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 lit fuse on Jan. 6, says committee
It wasn’t all bad
Boris Johnson reluctantly steps down
BA.5 subvariant triggers new Covid wave
Abortion: A new war between the states?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Harder to vote
Yacht is stuck
The woman who plays professional baseball • Kelsie Whitmore
Why Staples keeps singing • Mavis Staples
Johnson’s shades of ambivalence • Dakota Johnson
In the news
Against the tide
Biden’s Saudi sellout
Eliminating the cost of childbirth
Inventing a ‘major’ legal doctrine
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Should we free a terrorist to save Belgians?
Why we aren’t afraid to provoke Russia
United Kingdom: The downfall of the buffoonish Boris
Japan: Shinzo Abe’s legacy of nationalism
The disturbing truth about salmon farms
Heaven for the tourists, hell for the nomads
Griner: Only a prisoner swap can save her
Kavanaugh: Does he have a right to dine?
Noted
Highland Park: A star-spangled massacre
Election law: A grave new threat to democracy
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
TikTok: Social media behemoth funnels data to China
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Monkeypox mutates extra fast
Another tiny-armed dinosaur
Friends smell alike
Weekend exercise is plenty
Return of the giant snail
An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us • Book of the week
Thrust • Novel of the week
I Used to Live Here Once: The Haunted Life of Jean Rhys
Chosen by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan • Best books…
In vacations gone wrong • Also of interest…
Ottessa Moshfegh • Author of the week
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott • Exhibit of the week
New and notable podcasts
Where the Crawdads Sing
Thor: Love and Thunder
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Rap Sh!t • Show of the week
The melting pot of modern Taiwanese cuisine • Critics’ choice
Pan-fried okra • Recipe of the week
Spirits: Soju’s upswing
A solo cruise along the Italian Riviera • This week’s dream
Marriott Marquis Houston • Hotel of the week
‘America’s Switzerland’ • Getting the flavor of…
Beautiful homes in Portland, Ore.
Prices: Inflation notches another 40-year high
Labor: Red-hot market keeps adding jobs
The bottom line
Abortion: Should companies pay travel costs?
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Twitter: Musk tries to cancel the wedding
Uber got the last free ride
States exploit Democrats’ handouts
The actor who radiated macho charisma • James Caan, 1940–2022
The ex-mobster who knew how to play them • Tony Sirico, 1942–2022
The inventor of the Jheri curl and Afro pick • Willie Lee Morrow, 1939–2022
Warrior for a Trumpist future
Object attraction • The Week Contest