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
Trump charged with violating the Espionage Act
Notching slim gains, Ukrainians aim to break Russia’s line
It wasn’t all bad
2024: How should Trump’s rivals handle his indictment?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Climate trial
Sturgeon arrested
Why Cranston is eying retirement • Bryan Cranston
Colicchio’s kitchen war stories • Tom Colicchio
Barrymore’s rock bottom • Drew Barrymore
In the news
AI: The worst-case scenario
When public schools teach dogma
Democrats’ electoral pact invites chaos
UFO ‘secrets’ that always lack evidence
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Why not toot our horn for once?
Paying dictators to do our dirty work
Italy: Farewell to Europe’s first populist
Russia: Counting on Austria as a friend in the EU
Using AI in military psyops
Why Messi is going to America
Climate change: The growing danger of wildfire smoke
Noted
Trump defense: What about Clinton and Biden?
Gerrymandering: A Supreme Court surprise
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Range anxiety: Tesla is winning the charger wars
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Did ancient hominins bury their dead?
The ‘holy grail’ of geology
Ice-free Arctic in the 2030s
The lung cancer pill
A crocodile’s virgin birth
Pageboy: A Memoir • Book of the week
Kairos • Novel of the week
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
Chosen by Melanie Hamrick • Best books…
In flower power • Also of interest…
Rebecca May Johnson • Author of the week
Sarah Sze: Timelapse • Exhibit of the week
The Age of Pleasure • Janelle Monáe
Weathervanes • Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
But Here We Are • Foo Fighters
The 2023 Tony Awards: No writers, no problem
The Flash
Elemental
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Bear • Show of the week
Ciambotta: An Italian vegetable stew that’s made for summer • Recipe of the week
Road trip: Sampling seafood on Oregon’s coast
Spirits: Flavoring included
Five of the most underrated U.S. national parks • This week’s dream
Homes in Wyoming
Inflation: Fed pauses rate hikes as prices ebb
JPMorgan: New settlement with Epstein victims
The bottom line
The S&P 500: A few giants dominate the index
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Sports-washing: Golf gets a Saudi makeover
CNN has no CEO—and no plan
Remember the hype about 5G?
The televangelist who politicized the Christian right • Pat Robertson, 1930–2023
The domestic terrorist known as the Unabomber • Ted Kaczynski, 1942–2023
When the tsunami comes
Secondhand quitter • The Week Contest