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

Biden, in Kyiv, vows ‘unwavering’ support

Rural Ohioans demand action on toxic spill

It wasn’t all bad

Teen girls: An epidemic of despair

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Gone for good

Too warm to skate

Badgley’s spiritual crisis • Penn Badgley

A Ukrainian composer’s ode to Kyiv • Heinali

Why Jaso gave up baseball • John Jaso

In the news

Attacking the grid

The GOP’s performance artists

Why we need more immigration

Turkey’s grim lesson for California

Viewpoint

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

The courage to be out on the pitch

When ballet directors hurl dog poo

Moldova: Is Russia preparing to swallow it, too?

South Africa: Showing its pro-Russian bias

Public service is not a favor

We are losing doctors to the U.K.’s hypocrisy

Nikki Haley: Running in the ‘Not Trump’ lane

New York Times: An ‘anti-trans’ bias?

Noted

Fox News: Where lies are good for business

Fetterman: Should he have run?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Sydney: Bing’s unhinged AI alter ego

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

How the Doomsday Glacier is melting

The pill for men

Orca sons drain their moms

Why dogs need leftovers

Cockatoos’ higher tool use

Unscripted: The Epic Battle for a Media Empire and the Redstone Family Legacy • Book of the week

Up With the Sun • Novel of the week

The Wife of Bath: A Biography

Chosen by Rebecca Makkai • Best books…

In the power of food • Also of interest…

Patrick Bringley • Author of the week

Coded: Art Enters the Computer Age 1952–1982 • Exhibit of the week

Desire, I Want to Turn Into You • Caroline Polachek

This Stupid World • Yo La Tengo

Raven • Kelela

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Of an Age

The Wanderers

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Mandalorian • Show of the week

Curried goat: An easy version of a top chef’s signature dish • Recipe of the week

Dining out: The best of Palm Springs

Wine: Boxed reds

Japan’s minimalist shrine to Studio Ghibli • This week’s dream

National Exchange Hotel • Hotel of the week

Amsterdam’s historic Vermeer show • Getting the flavor of…

Homes kids will love

Speech wars: Tech firms defend liability shield

Paychecks: Amazon’s stock slump hits workers hard

The bottom line

Housing: Easing mortgage rates give buyers some hope

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Cryptocurrency: Here come the regulators

Medical debt shackles the South

A recipe for developing countries

The sultry actress who became a pinup • Raquel Welch, 1940–2023

The catcher who became a star commentator • Tim McCarver, 1941–2023

The comedian better known as TV’s ubiquitous cop • Richard Belzer, 1944–2023

The soul of the Stradivarius

Movie seats • The Week Contest