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
Cornered Putin escalates Ukraine war
It wasn’t all bad
NASA tests space defense with asteroid collision
Iranians burn hijabs in nationwide protests
Trump: Are the walls closing in?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Campus warning
No more vaccine mandate
Wenner’s tamer seventie • Jann Wenner
The adventurer rowing around the world • Ellen Falterman
Willow’s bald statement • Willow Smith
In the news
The asylum seekers
A grim ‘ending’ for Covid
Why we’re so divided on immigration
Why college students live in fear
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
A Catholic majority in the North
Where children must learn to shoot
Italy: Neo-fascists at the helm of government
Russia: Exodus as Russians flee the military call-up
Why don’t we own our diamonds?
Remote work is killing the city
The Little Mermaid: Can Ariel be Black?
Puerto Rico: Déjà vu in the dark
Noted
Judge: Home runs without asterisks
Midterms: The GOP’s policy promises
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Special delivery: Drones get nearer to takeoff
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Masks that can detect Covid in the air
Quadrillions of ants
Surge in STDs
Nightmares presage dementia
Neptune like never before
Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us • Book of the week
Lessons • Novel of the week
American Demon: Eliot Ness and the Hunt for America’s Jack the Ripper
Chosen by Elizabeth McCracken • Best books…
In writing about writers • Also of interest…
Alexandra Horowitz • Author of the week
New York: 1962–1964 • Exhibit of the week
In These Times • Makaya McCraven
Ali • Vieux Farka Touré & Khruangbin
Haydn: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 11 • Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
Bros
New and notable podcasts
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Midnight Club • Show of the week
Roast chicken with guava: A shoulder-season feast • Recipe of the week
Dining out: Bon Appetit’s favorite new American restaurants
Cider: Beer’s best friend?
Bangkok and beyond, without a plan • This week’s dream
The Hermitage • Hotel of the week
Rail biking in the Catskills • Getting the flavor of…
Homes in Vancouver, B.C.
Stocks: The bear strikes again
Spending: Early sales signal retailer worries
The bottom line
Markets: Bonds finally offer an outlet for savers
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Marijuana: A legal business still racked by crime
Leave your ‘whole self’ at home
Putin’s gas politics will backfire
The novelist who brought history to life • Hilary Mantel, 1952–2022
The Oscar winner known for one chilling role • Louise Fletcher, 1934–2022
The erudite investor who co-founded The Paris Review • John Train, 1928–2022
‘We are going to shoot your child’
Streamlined palace • The Week Contest