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

U.S. worries Gaza war could spread across Mideast

What next?

Republicans choose hard-right Johnson as House speaker

It wasn’t all bad

House GOP: Is its internal chaos a threat to democracy?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Simone’s gift of forgiveness

A pepper expert’s pursuit of extreme spiciness

Pinkett Smith’s complicated marriage

In the news

The surge in child labor

Free speech even includes antisemitism

RFK Jr. will hurt Trump more

What voters don’t know is a lot

Viewpoint

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

King’s papers rightly belong to all of us

Sabotage spree has Russian fingerprints

Italy: A sex scandal hits the family-values party

Pakistan: Can it really expel 1.7 million Afghan refugees?

Real change requires real compromise

The Amazon is parched and dying

Noted

Oct. 7 attacks: The pain of American Jews

Biden: Rating his Israel-Gaza response

Palestinian-Americans: Fear, anger, and grief

Georgia indictment: Several Trump allies ‘flip’

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Techno-optimism: A Silicon Valley manifesto

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The weak link in the green energy transformation

Your brain in fine detail

Talking to the sleepers

Flu shot to prevent Alzheimer’s

Seaweed, food of the ancients

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy • Book of the week

Let Us Descend • Novel of the week

Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

Best books…chosen by Tan Twan Eng

Also of interest…in the rise of the machines

Robert Sapolsky • Author of the week

Groundswell: Women of Land Art • Exhibit of the week

Hackney Diamonds • The Rolling Stones

Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana • Bad Bunny

Water Made Us • Jamila Woods

The Holdovers

Anatomy of a Fall

Video games: Swinging through New York City in Spider-Man 2

Streaming tips • Today’s American West

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Lawmen: Bass Reeves • Show of the week

Salmon wrapped in collards: A taste of Le Bernardin at home

New Orleans: The best of the city’s old guard

Wine: Serious Prosecco

The 2024 Kia EV9: What the critics say

The best of…air fryers

How to clean a humidifier • Tip of the week…

For taking control of your data • Best apps…

This week: Homes in Philadelphia

The bottom line

AI wars: Microsoft stays ahead of Google

Energy: Chevron agrees to buy Hess for $53 billion

On campus with the auto union

Real estate: Builders think small as rates hit 8 percent

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Cybertruck: A rough road ahead for Tesla’s big bet

Please just bring back the cashiers

The human cost of your seafood meal

The actor who transcended his tough-guy roles • Burt Young 1940–2023

The soccer legend who overcame tragedy • Bobby Charlton 1937–2023

The golf trailblazer who led the LPGA to the big time • Betsy Rawls 1928–2023

Patrolling a broken city

The Week Contest