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
A defensive Putin hits somber note on Victory Day
Covid cases rise as U.S. passes 1 million deaths
It wasn’t all bad
Abortion: How will Roe’s fall affect the midterms?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Free speech tycoon
Yemenia survivor at trial
Miller’s tabloid revenge • Sienna Miller
Why Neeson is still shooting • Liam Neeson
Crow’s rocky road • Sheryl Crow
In the news
Plastics everywhere
Why the U.S. is so polarized
We’ve failed women in Afghanistan
The myth of painless adoption
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Newcomer Golob has his hands full
Fighting climate change in our gardens
How they see us: American women lose a human right
Philippines: The Marcos clan returns to power
Trigger-happy soldiers kill our students
The bottomless cringefest of our politics
Alito’s opinion: A sound rationale for overturning Roe?
Noted
Abortion: Can red-state bans be enforced?
Student debt: The steep cost of forgiveness
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Data: Satellite internet comes into its own
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
The sea reptile that could eat a giant squid
For sleep, seven is the number
Avian flu has arrived in the U.S.
Big success for obesity drug
Breeds don’t predict traits
The Premonitions Bureau: A True Account of Death Foretold • Book of the week
Trust • Novel of the week
The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet
chosen by Dan Chaon • Best books…
in the wide world of sports • Also of interest…
A.J. Jacobs • Author of the week
Afro-Atlantic Histories • Exhibit of the week
We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong • Sharon Van Etten
We • Arcade Fire
Come Home the Kids Miss You • Jack Harlow
Mr. Saturday Night
Macbeth
Video games: Nintendo Switch Sports, heir to the Wii craze
Two other new sports games
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
George Carlin’s American Dream • Show of the week
The flavors of Southeast Asia • Critics’ choice
Salt and pepper shrimp rolls • Recipe of the week
Agricole: Rum’s wild cousin
A road trip along Algeria’s Mediterranean coast • This week’s dream
Encore Boston Harbor • Hotel of the week
Kentucky’s unlikely cultural hot spot • Getting the flavor of…
Homes in Vermont
Markets: A stomach churning ride for stocks
Economy: Inflation still races ahead at 8.3 percent
The bottom line
Shareholder meetings: Politics takes center stage
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Abortion: Should corporations take a stand?
TikTok really is a threat to America
One tiny firm shuts down an industry
The artist who brought comic-book heroes to life • George Pérez, 1954–2022
The strategist who revved up liberal fundraising • Rob Stein, 1943–2022
The relationship guru who preached traditional gender roles • Kevin Samuels, 1965–2022
An uncivil war
Wedding airline • The Week Contest