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

Judge reverses FDA approval of abortion pill

After national uproar, ousted Tennessee Democrats return

It wasn’t all bad

Justice Thomas: A billionaire buddy’s secret gifts

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Another AR-15 massacre

Biden promotes peace

Bublé’s hometown life • Michael Bublé

Kauffman’s racial awakening • Marta Kauffman

Why Ratajkowski quit Hollywood • Emily Ratajkowski

In the news

Turning bodies into soil

The growing number of child deaths

A Democrat’s puzzling defection

Crime wave staggers San Francisco

Viewpoint

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

Why we need to wall off our border

Macron chooses China over the U.S.

Finland: Leaving neutrality behind to join NATO

India: Modi overreaches in having Gandhi arrested

Young people already work hard enough

Holy Week is in decline. Amen to that

Ukraine: A damaging intelligence leak

Abortion: The GOP’s Achilles heel

Noted

Afghan war: Biden blames Trump

The GOP: Is Trump unstoppable?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Transport: Striking back at the e-scooter scourge

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

A couple of drinks a day isn’t healthy

Pets stave off food allergies

Deforestation means less rain

Early menopause and dementia

T-rex may have had lips

Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America • Book of the week

Old God’s Time • Novel of the week

The People’s Hospital: Hope and Peril in American Medicine

Chosen by Eleanor Catton • Best books…

In folktale wisdom • Also of interest…

Judy Blume • Author of the week

Picasso reevaluated: A humbling anniversary for a master

Rat Saw God • Wednesday

Being • Baaba Maal

With A Hammer • Yaeji

Shucked

White Girl in Danger

How to Blow Up a Pipeline

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Somebody Somewhere • Show of the week

The ongoing spread of world-class pizza • Critics’ choice

Gochujang buttered noodles • Recipe of the week

Spirits: Margarita tequilas

The 2023 BMW M2 • What the critics say

Backyard birding • The best of…

Benchmarks for quality furnishings • Tip of the week…

For tornado alerts • Best apps…

Homes in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida

Economy: Inflation cools but worries remain

Emissions: Strict EPA rules would electrify U.S. cars

The bottom line

Efficiency: A bonanza of credits for energy upgrades

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Gathering storm: Banks threatened by office meltdown

Who pays to mine Bitcoin? We all do

The SEC isn’t paying attention

The Jewish attorney who prosecuted Nazis • Benjamin Ferencz, 1920–2023

The special-ops legend who tracked bin Laden • Billy Waugh, 1929–2023

The magician with the world’s greatest memory • Harry Lorayne, 1926–2023

King of the autograph hunters

Ice music • The Week Contest