Travis Scott

At Newport • Joni Mitchell

The Ballad of Darren • Blur

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

War Pony

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Only Murders in the Building • Show of the week

Fennel pesto salad: A double star turn for a flowering herb • Recipe of the week

North Lake Tahoe: Destination dining and killer views

Ice cream: The best vanillas

A stop in the most beautiful town in Provence • This week’s dream

Sommerro • Hotel of the week

The world’s largest cruise ship • Getting the flavor of…

Homes that are urban oases

Bonds: Ratings agency downgrades U.S. debt

Uber: A milestone profit for ride-hail pioneer

The bottom line

Legacies: Old money, old privilege

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Soft landings: Is this the crash-proof economy?

The quieter, gentler bully boss

The local flavor of Anytown

The rebellious Irish singer who was punished for her protests • Sinéad O’Connor, 1966–2023

The whimsical actor who created Pee-wee Herman • Paul Reubens, 1952–2023

‘Rewilding’ nature

Housing monument • The Week Contest