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

Ukraine preparing to launch counteroffensive

It wasn’t all bad

Abbott faces backlash after Texas mass shooting

GOP debt ceiling demands threaten June default

Supreme Court: Is it time for a real ethics code?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Writers’ strike

May Day protests

What Fauci most regrets • Anthony Fauci

Her 500 peaceful days in a cave • Beatriz Flamini

Robinson’s smokin’ 80s • Smokey Robinson

In the news

The abortion pill

AI’s alarming impact on politics

RFK Jr.’s left-wing populism

How trolls took over the GOP

Viewpoint

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

China barely disguises its bias

We never used to have food banks

Germany: Are climate activists hurting their own cause?

How they see us: Did South Korea’s leader give too much?

A pantomime search for the disappeared

The bizarre hatred for Yiddish music

Kamala Harris: The pressure is on

Trump: Why Republicans are falling in line

Noted

Carroll trial: Trump’s accuser makes her case

DeSantis vs. Disney: What’s at stake

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Software: Apple keeps its walled garden

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Why are the oceans so hot?

Inuit numerals on smartphones

Danger of minor head injuries

A pill to prevent Alzheimer’s

Parrots that make video calls

Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma • Book of the week

Small Mercies • Novel of the week

The Best Minds: A Story of Friendship, Madness, and the Tragedy of Good Intentions

Chosen by J. Ryan Stradal • Best books…

In mom power • Also of interest…

Rainn Wilson • Author of the week

Georgia O’Keeffe: To See Takes Time • Exhibit of the week

First Two Pages of Frankenstein • The National

That! Feels Good! • Jessie Ware

Enigmatic Society • Dinner Party

Prima Facie

Summer, 1976

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie • Show of the week

Chicken and a salad: A food writer’s take on a standard • Recipe of the week

Dining out: Boston waterfront gems

Wine: Three Greek grapes

Tasmania, Australia’s wild and beautiful island state • This week’s dream

Coulibri Ridge • Hotel of the week

Rafting in the Sierra Nevada • Getting the flavor of…

Homes in Denver

Banking: U.S. seizes, shuts down First Republic

Economy: Fed raises rates but hints at end to hikes

The bottom line

Markets: The shameful end of Bed Bath & Beyond

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Marketing: Bud Light’s ill-fated campaign

AI clones have already arrived

Outsourcing regulation to Europe

The calypso king who fought for civil rights • Harry Belafonte, 1927–2023

The TV host who ran a circus of sleaze • Jerry Springer, 1944–2023

Haunted by the death penalty

Beer slogan • The Week Contest