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

Harris steps up attacks on ‘unhinged’ Trump

What next?

U.S. urges cease-fire after Israel kills Hamas leader

It wasn’t all bad

Trump: Is he running as a ‘fascist’?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Minnelli’s happily fractured family

A septuagenarian pole dancer

Kendrick’s battle against misogyny

In the news

American oligarch

When Trump’s lies killed Americans

Why America is moving rightward

Is Ozempic an addiction breakthrough?

Viewpoint

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

Marrying your cousin is not OK

In defense of rule by earls

Ukraine: How realistic is Zelensky’s peace plan?

South Korea: Extreme hostility from the North

Afrikaans is part of our culture

A safe place for violent separatists

Noted

Harris: What she gained by going on Fox

DEI: An expensive failure?

Gender gap: A critical factor in the election

Trump: Growing evidence of mental decline

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Starship: Onward, to Mars?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Covid can cause chronic illness in kids

Is anyone home on Europa?

The great wildlife die-off

Cervical cancer breakthrough

A real secret tomb below Petra

We Have Never Been Woke: The Cultural Contradictions of a New Elite • Book of the week

Polostan • Novel of the week

Sonny Boy: A Memoir

Best books…chosen by Peter Ames Carlin

Also of interest…in fall short fiction

Barbara Kingsolver • Author of the week

Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300-1350 • Exhibit of the week

Charli XCX • Brat and It’s Completely Different…

Lin-Manuel Miranda & Eisa Davis • Warriors

Porridge Radio • Clouds in the Sky…

Conclave

Rumours

Sunset Blvd.

Vladimir

Streaming tips • Animated stories for kids, and grown-ups

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Diplomat • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: The many moods of Thai cuisine

Recipe of the week

Wine: Chianti classico riserva

The Kia Carnival Hybrid: What the critics say

The best of…fall fragrances

How to extend a jack-o’-lantern’s life • Tip of the week…

For website building • Best apps…

This week: Homes for athletes

The bottom line

Help wanted: Disney’s endless CEO search

Grounded: Boeing’s losses rise amid labor troubles

Meet Skelly, Home Depot’s XXL megahit

Mortgages: No magic fix for a locked-up market

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Health care: Why drugstores are closing

Hedge funds come for the dinosaurs

GameStop still squeezes the suckers

The scientist who ran a chilling experiment • Philip Zimbardo 1933–2024

The perky actress who starred in South Pacific • Mitzi Gaynor 1931–2024

The stuntwoman who created the NAACP Image Awards • Toni Vaz 1922–2024

Inside the illegal organ trade

The Week Contest