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
Deadline looms on debt ceiling as positions harden
Ukraine may finally get F-16 fighter jets
It wasn’t all bad
DeSantis: Can he woo Republicans away from Trump?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Water deal
EU fines Meta
Matthews’ hopeful dad rock • Dave Matthews
Foster’s creative burst • Norman Foster
Why Wilson is no Matilda • Mara Wilson
In the news
Censoring ideas and rewriting history
Covering up Feinstein’s dementia
The wildfire toxins in your lungs
Young voters may weaken the GOP
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
The alarming rise of private policing
We Irish were migrants once, too
Italy: Epic floods are the new normal
How they see us: Biden ditches his allies
U.S. Christians are driving anti-gay laws
Why we Arabs love to diss our own
Trump and Russia: It was no ‘hoax’
Noted
Daniel Penny: Hero or criminal?
No Labels: Why Democrats are sweating
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
AI: Looking for the soul of the machine
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
A genome for all humans
Skin patch for peanut allergy
Good diet is as good as exercise
Why some get long Lyme
Saturn’s extra moons
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution • Book of the week
Chain-Gang All-Stars • Novel of the week
The Ugly History of Beautiful Things: Essays on Desire and Consumption
Chosen by Jamie Loftus • Best books…
In coming of age • Also of interest…
R.F. Kuang • Author of the week
Judging Warhol: A Supreme Court slap for art’s borrowers
Seven Psalms • Paul Simon
Gag Order • Kesha
I Hope You Can Forgive Me • Madison McFerrin
You Hurt My Feelings
The Little Mermaid
Fast X • Video games
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Idol • Show of the week
Old-school haunts with enduring charm • Critics’ choice
Green goddess grain bowl • Recipe of the week
Wine: Underrated picpoul
The 2023 Dodge Hornet • What the critics say
Denim beyond jeans • The best of…
Why an iPhone? Why Android? • Tip of the week…
For weightlifters at every level • Best apps…
Homes with great views
Retail: A theft epidemic hits the bottom line
Space race: Blue Origin gets lunar-lander contract
The bottom line
New grads: Looking for work—or just ‘funemployment’
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Culture wars: Disney hits back against DeSantis
In Miami, partying like it’s still 2022
Japan’s long malaise may be ending
The NFL legend and actor with a complex legacy • Jim Brown, 1936–2023
The acclaimed novelist who ruffled feathers • Martin Amis, 1949–2023
The chronicler of a life with three failing hearts • Amy Silverstein, 1963–2023
When choice is gone
Dog accomplice • The Week Contest