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
New border rules prevent a surge—for now
It wasn’t all bad
Ukraine secures aid, downs ‘undefeatable’ missiles
Biden and McCarthy signal progress in debt talks
Trump: How should the media cover a demagogue?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Charged
Eurovision repeat
LuPone’s disdain for Broadway • Patti LuPone
The broadcaster who made it to the majors • Johnny Doskow
Why Nick Cannon fathered 12 kids • Nick Cannon
In the news
The casino on the couch
The arrival of an alien intelligence
How religion influences politics
Approval ratings tell us nothing
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
How Tories killed the right to protest
Forcing a reckoning about slavery
Turkey: Strongman holds off toughest challenge yet
Pakistan: Country aflame waits for Khan’s next move
Where you still can’t get divorced
Whose speech is allowed to be free?
The pandemic: What we did right—and what we did wrong
Noted
Bidens: Why $10 million in foreign payments?
Santos: No longer a laughing matter
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Entertainment: Streaming faces a big shakeout
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
A vaccine against deadly pancreatic cancer
Turkmenistan’s methane vents
Get your mammogram at 40
Long Neanderthal noses
A mammoth find
King: A Life • Book of the week
The Guest
Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia
Chosen by Brian Cox • Best books…
Behind the music • Also of interest…
Maggie Tokuda-Hall • Author of the week
Josh Kline: Project for a New American Century • Exhibit of the week
Maps • Billy Woods and Kenny Segal
Proof of Life • Joy Oladokun
Safe to Run • Esther Rose
BlackBerry
Sanctuary
Video games: The latest and greatest Zelda adventure
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
American Born Chinese • Show of the week
An asparagus parade: Two great ways to savor the season • Recipe of the week
Road trip: Old-time fun in Lake Geneva
Wine: Paso’s rise
Colombia’s blossoming second city • This week’s dream
Hotel Ulysses • Hotel of the week
The world’s waterfall capital • Getting the flavor of…
Homes for the eco-conscious
AI: OpenAI CEO calls for federal standards
Media: Struggling Vice files for bankruptcy
The bottom line
Real estate: Gridlock in the housing market
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Twitter: A new CEO takes on a near-impossible job
Net-zero flying is still very far off
It’s harder to be weird in America
The blogger who wrote frankly of motherhood • Heather Armstrong, 1975–2023
The voice of calm in the Iran hostage crisis • Hodding Carter III, 1935–2023
The folklorist who preserved the music of America’s roots • Chris Strachwitz, 1931–2023
Deep in a labyrinth, I found myself
Pet planes • The Week Contest