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

Russian assault continues after withdrawal vow

Biden’s gaffe raises fears of Russian blowback

It wasn’t all bad

Ginni Thomas: A full-blown conspiracy theorist

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Right to die

Iran joins women’s rights commission

Kotsur’s difficult path to the Oscars • Troy Kotsur

Towns’ Covid heartbreak • Karl-Anthony Towns

Hathaway’s preference for privacy • Anne Hathaway

In the news

The role of oligarchs in Russia

Is Trump exempt from prosecution?

Why women don’t compete against men

The NFL’s shameful standards

Viewpoint

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

Bureaucrats who sit around at home

Don’t tolerate these flashing billboards

How they see us: Biden shines, then stumbles

Afghanistan: Taliban boots girls from school

The hypocrisy of measuring happiness

Our leader tells his biggest whopper yet

Jackson hearings: The GOP’s revealing questions

Noted

The Oscars: What Smith’s smack revealed

Gas prices: Are there any good fixes?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Social media: A new push to protect kids

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Brain implants for ‘locked-in’ syndrome

Covid causes type 1 diabetes

Alcohol deaths surge

Omicron hospitalized more kids

Why cane toads eat their kin

Last Call at the Hotel Imperial: The Reporters Who Took on a World at War • Book of the week

French Braid • Novel of the week

Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century

Chosen by Maggie Shipstead • Best books…

in our animal planet • Also of interest…

Frank Bruni • Author of the week

Guarding the Art • Exhibit of the week

Humble Quest • Maren Morris

Gifted • Koffee

Forever on My Mind • Son House

The Oscars: Highlights we’re all destined to forget

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

61st Street • Show of the week

The return of some old favorites • Critics’ choice

Blended Scotch: A new breed

Skillet vegetable pot pie • Recipe of the week

A new golden age of polar travel • This week’s dream

Sanctuary Mandela • Hotel of the week

Walking on water in the Florida Keys • Getting the flavor of

Homes in Idaho

Energy: Cutting Europe’s Russian gas ties

FedEx: Founder Smith steps down as CEO

The bottom line

Real estate: Soaring rates hit housing market

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Big Tech: Europe ups the ante on regulation

Americans are not getting lazy

… and tech is not headed South

The refugee who became America’s top diplomat0 • Madeleine Albright, 1937–2022

The Foo Fighters drummer who lit up the stage • Taylor Hawkins, 1972–2022

Disneyland for seniors

Karen’s Diner • The Week Contest