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 cleanup of Baltimore’s bridge disaster
It wasn’t all bad
Trump gag tightens as he attacks judiciary
Court allows six-week abortion ban in Florida
RFK Jr.: Who will his ‘spoiler’ campaign hurt most?
Only in America
Good week/bad week
In other news
The U.S. at a glance
The world at a glance
Brunson’s comic rebellion
Aykroyd’s unconventional career path
How Hathaway beat her critics
In the news
Island of instability
Is America a dystopian hellhole?
Ukraine is not losing the war
GOP voters favor taxes and spending
Viewpoint
It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids
The high price of a shorter workweek
Punishing men who ‘cyberflash’
Norway: Trying to tame a wild teenage tradition
Russia: Lashing out and cracking down
Jail or exile? Bolsonaro must choose
Tragedy stalks the Outback
Noted
Gershkovich: One year as Putin’s hostage
Trump: Hawking Bibles for profit
AI: The floodgates are open
Polls: A comeback for Biden?
Wit & Wisdom
Poll watch
Pick of the week’s cartoons
SBF: A 25-year sentence for an epic fraud
Innovation of the week
Bytes: What’s new in tech
Are we in the ‘age of humans’? Not yet
The man who sees demons
A warning sign for stroke
Why teenagers stink
A Dune-like sandworm
Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash From 1600 to the Present • Book of the week
The Morningside • Novel of the week
The Exvangelicals: Loving, Living, and Leaving the White Evangelical Church
Best books…chosen by Rowan Beaird
Also of interest…in voices from the margins
Hanif Abdurraqib • Author of the week
Cowboy Carter: Beyoncé reinvents herself again
The Who’s Tommy
Teeth
Monkey Man
Do Not Expect Too Much From the End of the World
Video games: The new feel of combat in two hit sequels
Streaming tips • Animated heroes, old and new
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Sympathizer • Show of the week
Sheet-pan hamburgers: A healthy way to extend burger night • Recipe of the week
The best of Winter Park: A world away from Disney
Wine: Three sauvignon blancs
This week’s dream: The awe-inspiring emptiness of Mongolia
The Lana • Hotel of the week
Getting the flavor of…
This week: Homes with great rec rooms
The bottom line
Disassembled: GE splits into three pieces
Boardrooms: Disney defeats Peltz challenge
A price squeeze from a passport cartel
Social Security: Should the U.S. raise the retirement age?
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Truth Social: Trump’s paper fortune
Boeing trips over the bottom line
The mixed blessing of going viral
The senator who bucked his party • Joe Lieberman 1942–2024
The sculptor who made minimalism monumental • Richard Serra 1938–2024
The psychologist who transformed economics • Daniel Kahneman 1934–2024
The babysitter heads into retirement
The Week Contest