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

Canada strikes back at U.S. in trade war

It wasn’t all bad

Trump’s temporary mail-in ballot win

U.S. threatens sanctions on Iran’s trading partners

Natalie Harp: A symbiotic relationship with Trump

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Rhys’ confidence issues

The Ukrainian designer turned drone maker

How Kidman listens to her heart

In the news

Afghanistan under the Taliban

When AI deceives its creators

Blanche’s commitment to injustice

The corrosive power of corruption

Viewpoint

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

Two-tier justice, just like in the U.S.

A broken consensus on guns

How they see us: Favoring North Korea over South

United Kingdom: Harry & Meghan, the sequel

Who are we without our snowcaps?

The EU’s addiction to U.S. tech

Noted

Data centers: Now a factor in the midterms

Islamophobia: A spreading hate on the Right

Haitians: Fear grows as deportations begin

National debt: How did it reach $40 trillion?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Smart glasses: Preferred eyewear for creeps?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

An mRNA breakthrough in cancer vaccines

The mystery of black hole stars

Darwin’s theory of tickling

Take baby on your run

When primates keep pets

The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy • Book of the week

Sunrise • Novel of the week

The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence

Best books…chosen by Jennifer McMahon

Also of interest…in icons of the ’70s

Emilee Hackney • Author of the week

Willem de Kooning Drawing • Exhibit of the week

The Cramps • Gravest Gravy

Weezer • Weezer (Gold Album)

Jon Batiste • Monk Movements

Coyote vs. Acme

Buddy

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • The year’s best comedy movies, so far

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Mayday • Show of the week

The advantages of shaving: Two showy summer salads • Recipes of the week

Desert dining: New Mexico’s flowering food scene

Wine: Beaujolais blanc

This week’s dream: France’s Emerald Coast

Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

‘Nonna-maxxing’ goes global

This week: Homes built in the 1920s

The bottom line

Tariffs: The beef over beef imports

Social media: Meta’s $16.7B addiction settlement

Networking with a side of romance

Real estate: A two-tier housing market

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Bonds: Can Bessent drive down borrowing costs?

Why won’t Dems go driverless?

Using data to charge you more

The Donna Reed daughter who married Coach • Shelly Fabares 1944–2026

The music critic who chronicled Springsteen • Dave Marsh 1950–2026

The unofficial diplomat who defended her husband • Nancy Kissinger 1934–2026

The preacher’s digital twin

The Week Contest