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

Russia escalates its war on a valiant Ukraine

Ukraine and economy dominate State of the Union

Putin’s nuclear threats: Is he just bluffing?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Dereliction of duty

Bolstering Bosnia

New York’s wellness-obsessed mayor • Eric Adams

Coppola’s $120 million bet • Francis Ford Coppola

How Cox was humbled • Courteney Cox

In the news

Ukraine’s long quest for independence

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Why China is watching Ukraine

Threatening trans kids’ parents

Anti-vaxxers will be like smokers

Viewpoint

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

Russia will attack us without tanks

We knew Russian money was dirty

Ukraine: Zelensky unites a continent

Russia: Saying no to Putin’s war

We’re watching our worst nightmare

Our students deserve more than squalor

Jackson: How she could affect the Supreme Court

Noted

Russia: Putin’s right-wing fan club

Masks: Going, going, gone…for now

Wit & Wisdom

Meta: Trying to stay in the ring with TikTok

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Huge wildfires to become more frequent

Ivermectin doesn’t work

The planet that rains gemstones

Hearing aids lower dementia risk

Pterodactyl was Jurassic giant

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas • Book of the week

Pure Colour • Novel of the week

The Founders: The Story of PayPal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley

Chosen by Sebastian Mallaby • Best books…

Richard Nixon, revisited • Also of interest…

Margaret Atwood • Author of the week

Ultimate Disney: A $6,000 Star Wars experience

Black Radio III • Robert Glasper

Life on Earth • Hurray for the Riff Raff

Manticore • Shovels & Rope

The Batman

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Adam Project • Show of the week

New Italian destinations in three cities • Critic’s choice

Drink: Italian sodas

Avocado, pineapple, and arugula salad with chile and lime • Recipe of the week

Anguilla and its exclusive island pleasures • This week’s dream

Rosewood Sao Paulo • Hotel of the week

San Diego’s reimagined children’s zoo • Getting the flavor of…

Homes beside rivers

Bitcoin: The new currency of conflict?

The Fed: Still on track to raise rates

The bottom line

Blank checks: Welcome to the SPAC hangover

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Trouble ahead: Ukraine’s economic shock waves

Amazon’s Whole Foods makeover

In sanctions, China sees opportunity

The humanitarian who transformed public health • Paul Farmer, 1959–2022

The Belgian heroine who saved downed airmen • Monique Hanotte, 1920–2022

The children’s author who found fame late in life • Leonard Kessler, 1920–2022

A billionaire does the math

Pet food • The Week Contest