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

The battle for the Donbas begins

Musk makes a bid for Twitter

It wasn’t all bad

America’s ‘gerontocracy’: Are our leaders too old?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Modern rebellion?

Harry and Meghan’s royal visit

David Hyde Pierce’s marital bliss • David Hyde Pierce

The loneliness of the long-term sitter • Robert “Robby” Silk

Davis’ defiant vulnerability • Viola Davis

In the news

Why ventilation matters

Democrats facing a blowout

The GOP’s abuse of state power

Numb to 1 million deaths

Viewpoint

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

Ukraine was right to snub us

How rape is a tool of warfare

U.K.: Shunting migrants off to Rwanda

Nicaragua: With opposition jailed, Ortega goes after artists

Where elites feel free to be bigots

When the ambulance doesn’t come

Ukraine: Is Russia committing genocide?

Abortion: The coming war between the states

Noted

Trump: Is his clout within the GOP fading?

Republicans: Pulling the plug on debates

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Exploits: North Koreans behind massive game hack

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

How the aging process could be reversed

Dog tongues harbor superbugs

Why ‘magic mushrooms’ work

New drug for severe Covid

Fungi may be talking

Blood and Ruins: The Last Imperial War, 1931-1945 • Book of the week

Sea of Tranquility • Novel of the week

Constructing a Nervous System

chosen by Dolen Perkins-Valdez • Best books…

in pandemic perspectives • Also of interest…

Delia Ephron • Author of the week

Harmony

Cyrano de Bergerac • On other stages…

Broken Hearts Club • Syd

Ramona Park Broke My Heart • Vince Staples

El Mirador • Calexico

The Northman

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

The Bad Guys

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

We Own This City • Show of the week

Chicken al pastor: Where the Levant meets Mexico • Recipe of the week

Dining in Tucson: Land of mole, mesquite, and ‘Sonoran dogs’

Beer: Spring specials

The 2022 GMC Hummer EV • What the critics say

bike accessories • The best of…

Five clever uses for WD-40 • Tip of the week…

For guided stretch routines • Best apps…

Homes in Rhode Island

Entertainment: Netflix loses subscribers

Forecasts: IMF cuts global growth projection

The bottom line

Secure 2.0: A fix for retirement savings?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Housing: Will rising mortgage rates end the boom?

This won’t feel like a soft landing

New tune fora scourge of Wall Street

The comic’s comic who wasn’t afraid to offend • Gilbert Gottfried, 1955–2022

The music mogul who discovered Little Richard • Art Rupe, 1917–2022

The British veteran who churned out best-selling thrillers • Jack Higgins, 1929–2022

MacKenzie Scott’s quiet mission

Tallest family • The Week Contest