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

Polls show deepening midterm woes for GOP

It wasn’t all bad

Iranian threats, attacks put U.S. on defense

Major climate case opens new Supreme Court term

Cornell: Is justice possible in alleged gang rape case?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Davidson’s fresh start

How Herzog connects with the young

Stallone’s cruel childhood

In the news

El Niño turns ‘super’

Why Trump’s ballroom matters

Exposing the ‘colorblind’ narrative

A Republican who’s voting for Democrats

Viewpoint

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

France: Student protests become bloody mayhem

An American making a case for Europe

Don’t be grateful to cheaters

A Dutchman running coke in Africa

Relocating an island people

Israel: Lessons from an attempted terrorist hijacking

Noted

Christa Pike: An inhumane execution attempt?

Propaganda: Trump’s ‘love me’ ad blitz

Hegseth: Why Trump can’t quit him

AI: Can the tech industry self-regulate?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Proof: Did AI really crack a math ‘Holy Grail’?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Radio signals from a faraway world

Don’t bring a dog to a bear fight

T. rex was as warm as humans

A mutation for lung cancer

Pachyderm pharmacists

The Everywhere Millionaire: Who Is Really Rich in America and How They Got There • Book of the week

American Hagwon • Novel of the week

The Vanishing Family: Love, Fate, and the Quest to End Dementia

Best books…chosen by Sebastian Barry

Also of interest…in making connections

John Green • Author of the week

If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground • Exhibit of the week

Miranda Lambert • Crisco

Tinashe • Popstar

Swift’s unwelcome Encore

Musk

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • More of the year’s best horror movies

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Diplomat • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Rule-bending Asian restaurants

Finnish salmon chowder (lohikeitto) • Recipe of the week

Wine: Bordeaux bargains

The Toyota Crown Signia: What the critics say

The best of…investments that’ll last a lifetime

Tip of the week… • How to reach a human at Amazon

And for those who have everything…

Tech support… • Five giveaways that a video is fake

This week: Homes with distinctive kitchen islands

The bottom line

Energy: Trump scrambles to lower diesel costs

Energy: Russia-Ukraine talks involve oil properties

Who pairs wine better than ChatGPT?

Autos: The dangerous rise of ‘permanent car debt’

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Economy: Labor market slows before the midterms

Out with the old Hollywood

An oil columnist goes electric

The GOP House speaker who abused teen boys • Dennis Hastert 1942–2026

The pop star who wrote Broadway musicals • Duncan Sheik 1969–2026

The American writer who became a British celebrity intellectual • Bonnie Greer 1948–2026

John Roberts and his island

The Week Contest