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
House GOP flails as shutdown looms
It wasn’t all bad
Trump found to have committed wide-ranging fraud
U.S. gives protections to Venezuelans amid migrant surge
Decorum: Does it matter what senators wear?
Only in America
Good week/bad week
In other news
The U.S. at a glance
The world at a glance
How Palin copes with grief
The cartoonist who fled the suburbs
Why Evans envies his dog
In the news
A reckoning over looted art
McConnell is not going anywhere
Newsom’s telling veto of a trans bill
Dumb pledges on drug addiction
Viewpoint
It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids
Pity Vienna for having no principles
The pope who ignored the Holocaust
Nagorno-Karabakh: Is Europe doing enough to help?
Canada: Sikh separatism at heart of dispute with India
Don’t make friends with war criminals
Frugality can’t fill kids’ bellies
Noted
Scandals: A senator’s gold stash
Trump: An about-face on abortion?
Gen. Milley: Warrior against tyranny?
Married parents: A clear advantage for children
Wit & Wisdom
Poll watch
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Ransomware: The gangs vs. the casino
Innovation of the week
Bytes: What’s new in tech
Earth’s ability to sustain human life in peril
A window into your brain
Women less likely to get CPR
How Alzheimer’s kills cells
Flamingos now in many states
The Iliad • Book of the week
North Woods • Novel of the week
Pockets: An Intimate History of How We Keep Things Close
Best books…chosen by Ken Follett
Also of interest…in spies and sleuths
Navied Mahdavian • Author of the week
Manet/Degas • Exhibit of the week
Scarlet • Doja Cat
The Returner • Allison Russell
Bewitched • Laufey
A comedian’s tall tales: Did Hasan Minhaj go too far?
New and notable podcasts
Streaming tips • Remembering William Friedkin
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Lupin • Show of the week
Stuffed tomatoes with rice: A Roman road to comfort food • Recipe of the week
The best of San Antonio: Dining on the River Walk
Wine: An under-$20 list
The 2024 Hyundai Kona: What the critics say
The best of…alarm clocks
How to rejuvenate crystallized honey • Tip of the week…
Five useful new features of iOS 17 • Tech support…
This week: Homes with great art studios
The bottom line
Regulation: U.S. takes aim at Amazon
Crime: Target says shoplifting forces store closings
A Russian fleet of white elephants
Debt: A dreaded moment for student-loan borrowers
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Moguls: Murdoch steps aside at empire he built
As oil surges, U.S. won’t pump more
Some praise for modern Luddites
The brutal mobster who spent 30 years in hiding • Matteo Messina Denaro 1962–2023
The economist who offered a fix for health care • Victor Fuchs 1924–2023
The U.S. composer who forced Germans to face their past • Gloria Coates 1933–2023
The spies next door
The Week Contest