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

A white supremacist massacre in Buffalo

It wasn’t all bad

Mixed record for Trump endorsements in key GOP races

Ukraine makes battlefield gains despite losing Mariupol

Baby formula: How a nationwide shortage was born

Only in America

Good week/bad week

Pro-choice protests

Time off for your period

Nash’s life as a libertine • Graham Nash

How the Liver King eats • Brian Johnson

Why Cattrall was done with Samantha • Kim Cattrall

In the news

The doctrine of stare decisis

Abortion seen in shades of gray

Thomas’ stupendous dishonesty

Pigeonholing actors by identity

Viewpoint

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

Hungary tries to reopen ancient wound

Boris’ empty promises on nuclear power

NATO: Finland and Sweden join the club

Palestine: Killing of veteran journalist ignites protests

Chechens know how evil Russia can be

Tiny flats are out; the merely small are in

Abortion: Protesting outside justices’ homes

Roe: The economic impact of unwanted births

Noted

Jan. 6: What does McCarthy know?

Covid: Ominous new trends

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Privacy: Abortion laws meet the surveillance society

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Magnet-guided viruses could cure cancer

Sarin causes Gulf War syndrome

The latest anti-aging hack: poo

Ibuprofen can harm kidneys

Our own black hole

The Case of the Married Woman: Caroline Norton and Her Fight for Women’s Justice • Book of the week

Companion Piece • Novel of the week

Finding Me: A Memoir

chosen by Charlotte Mendelson • Best books…

in the music that made us • Also of interest…

Kim Stanley Robinson • Author of the week

Matisse: The Red Studio • Exhibit of the week

Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers • Kendrick Lamar

A Light for Attracting Attention • The Smile

Dropout Boogie • The Black Keys

Downton Abbey: A New Era

Other new movies

A Case for the Existence of God

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Streaming tips

Stranger Things • Show of the week

Chicken patties with zucchini: No more hockey pucks for dinner • Recipe of the week

Wine: Bargain rosés

Dining out: Sampling ‘the Ellis Island of the South’

The Ford F-150 Lightning • What the critics say

battery-powered lawn mowers • The best of…

How to spot well-made clothes • Tip of the week…

For listening to audiobooks • Best apps and websites…

Homes from the 1960s

Twitter: Another about-face from Musk

Retail: Target, Wal-Mart lead Dow slump

The bottom line

Robinhood: Meme stocks won’t come to the rescue

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Crypto: A sell-off hits digital currencies

Elon Musk, meet Henry Ford

The startups are getting shut down

The Iran-Contra operative who lived with regret • Robert McFarlane, 1937–2022

The Communist who midwifed a new Ukraine • Leonid Kravchuk, 1934–2022

The Spanish diva who wowed as the ideal Carmen • Teresa Berganza, 1933–2022

Smoke-flavored cabernet

Tattered fashion • The Week Contest