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
Ukraine battling Russia to a stalemate
GOP senators grill Supreme Court nominee Jackson
It wasn’t all bad
Daylight saving time: Should it be made permanent?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Disturbing allegations
Abandoned by Spain
Cage’s crooked path • Nicolas Cage
Shooting for pro basketball history • Ryan Turell
Jackson’s return from the abyss • Samuel L. Jackson
In the news
Drawing lines for power
Why we need strong militaries
Cutting off funding for Covid
The next step in abortion restrictions
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Orthodox Church splits over Russia
A flight attendant is not a Barbie
Europe: Trading neutrality for guns
Mexico: Where reporters fear for their lives
Enclosed in a fortress of selfishness
Islamic fashion without Islamic values
Hunter Biden: The laptop really was his
Free speech: Is ‘cancel culture’ a real threat?
Noted
Russia and Ukraine: China’s big dilemma
Texas: How to nullify mail-in ballots
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Telecom: The underwhelming 5G revolution
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Malaria treatment for children
Dogs take your pain away
More people popping melatonin
Early humans’ greatest invention
Octopus ancestor
The Believer: Encounters With the Beginning, the End, and Our Place in the Middle • Book of the week
Ocean State • Novel of the week
The Turning Point: 1851—A Year that Changed Charles Dickens and the World
chosen by John Scalzi • Best books…
in women through time • Also of interest…
John Cho • Author of the week
Dolly Parton, rock’s defender
Motomami • Rosalía
Crash • Charli XCX
King James
Man Cave • On other stages…
The Lost City
X
The Oscars: Can CODA really go all the way?
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Julia • Show of the week
Korean-style pork chops: Easy flavor from few ingredients • Recipe of the week
Dining out: The best Ukrainian restaurants in America
Wine: Chile’s Itata region
The 2022 Kia EV6 • What the critics say
pizza night • The best of...
How to stop losing things • Tip of the week…
For finding the cheapest gasoline • Best apps…
Homes in New Jersey
Regulation: Disclosing climate risk to investors
Geopolitics: Russia keeps paying sovereign debt
The bottom line
Travel: High prices for a summer of revenge travel
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Economy: A cautious effort to tame inflation
The CEO who didn’t go away
Economic war is not a new idea
The irascible congressman who got Alaska perks • Don Young, 1933–2022
The Sesame Street actor who sang in Spanish • Emilio Delgado, 1940–2022
War victims: Some civilians Ukraine has lost
‘Why? Why? Why?’
Daylight savings • The Week Contest