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
U.S. hopes dim for Ukraine’s counteroffensive
It wasn’t all bad
Biden surveys Maui fire damage as local anger mounts
Trump warned on witness intimidation
Trump: Will prosecutions help or hurt his candidacy?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Murdered over a flag
Fires threaten cities
Why LaVette loathes Dylan • Bettye LaVette
A man and his dog, lost at sea • Tim Shaddock
Lang’s ‘radical’ friendship • k.d. lang
In the news
The history of third parties
The real World Cup winner
A vital alliance on China
‘Sex work’: A harmful euphemism
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Cracking down on draft dodgers
A lost generation flees abroad
Greece: Can soccer stamp out deadly hooliganism?
Guatemala: Anti-corruption crusader wins in a landslide
Blasphemy is no excuse for mob justice
A president who laughs at our pain
The Blind Side: A sad epilogue
Giuliani: The humiliation of ‘America’s mayor’
Noted
Hollywood: Is a fake nose ‘Jewface’?
Climate change: A landmark legal victory
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Vicious cycle: A rising tide of AI-written junk
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Is there a fifth force of nature?
Music from brain signals
Reducing harm from contrails
Pollution affects antibiotics
The two-headed snake
August Wilson: A Life • Book of the week
Family Lore • Novel of the week
Strip Tees: A Memoir of Millennial Los Angeles
Chosen by Peter Heller • Best books…
In Hollywood history • Also of interest…
Drew Gilpin Faust • Author of the week
Oliver Anthony: A divided America’s new folk hero
World Music Radio • Jon Batiste
You’re the One • Rhiannon Giddens
Unreal Unearth • Hozier
The Adults
Blue Beetle: A hollow new hero
New and notable podcasts
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
One Piece • Show of the week
Regional cooking from around the globe • Critics’ choice
Grated tomato pasta • Recipe of the week
Wine: Underrated Uruguay
The 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre: • What the critics say
tailgating • The best of…
Four items to launder separately • Tip of the week…
For cataloging family keepsakes • Best apps…
Homes with spectacular pools
IPOs: Chip designer Arm plans public offering
Retail: Poor sales numbers for key store chains
The bottom line
Affirmative action: Suit targets a fund for Black women
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Real estate: A shortage of homes keeps prices high
A future hyped by government
Alexa raises questions for Amazon
The actor who beat addiction and won acclaim • Ron Cephas Jones, 1957–2023
The senator who saw money as speech • James Buckley, 1923–2023
The deaf linguist who helped write the ASL dictionary • Dorothy Casterline, 1928–2023
The cop who wasn’t a cop
Political self-sabotage • The Week Contest