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 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