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

Harris, Trump neck and neck in race’s final month

What next?

South hit by hurricanes and conspiracy theories

It wasn’t all bad

Jan. 6: Has Smith saved the case against Trump?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Hamilton’s drive to win

Pop’s favorite photographer

How Olsen calms her mind

In the news

The return of ‘Tariff Man’

Musk’s reward for bending the knee

Why won’t Walz just tell the truth?

Trump’s contempt for the troops

Viewpoint

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

Why the king was barred from Mexico

Giving away the last bits of empire

Austria: Can the far right be kept out of power?

Israel: A sense of security forever shattered

How our influencers hide atrocities

Embarrassing us on the world stage

Oct. 7: How Hamas’ massacre changed the world

Noted

Melania Trump: A pro-choice warrior?

Switching sides: Republicans for Harris

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Powering up: Big Tech goes nuclear

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

An alarming rise in breast cancer

Why Mount Everest is growing

How dogs trained humans

Heart risk in IVF babies

The fish with legs

The Message • Book of the week

The Mighty Red • Novel of the week

Q: A Voyage Around the Queen

Best books…chosen by Jeff VanderMeer

Also of interest…in worthy sequels

Jamil Zaki • Author of the week

The Hills of California

The Wonder of Stevie • New and notable podcasts

Coldplay • Moon Music

Yellow Face • Todd Haimes Theatre, New York City

Leon Bridges • Leon

The Apprentice

Saturday Night

Piece by Piece

Streaming tips • Maggie Smith’s best performances

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Woman of the Hour • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Happy marriages of two or more cuisines

Recipe of the week

Wine: The other cabs

The Lucid Air Sapphire: What the critics say

The best of…elevated snail mail

How to store a gas grill for the winter • Tip of the week…

How to end unwanted emails • Tech support…

This week: Homes in New Orleans

The bottom line

Still hot: Jobs numbers show strong economy

Politics: Musk’s big GOP donations stretch back to 2022

Beginner’s luck—both good and bad

Dim prospects: The young men abandoning work

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Man vs. Machine: Port strike ends, anxiety remains

The Florida boom goes into reverse

Can’t love China, can’t leave China

The baseball great who was banned for betting • Pete Rose 1941–2024

The actor who demanded roles of dignity • John Amos 1939–2024

The NBA all-star who gave back to his native Congo • Dikembe Mutombo 1966–2024

The grief circuit

The Week Contest