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
Chinese rise up over Covid restrictions
It wasn’t all bad
High voter enthusiasm in Georgia runoff
Lake contests her loss in Arizona
Gun violence: Would new laws matter?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Catfish killer
Fired for being no fun
Thompson’s lesson in love • Emma Thompson
Why Weir rejects adoration • Bob Weir
The doomed mission Cameron missed • James Cameron
In the news
If China invades Taiwan
The GOP’s lost generation
Post-Roe horrors at hospitals
Why Trump’s tax returns still matter
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Why we need to hire local talent
Reminding Orbán what century it is
Poland: ‘No thanks’ to help from Germany
Ethiopia: The glaring flaw in the peace deal
An armed land, thanks to Bolsonaro
Where kids take on adult responsibility
Supreme Court: Cozy ties to religious activists
Twitter: Musk’s clear political agenda
Noted
McCarthy: Is his speakership bid doomed?
Trump: The anti-Semites who came to dinner
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Gaming: Virtual reality’s only killer app
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Artemis 1’s high orbit around the moon
Dangers of repeat Covid
Anxiety and high blood pressure
No drinking during pregnancy
Turtles talk, just not much
G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century • Book of the week
Now Is Not the Time to Panic • Novel of the week
Suzuki: The Man and His Dream to Teach the Children of the World
Chosen by Stephanie McCarter • Best books…
In major new memoirs • Also of interest…
Bonnie Garmus • Author of the week
Downstate
Cazimi • Caitlin Rose
King’s Disease III • Nas
And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow • Weyes Blood
Video games: Pentiment and other historical adventures
New and notable podcasts
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Emancipation • Show of the week
New destinations in three pizza capitals • Critics’ choice
Ginger-scallion skillet shrimp with napa cabbage • Recipe of the week
Spirits: Nonalcoholic rum
Holiday gift guide: The year’s best toys
Homes built in the 1940s
Retail: Deep discounts bring shoppers back
Feuds: Twitter-Apple standoff over App Store fees
The bottom line
Boomerang bosses: Tough lessons from Disney
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Troubled union: Apple’s China problem
Empty words on Russian oil and gas
How crypto burned Black investors
The singer whose Fame burned out early • Irene Cara, 1959–2022
The computer programmer with a sense of humor • Fred Brooks, 1931–2022
The activist wife who protected Thurgood Marshall • Cissy Marshall, 1928–2022
Work, transformed
Walker robber • The Week Contest