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

Biden digs in as more Democrats urge his exit

What next?

Sweeping immunity ruling scrambles Trump cases

It wasn’t all bad

2024: If not Biden, who should be the Democrats’ nominee?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Crawford’s beauty dilemma

Hopkins’ unlikely journey

When Bacon went incognito

In the news

Sudan’s descent into hell

Governed by a gerontocracy

Corrupt court condones corruption

A revealing remark about ‘Black jobs’

Viewpoint

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

France: It’s everybody else against the far right

United Kingdom: Labour crushes the Tories

How they see us: Biden’s infirmity stuns allies

A nation of underage gamblers

Why can’t we be more like Kenya?

Supreme Court: Taking over the administrative state?

Noted

Project 2025: Trump’s feigned ignorance

Biden: Why was his decline such a surprise?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

The Everything Store: Can Amazon remain dominant?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The HIV drug the world’s been waiting for

Ants that can do surgery

Back pain? Walk it off

Our epidemic of gun violence

A dino bristling with horns

Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV • Book of the week

Horror Movie • Novel of the week

Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life

Best books…chosen by Laura van den Berg

Also of interest…in escapes

Francine Prose • Author of the week

Paula Modersohn-Becker: Ich Bin Ich / I Am Me • Exhibit of the week

The Great American Bar Scene • Zach Bryan

The Secret of Us • Gracie Abrams

Éxodo • Peso Pluma

Animation summer: Hollywood’s cartoon-driven comeback

Fly Me to the Moon

MaXXXine

Streaming tips • Donald Sutherland’s finest performances

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Lady in the Lake • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Restaurants that defy categorization

Grilled corn ribs with honey butter • Recipe of the week

Wine: Fresh takes on rosé

The 2025 Polestar 3: What the critics say

The best of…long-flight luxuries

How to ingest fewer microplastics • Tip of the week…

For international calling • Best apps…

This week: Homes in saltbox style

The bottom line

Economy: Jobs report hints at trouble ahead

Boeing: Felony conviction on 737 Max compliance

Japan says goodbye to the floppy disk

Rent or buy: The new real estate equation

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Culture wars: Tractor Supply reverses on DEI

When will AI start to pay off?

America’s broken elevators

The screenwriter who penned Chinatown • Robert Towne 1934–2024

The humorist who was a true American original • Kinky Friedman 1944–2024

The wry comic master who skewered American foibles • Martin Mull 1943–2024

Escape from the Russian army

The Week Contest