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
Voters choose a divided Congress
Little Republican support for Trump’s 2024 bid
It wasn’t all bad
Biden: Should he run in 2024 or step aside?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Debt relief on hold
Christmas turkeys threatened
Stallone’s hits and misses • Sylvester Stallone
Why Kondo gave in to clutter • Marie Kondo
Gomez’s mental health struggle • Selena Gomez
In the news
Debating Covid’s origins
A brighter pandemic picture
Democratic stars who keep losing
Repeating the Clinton debacle
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
How we still rely on slave labor
Ukraine war threatens fish ’n’ chips
EU: Italy refuses to accept shipwrecked migrants
How they see us: America opts for democracy—barely
Nukes are bankupting North Korea
How Russia uses hackers to wage war
The youth vote: Why Democrats did so well
Florida: A swing state no longer
Noted
Kherson: A game-changing win for Ukraine?
Election deniers: A resounding defeat
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
FTX: A crypto empire swiftly implodes
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Ancient comb yields oldest sentence
Pink auroras from a solar storm
All about that bass
Paxlovid to prevent long Covid
Cirque du springtail
Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus • Book of the week
Dr. No • Novel of the week
Cinema Speculation
Chosen by Sarah Thankam Mathews • Best books…
In witchcraft and wizardry • Also of interest…
Gabrielle Blair • Author of the week
Kimberly Akimbo
Live at the Bon Soir • Barbra Streisand
Saturno • Rauw Alejandro
Only the Strong Survive • Bruce Springsteen
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
The Menu
She Said
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Wednesday • Show of the week
Where minimalism meets ambition • Critics’ choice
Black sesame pumpkin pie • Recipe of the week
Spirits: Celebrity whiskeys
The 2023 BMW 7 Series • What the critics say
Quick-fix reading lamps • The best of…
How to lower winter heating bills • Tip of the week…
For alternatives to Twitter • Best apps…
Homes in the San Francisco Bay Area
Prices: Inflation shows signs of ebbing
Layoffs: Amazon joins wave of job cuts
The bottom line
Autos: A used-car market surprise—deflation
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Twitter: Musk digs himself into a deeper hole
New decade, same old swindles
For investors, the U.S. is a good bet
The comedian who smashed watermelons • Gallagher, 1946–2022
The Iranian refugee who lived in a Paris airport • Mehran Karimi Nasseri, 1945–2022
The woman reporter who busted into the locker room • Jane Gross, 1947–2022
The Troubles’ unhealed wounds
Musk statue • The Week Contest