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

More countries pulled into spiraling Iran war

It wasn’t all bad

Fauci sidesteps Senate questioning

Haitians brace for immigration crackdown

Midterms: Will a summer of campaigning save Republicans?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

A Ted Lasso star turns pro

Carpenter’s profitable defiance

Why Nolan is happy to be a Luddite

In the news

Cutting the food safety net

A legal way to steal the midterms

The Saudis’ turn to be betrayed

Showing why we need a free press

Viewpoint

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

Don’t force God off the bus

Even devout Hindus can use sex ed

How they see us: Canadians put elbows back up

Hungary: Restoring democracy or trampling it?

Banning social media won’t work

Taking out Russia’s Amazon

Noted

Iran war: Are U.S. casualties being covered up?

Peptides: The FDA opens a ‘Pandora’s box’

The White House: Trump’s extreme makeover

Elections: What does New Jersey’s error reveal?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Rogue AI: Have we lost control?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Saving kids from brain tumors

A scary milestone for measles

Goldilocks planet has atmosphere

The drug that beats statins

Tattoos without pain

Cool Machine: A Novel • Book of the week

Earth 7 • Other fiction

The Renoir Girls: A Hidden History of Art, War & Betrayal

Best books…chosen by Isaac Butler

Also of interest…in money matters

Robinne Lee • Author of the week

Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography • Exhibit of the week

Trump’s new museum warnings

Charli XCX • Music, Fashion, Film

The Strokes • Reality Awaits

Tyla • A*Pop

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

I Want Your Sex

The Whoopi Monologues

Streaming tips • Art and artists in depth

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Ted Lasso • Show of the week

Spaghetti al limone: The good life in seven ingredients • Recipe of the week

Philadelphia: Chomping through hoagie heaven

Root beer: Three standouts

This week’s dream: A teen-friendly tour of New Zealand

Mirbeau Inn & Spa • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

How to survive a group vacation

This week: Homes under $1 million

The bottom line

Stocks: Chip sell-off rattles Wall Street

Fed: Rates stay on hold after divided vote

The generation that AI can’t impress

Surprise billing: The hidden cost of consumer protection

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Paramount-Warner: Can states kill the deal?

Keep your hands off my Benz

The return of Trump’s tariff tomfoolery

The sportsman who wrote Pumping Iron • Charles Gaines 1942–2026

The consultant who steered California pols • Clint Reilly 1947–2026

The husky-voiced singer who ruled ’80s power ballads • Bonnie Tyler 1951–2026

Fleeing the Hermit Kingdom

The Week Contest