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

Calls for unity after Trump assassination attempt

What next?

GOP unites around Trump with Vance as running mate

It wasn’t all bad

Political violence: Is this who we are?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Driver’s chaotic childhood

Hollywood’s shortest stuntman

When Murphy met Brando

In the news

Paris’ Olympic moment

The many failures of the Secret Service

An inept court creates legal chaos

Ignoring the science on trans care

Viewpoint

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

Youth worry about crime, not climate

Remember when trains ran on time?

NATO: Trump-proofing the alliance

How they see us: An American tradition of assassination

Isn’t 91 old enough to retire?

An early storm is a late omen

Noted

Trump: A bloody, iconic image

Judge Cannon: Abandoning impartiality?

Biden: A temporary reprieve

Abortion: Has the GOP gone wobbly?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Regulation: Europe is staring down Big Tech

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Using gut flora to test for autism

The world’s oldest picture story

Air pollution harms IVF success

Toxic metals in tampons

A moss that could grow on Mars

Alice Munro: How to read a fallen saint

Long Island Compromise • Novel of the week

Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed

Best books…chosen by Peng Shepherd

Also of interest…in unexpected visitors

Ian Karmel • Author of the week

Guillaume Lethière • Exhibit of the week

Johnny Blue Skies/Sturgill Simpson • Passage du Desir

Cassandra Jenkins • My Light, My Destroyer

Clairo • Charm

Twisters

Longlegs

Oh, Mary! • Lyceum Theatre, New York City

Streaming tips • Exploring art and identity

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose • Show of the week

Pakistani grill night: Papaya-marinated spiced leg of lamb

St. Augustine, Fla.: World capital of datil peppers

Cava: The new rebel class

This week’s dream: Great American beach destinations

This week: Homes on Cape Cod

The bottom line

Silicon Valley: Musk leads surge for Trump

Tech: Google seeks to buy security firm for $23 billion

On Venmo, it can in fact hurt to ask

American summer: Teens head back to work

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Inflation: The Fed gets closer to winning its fight

An alliance to rip off drug buyers

Space, the office’s final frontier

The workout guru who spurred us to sweat • Richard Simmons 1948–2024

The doe-eyed actress who haunted a generation • Shelley Duvall 1949–2024

The feisty therapist who taught America to talk about sex • Ruth Westheimer 1928–2024

The secrets of late bloomers

The Week Contest