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

Republicans break with Trump as midterms loom

It wasn’t all bad

Trump threatens Iran, Cuba, and others at U.N.

Press takes stand against White House media ban

Artificial intelligence: Could regulations reduce the risk?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

The Nobel laureate who watches Seinfeld

Ma’s anti-success philosophy

Kaepernick’s lost community

In the news

A killer robot revolution

A victory arch Albert Speer would admire

Neo-Nazis are going mainstream

How to stop Trump’s Russia deals

Viewpoint

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

When judges behave like hooligans

Why Delhi can no longer choke Beijing

Israel: Does NAZA show what’s really happening in Gaza?

Europe: Joining with Canada to stand up to Trump

A chance for justice squandered

No more room for us natives

Noted

‘New right’: A racial test for football fans

RFK Jr.: Downplaying the danger of measles

Trump Jr.: From Russia with love

The Kennedy Center: Destined for demolition?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

AI: Will China agree to a slowdown?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

9/11’s slow-burning cancer toll

The Parthenon’s imaginary illusions

Supplement risk to older brains

Why Mercury is shrinking

In the footprints of a T. rex

Exit Party • Book of the week

Our Noble Selves • Other fiction

Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary Spy

Best books…chosen by Emily Ruskovich

Also of interest…in family ties

Francis Fukuyama • Author of the week

Ed Sheeran’s crisis: The hazards of remaining neutral

The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art • Exhibit of the week

Primetime

Heart of the Beast

Resident Evil

Streaming tips • Creature features

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

East of Eden • Show of the week

Spanish flag bearers: Three new standouts

Carrot and cabbage slaw with tahini, peanuts, and soy • Recipe of the week

Beer: Top Oktoberfests

Porsche’s Cayenne Electric: What the critics say

The best of…the new plaids

Five ways to reduce kitchen clutter • Tip of the week…

How to use today’s Apple Shortcuts • Best apps…

This week: Tudor-style homes

The bottom line

Paramount: States surrender on Warner merger

Diesel: Trump weighs a ban on exports

A latte debate is dividing the internet

Interest rates: How the Fed hike will hit your wallet

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Fed: Why Warsh defied Trump and hiked rates

Hello, Waymo. Goodbye, drivers

We don’t need the world’s gold

The writer who found the divine in nature • Annie Dillard 1945–2026

The designer who bedazzled the stars • Bob Mackie 1939–2026

The pop artist who defined the look of the 1960s • Peter Max 1937–2026

Journey to the center of the Earth

The Week Contest