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

Relief on the way for the exhausted USS Lincoln

It wasn’t all bad

Trump slashes U.S.–South Korean drills

Impasse remains as Iran peace deadline lapses

WNBA: Can the league survive the culture wars?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Kincaid’s liberating arrogance

Surviving the wrath of Steinbrenner

Banderas’ act of rebellion

In the news

The big stall

Why is Trump’s health a state secret?

A $1.5 trillion Pentagon boondoggle

College life breeds belief in socialism

Viewpoint

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

The Kremlin is running scared

Protect our democracyfrom Trump

Israel: IDF shrugs as settlers besiege Palestinians

Climate: Record heat fries Europe’s economy

Urban myth meets online hoax

A generation that hasn’t grown up

Noted

Fertility: AOC’s frank announcement

Air Force One: Was decoy ruse fair game?

Leavitt: Why she’s irreplaceable

Democrats: Backing away from ‘Woke 1’

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Meta: Zuckerberg’s plea to liberate AI

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Why you should smile at your dog

The danger in cleaning products

Does inflammation harm the heart?

Hunting viable sperm with AI

A Neanderthal gene adds muscle

On the Mark: From Periods to Interrobangs, How Punctuation Remade the World • Book of the week

A Tender Age • Novel of the week

They Stole a City: Wilmington’s White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live With Its Legacy

Best books…chosen by Cal Flyn

Also of interest…in political combatants

Virginia Eubanks • Author of the week

Avery, Gottlieb & Rothko: By the Sea • Exhibit of the week

Carly Simon • Comes in Waves

The Womack Sisters • The Womack Sisters

L’Rain • Fata Morgana

The End of Oak Street

The Rivals of Amziah King

An orchestra in jeopardy: Another Kennedy Center crisis

Streaming tips • Latin American literature on screen

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Whisper Man • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Exciting rooms, imperfect kitchens

‘Addictive’ cucumber salad • Recipe of the week

Cold brew: The best jugs

2027 Tesla Model Y L: What the critics say

The best of…grade-school gear

Tip of the week… • How to optimize every wash

And for those who have everything…

Best apps… • For budgeting

This week: Homes with a screened porch

The bottom line

Disney: Taking its regulator to court

Meta: New addiction trial begins

Now Costco really does have it all

Retirement: Rise of the $10 million 401(k)

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Inflation: The fight over a $20 burrito

Why Ellison had to go nuclear

Trump turns a blind eye to laundering

The child star who ruled Millennial TV • Hayden Panettiere 1989–2026

The coach who invented ‘Nellie Ball’ • Don Nelson 1940–2026

The MLB pitcher who volunteered for life-changing surgery • Tommy John 1943–2026

Inside America’s shoplifting lab

The Week Contest