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

Putin claims troop drawback, seeks negotiations

It wasn’t all bad

Canada tries to break up trucker protests

Palin loses libel suit against New York Times

Mask mandates: Is it time to show our faces again?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

In-school sermon

Andrew settles rape claim

A jazz master plays the bridge • Sonny Rollins

Schwarzenegger’s secret son • Joseph Baena

J.Lo’s reunion with Ben • Jennifer Lopez

In the news

The electric-vehicle revolution

The cost of embracing gambling

Covid’s lasting threat to downtowns

A court in conflict with the majority

Viewpoint

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

Who can replace the Boomers?

Reliance on Spain won’t cut it

Ukraine: Europe offers diplomacy, not guns

China: An American-born Olympic hero

An author with the heart of a lion

Will we be saddled with a new Marcos?

The Olympics: Enabling Russian doping—again

Trump’s documents: A trail of destruction

Noted

Afghanistan: Seizing a starving nation’s funds

Congress: Stock-trading ban gathering steam

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Software: Cracking open the app stores

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Innovation of the week

The Covid risk grazing in your backyard

Paralyzed men walk again

Yes, masks really do work

A watery grave for the ISS

Chimps play doctor

Love in the Time of Contagion: A Diagnosis • Book of the week

Vladimir • Novel of the week

South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation

Chosen by Danya Kukafka • Best books…

In dying breeds • Also of interest…

Eliza Reid • Author of the week

Super Bowl LVI: A big night for hip-hop

Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe • Big Thief

Lucifer on the Sofa • Spoon

Few Good Things • Saba

Charles Ray: Figure Ground • Exhibit of the week

The Music Man

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Streaming tips

Killing Eve • Show of the week

Wine bars of distinction • Critic’s choice

Beer: Tastes great, less buzz

Radicchio and red grapefruit salad • Recipe of the week

Falling in love again with Buenos Aires • This week’s dream

Fairmont Century Plaza • Hotel of the week

America’s favorite island destination • Getting the flavor of…

Homes in Colorado ski country

Economy: Inflation reaches 7.5 percent

‘Dinobabies’: New evidence in IBM age case

The bottom line

Inflation: Did the government spend too much? subsidies?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Hype machine: Selling the crypto future

In this deal, China wrote the book

Could Musk make NASA obsolete?

The irreverent director who made Ghostbusters • Ivan Reitman, 1946–2022

The abstract painter sidelined by sexism • Carmen Herrera, 1915–2022

The funk queen unafraid to show her raunchy side • Betty Davis, 1944–2022

What’s your good name worth?

New Razzie • The Week Contest