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

The furor over Trump’s ‘bloodbath’ warning

It wasn’t all bad

Putin extends his one-man rule for another term

Ohio primary solidifies Trump’s dominance

Israel: Schumer’s call for Netanyahu to be replaced

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Why Blanchett abandoned religion

A master of soul looks back

RuPaul’s fortified compound

In the News

AI goes to war

The terrible cost of isolationism

A candidate’s obvious signs of dementia

How blasts damage veterans

Viewpoint

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

Is Zelensky sending a rival into exile?

No unifying vision replaces Catholicism

Netherlands: How the extremist Wilders was sidelined

Russia: Acts of defiance against a sham election

Snubbing us, Burundi only spites itself

The Latin nostalgia for a Soviet ally

Noted

Kate-gate: When seeing isn’t believing

Abortion: Still a winning issue for Democrats?

Willis: Still on the case, but damaged

Non-white voters: Shifting toward the GOP?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Online retail: Temu’s tax loophole

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Creating RNA life in a lab

Drop acid to treat anxiety

Hottest oceans ever

Redwoods in the U.K.

Cicadas’ strong pee stream

James • Book of the week

Until August • Novel of the week

Private Equity: A Memoir

Best books…chosen by Keith O’Brien

Also of interest…in hiding in plain sight

Jonna Mendez • Author of the week

Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than the Real Thing • Exhibit of the week

Kacey Musgraves • Deeper Well

Justin Timberlake • Everything I Thought It Was

The Black Crowes • Happiness Bastards

Immaculate

Ryuichi Sakamoto: Opus

The Notebook

Streaming tips • New stand-up specials

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

A Gentleman in Moscow • Show of the week

Fried potato frittata: An Italian cocktail-hour staple

The best of Texas: Welcome escapes from all the noise

Wine: Budget cabs

This week’s dream: South America’s storied lake in the sky

The Global Ambassador • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

This week: Homes with rental units

The bottom line

Big Tech: Apple could turn to Google for AI

Housing: Realtors’ settlement could cut commissions

Cheap fares, bag fees, and a big payday

Small luxuries: The rising cost of eating out

What the experts say

Charity of the week

USA Inc.: Should U.S. Steel get a foreign owner?

The burden of surviving layoffs

Platinum perks rip off the public

The CEO who brokered the worst deal in history • Gerald Levin 1939–2024

The soundtrack singer who pioneered power pop • Eric Carmen 1949–2024

The actor who played ‘professional Irishman’ in life • Malachy McCourt 1931–2024

The squatter hunter

The Week Contest