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

Hospitals deluged as Covid fuels ‘tripledemic’

It wasn’t all bad

U.S. rushes aid to freezing, battered Ukraine

Fraud charges for crypto mogul Bankman-Fried

Brittney Griner: The steep price of freedom

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Nuclear breakthrough

Christmas travel imperiled

Quan’s journey back to acting • Ke Huy Quan

Rampling’s freewheeling youth • Charlotte Rampling

Why Twain feared her femininity • Shania Twain

In the news

Back to the moon…and beyond

Voter ID laws have no impact

Turning Twitter into Fox

The truth about cops and crime

Viewpoint

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

Nothing dirty about new coal mine

The glum truth about ‘happy’ Finns

Germany: The far-right movement to restore the Kaiser

Peru: Power grab ends with president booted out

Give refugee restaurants a chance

Just say no to Russian propaganda

Sinema: Why she became an independent

Same-sex marriage: Limited new protections

Noted

Culture wars: The backlash against drag

Trump: Has the GOP had enough?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Machine intelligence: A conversation with the future

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Looking into the distant past

The self-checkout is germy

Fast food’s dementia risk

Why cold gives you a cold

Namibia’s clever grasses

Hollywood: The Oral History • Book of the week

The Magic Kingdom • Novel of the week

American Caliph

Chosen by Meghan O’Rourke • Best books…

In New York City snapshots • Also of interest…

Maria Ressa • Author of the week

She Who Wrote: Enheduanna and Women of Mesopotamia • Exhibit of the week

SZA’s SOS: A mighty return that could also be a swan song

Avatar: The Way of Water

Empire of Light

Some Like It Hot

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Emily in Paris • Show of the week

Where to splurge—and where not to • Critics’ choice

Persimmon and pomegranate salad • Recipe of the week

Wine: The magnum option

Best gifts…for those who have everything

Mid-century modern homes

Economy: Inflation cools to 7.1 percent

Energy: Exxon Mobil returns hefty profits to investors

The bottom line

Banking: Savings boom turns into a bust

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Microsoft: Activision deal poses antitrust test

The chief title officer will see you

The social network for normies

The daredevil who set a skydiving record • Joseph Kittinger, 1928–2022

The sportswriter who championed soccer • Grant Wahl, 1973–2022

The Black feminist who fought for child care • Dorothy Pitman Hughes, 1938–2022

‘It’s OK to let go’

Driving dog • The Week Contest