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 intensifies its brutal civilian assault

U.S. arms Ukraine as fears of escalation grow

It wasn’t all bad

‘Don’t Say Gay’: The impact of Florida’s ban

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Election tampering charges

Going after oligarchs

Stiller’s challenging stretch • Ben Stiller

Why Young’s dreams endure • Andrew Young

Grimes’ unusual relationship with Musk • Grimes

In the news

Putin’s messianic mission

The tragic red state Covid failure

How Europe funds Putin’s war machine

When guns come to church

Viewpoint

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

The master has become the servant

Must every Russian artist speak out?

European Union: Overwhelmed by Ukrainian refugees

Foreign fighters in Ukraine: Heroic or naïve?

A haven for pedophiles no longer

Africa could offer goods Russia can’t

Russia: Will its propaganda bubble break?

2020 Census: Undercounting people of color

Noted

Ukraine: Has Biden been an effective leader?

Covid: Rising again in Britain and Europe

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Apple: Returning to its desktop roots

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Covid can shrink your brain

Was Stonehenge a calendar?

Vaping linked to diabetes

Amazon could disappear

Palm-size spider on the move

The Trials of Harry S. Truman: The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man, 1945-1953 • Book of the week

Booth • Novel of the week

Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir

Chosen by NoViolet Bulawayo • Best books…

in water worlds • Also of interest…

Brandon Sanderson • Author of the week

Faith Ringgold: American People • Exhibit of the week

Classic Objects • Jenny Hval

How Is It That I Should Look at the Stars • The Weather Station

If My Wife New I’d Be Dead • CMAT

The Outfit

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Bridgerton • Show of the week

Fresh ways to celebrate seafood • Critics’ choice

Homemade ricotta • Recipe of the week

Vermouth: Three benchmarks

A diving paradise off the coast of Honduras • This week’s dream

Sofitel Barú Calablanca Beach Resort • Hotel of the week

Newport’s Gilded Age grandeur • Getting the flavor of…

The risks of cyberwar

Homes in row houses

The Fed: Raising rates to curb inflation

Energy: Prices fall as Russian oil keeps flowing

The bottom line

Energy: Who’s to blame for record gas prices?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Corporations: It’s a big, harsh world, after all

Jeff Bezos, the gym-rat billionaire

The stimulus that saved America

The reluctant movie star who ruled the 1980s • William Hurt, 1950-2022

The documentarian who strode into war zones • Brent Renaud, 1971-2022

The beauty mogul whose products made her husband glow • Tova Borgnine, 1941-2022

Could the U.S. try to kill Putin?

Smaller item • The Week Contest