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 charged in Georgia with racketeering
Maui counts the dead after apocalyptic wildfire
It wasn’t all bad
Hunter Biden: Will a broader probe damage his father?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Newspaper raid
Data leak exposes police
Busta’s brush with death • Busta Rhymes
The pain of playing Jar Jar Binks • Ahmed Best
What Grimes learned from Musk • Grimes
In the news
Fear in the water
Biden’s dangerous hostage deal
A GOP plan to silence young voters
Judges don’t need fan clubs
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Why Greeks are taking up towels
Rainforest destruction is our fault too
France: The rise of Fox News–style, far-right media
Ecuador: Is the nation becoming a lawless narco-state?
How ‘zombie appliances’ keep us poor
Seeing a threat from a plastic doll
Young Republicans: The racists in their midst
Clarence Thomas: A justice’s generous friends
Noted
Alabama brawl: Celebrating Black self-defense
Trump: Disqualified by the 14th Amendment?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Robotaxis: An open road for driverless cars
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
A breakthrough for postpartum depression
Rogue planets are everywhere
Wegovy’s heart benefits
Just 2,400 steps will help
Tamarins clamber back
The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us About How and When This Crisis Will End • Book of the week
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store • Novel of the week
The Slip: The New York City Street That Changed American Art Forever
Chosen by Andrew Lipstein • Best books…
In espionage tales • Also of interest…
Shane McCrae • Author of the week
The Shark Is Broken
Sundial • Noname
Chrome Dreams • Neil Young
And Southern Star • Mikaela Davis
Cinema’s ‘scarlet letter’: A new ratings debate
Passages
Baldur’s Gate 3 • Video Games
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Star Wars: Ahsoka • Show of the week
Peach and almond galette: A perfect stage for summer fruit • Recipe of the week
Texas barbecue: Best of the new breed
Wine: The ‘avant-grüners’
Sailing the Stockholm Archipelago • This week’s dream
The Peninsula Istanbul • Hotel of the week
Snorkeling the Blue Ridge Mountains • Getting the flavor of…
Homes off the beaten track
FTX: Sam Bankman-Fried heads to jail
Inflation: Small increase in consumer prices
The bottom line
Aging: The math on the $1.8 million retirement plan
What the experts say
Charity of the week
China: A slowdown sends tremors worldwide
A summer ruled by women
Wall Street’s most hated boss
The guitarist who wrote the Band’s classic hits • Robbie Robertson, 1952–2023
The therapist who started a hunt for the G-spot • Alice Ladas, 1921–2023
The artist who twice reimagined modern painting • Brice Marden, 1938–2023
Chased by a wall of fire
Crash caption • The Week Contest