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

Democrats flock to Harris as Biden exits race

What next?

Secret Service head out after Trump security failure

Netanyahu defends Gaza war in strident speech to Congress

Harris: Can she defeat Trump in November?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Retton’s Olympic body shaming

A prison consultant to the rich and famous

Cage’s battle with the meme machine

In the news

The dinosaur trade

The shooter’s nihilistic motive

Trump to Taiwan: Drop dead

Another Covid summer

Viewpoint

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

Muzzling the mouthpiece of the far right

Sticking with the robot we know

How they see us: What Vance could do to Ukraine

Israel: Yemen forms third front in proxy war with Iran

Echoes of American-style election denial

A newfound sense of vulnerability

Noted

National mood: Fears of a gathering darkness

Vance: Trump’s divisive veep pick

The GOP: A spectacle of Trump worship

Biden: Assessing a one-term legacy

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Meltdowns: A software bug unleashes global chaos

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Where humans might live on the moon

Why we blush at our dorkiness

Global warming affects time

Night owls are smarter

The bird that chases hurricanes

Autocracy Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World • Book of the week

The Heart in Winter • Novel of the week

What Are Children For? On Ambivalence and Choice

Best books…chosen by Amy Stewart

Also of interest…in missing persons and lost loved ones

Yasmin Zaher • Author of the week

Georgia O’Keeffe: ‘My New Yorks’ • Exhibit of the week

Bando Stone & the New World • Childish Gambino

The Death of Slim Shady • Eminem

When I’m Called • Jake Xerxes Fussell

Sing Sing

Dìdi

Oddity

Streaming tips • Shelley Duvall’s best performances

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

2024 Paris Olympic Games • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Instagram-worthy dining destinations

Chilled peach and cucumber soup • Recipe of the week

Spirits: Barrel-finished tequila

The 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid: What the critics say

The best of…cocktail accessories

When to pass on premium gas • Tip of the week…

Four ways to get more from Waze • Best apps…

This week: Homes in Wisconsin

The bottom line

Markets: A retreat for the Magnificent Seven

EVs: Tesla profit declines as sales and production fall

This $80,000 truck welcomes road rage

Retirement: Even GenX is catching up on savings

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Trumponomics: Another round of tariffs and tax cuts

We’re not ready for an aging world

Musk, the man behind the curtain

The comedy legend who was the king of deadpan • Bob Newhart 1929–2024

The anchor who peddled conspiracy theories • Lou Dobbs 1945–2024

The singer who gave civil rights a soaring soundtrack • Bernice Johnson Reagon 1942–2024

The bird-strike detective

The Week Contest