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
Supreme Court preparing to overturn Roe
Prospects of abortion battle transform midterm politics
Putin revs up war ahead of Victory Day
Twitter: Will Musk go through with the deal?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Still Trump’s party
‘Relieved’ to die
Winkler’s battle with dyslexia • Henry Winkler
Blinded but still skateboarding • Zion Williams
Why Roberts left rom-coms • Julia Roberts
In the news
Prosecuting war crimes
Endangering the ‘life of the mother’
Subvariants of coronavirus subvariants
The GOP’s plan to steal 2024
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Muslims are Swedish citizens, too
A pop star’s journey to hell and back
Embargo: Europe weans itself from Russian oil
China: Reaching the limits of ‘zero Covid’
The sexism in the race for president
Diplomacy goes into a deep freeze
Vaccines: Young kids may soon be eligible
Supreme Court leak: A turning point
Noted
School prayer: When is it coercion?
Slavery: Harvard’s $100 million reckoning
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Right-to-repair: Apple grudgingly opens up the iPhone
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Most Americans have been infected
Stone Age animation
No value in time-limited eating
Searching for a fifth force
Post-coital catapulting
The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor—The Truth and the Turmoil • Book of the week
Scary Monsters
Six Walks: In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau
Chosen by Sy Montgomery • Best books…
in mothers and motherhood • Also of interest…
Janelle Monáe • Author of the week
Philip Guston Now • Exhibit of the week
Palomino • Miranda Lambert
Mahal • Toro y Moi
Blue Water Road • Kehlani
A Strange Loop
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Other new movies
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Conversations With Friends • Show of the week
Stir-fried eggplant: From India, a comforting taste of home • Recipe of the week
Dining out: What’s new in Houston
Wine: Corsican reds
The 2022 Land Rover Range Rover • What the critics say
graduation gifts • The best of…
How to clean a range hood filter • Tip of the week…
For returning to the office • Best apps and websites…
Homes in Atlanta
Carvana: A pandemic favorite veers off course
Labor: Openings show job market remains strong
The bottom line
Bitcoin: Betting on crypto for retirement
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Economy: Surprise slump brings stagflation fears
Texas isn’t done with drilling
Without Ive, Apple has no spirit
The country singer who was dogged by demons • Naomi Judd, 1946–2022
The left-wing activist who joined a fatal robbery • Kathy Boudin, 1943–2022
The glamorous founder of the first discotheque • Régine, 1929–2022
The women who hunted the Taliban
Spider jump • The Week Contest