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

Israel, Hamas near hostage and cease-fire deal

It wasn’t all bad

Antisemitism on Musk’s X sends advertisers fleeing

Appeals court could loosen Trump gag order

Congress: Why are GOP lawmakers threatening violence?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Why Scott won’t slow down

A 98-year-old influencer

Sánchez and her $166 billion man

In the news

A nation moving apart

Reason forhope on the climate

Fears about urban misery are legitimate

UFOs that can’t be explained

Viewpoint

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

Argentina: ‘Anarcho-capitalist’ takes chainsaw to old order

Why our air isn’t fit to breathe

It’s a whole Potemkin country

Where politics has become melodrama

Don’t blame ISIS bride for husband’s acts

United Kingdom: Why Cameron can’t save the Tories

Noted

Scandals: The end of the Santos show?

Supreme Court: A toothless new ethics code

TikTok: Promoting bin Laden’s narrative?

Haley: A narrow path to the nomination

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Hellscape: The decline of dating apps

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Bizarre animals discovered in Indonesia

First eyeball transplant

Ticks that can kill a cow

Strawberries for the brain

Why grassland fires are worse

Pandora’s Box: How Guts, Guile, and Greed Upended TV • Book of the week

Blackouts • Novel of the week

Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative

Best books…chosen by Nikki Vargas

Also of interest…in fresh starts

Anna Biller • Author of the week

Camille Claudel • Exhibit of the week

Hell’s Kitchen

Scene Partners

Napoleon

Dream Scenario

Saltburn

Streaming tips • New holiday movies

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

May December • Show of the week

Roasted tomato soup: A refined ode to a peasant classic

The top five: America’s best new cocktail bars

Wine: A Georgian holiday?

The best of…today’s virtual reality headsets

How to recover from an all-nighter • Tip of the week…

And for those who have everything…

For nature lovers • Best apps…

This week: Homes great for family gatherings

The bottom line

Robo-bust: Top execs out at GM’s Cruise

Real estate: Home sales fall but prices stay high

The way of all flesh, Spotify edition

Going remote: A resilient boost for working women

What the experts say

Charity of the week

OpenAI: A boardroom coup wrenches the AI world

An endless bounty of monthly fees

A surprise victory over inflation

The first lady who championed mental health care • Rosalynn Carter 1927–2023

The Apollo 16 astronaut who helped save Apollo 13’s crew • Ken Mattingly 1936–2023

A flesh-eating scourge creeps north

The Week Contest