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

Trump gains momentum with Iowa victory

U.S. strikes Houthis in Yemen, as Iranian aggression grows

It wasn’t all bad

Gaza: Has Israel’s war on Hamas become ‘genocide’?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Foster and the generation gap

A cold-case ace

How Biles banished the ‘twisties’

In the news

The endangered Amazon

How Trump transformed red America

Troubling evidence on trans care

Fox News’ waning influence

Viewpoint

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

Macron has a new mini-me

A brothel for every neighborhood

How they see us: If Trump wins, Europe’s on its own

Taiwan: Will a new leader make trouble with China?

‘Invasion Day’ is nothing to celebrate

A nation ruled by nepobabies

Noted

Immigration: A border showdown in Texas

Surrogacy: Why the pope wants it banned

Austin: Should he be fired for going AWOL?

Trump fraud trial: Campaigning in court

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

CES: AI gibberish overwhelms a tech showcase

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The nanoplastics lurking in our water

Flowers give up on bees

Vegans get Covid less often

Ultrasound opens way to brain

Banana-like baby galaxies

The Age of Deer: Trouble and Kinship With Our Wild Neighbors • Book of the week

My Friends • Novel of the week

Penning Poison: A History of Anonymous Letters

Best books…chosen by Claire Oshetsky

Also of interest…in posthumous treasures

Wendy Loggia • Author of the week

Multiple Realities: Experimental Art in the Eastern Bloc, 1960s–1980s • Exhibit of the week

Kali Uchis

21 Savage

AI does George Carlin

Origin

Mean Girls

Prayer for the French Republic

Streaming tips • Tales of class envy

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Masters of the Air • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Impressive next acts from three top chefs

Recipe of the week • The dressing on this salad is “so good you might even want to pour it into a bowl and eat it with a spoon,” said Pati Jinich in The New York Times. “Creamy, tangy,” and “addictingly spicy,” it can be used on any green salad, and it might make you a roasted-habanero convert.

N/A beer: Best of the boom

The 2024 Toyota Tacoma: What the critics say

The best of…fitness gadgets

How to develop a healthy habit • Tip of the week…

And for those who have everything…

For planning meals • Best apps…

This week: Homes on islands

The bottom line

Autos: Hertz hits reverse on electric cars

Moguls: Musk demands more Tesla shares for AI work

KFC sells China on ‘New Orleans’ chicken

Crypto hype: SEC opens door to new bitcoin funds

What the experts say

Charity of the week

‘Warnamount’: A merger that Hollywood dreads

And miles to go before I sleep…

The mythical retirement crisis

The Honeymooners actress who left showbiz • Joyce Randolph 1924–2024

The lawyer who saved Lennon from deportation • Leon Wildes 1933–2024

The slick fielder who anchored the ‘Miracle’ Mets • Bud Harrelson 1944–2024

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