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
Ukraine advances on two fronts
Ian’s death toll rises as recovery efforts begin
It wasn’t all bad
Supreme Court: Why there’s a crisis of legitimacy
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Searching for a killer
Blackout rage
Banks’ struggle with sexism • Elizabeth Banks
Curry’s edgy side • Stephen Curry
Why Dunham fled the limelight • Lena Dunham
In the news
Europe’s surging far right
When states intervene in kids’ lives
The GOP’s shameful silence
Changing the climate message
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Could Italy backslide on abortion?
The sweater as a message of virtue
Britain: A new prime minister’s calamitous start
Russia: Could Putin face a coup?
The West’s puppet is failing us
Why officials are taking to the bottle
Concussions: The NFL’s inescapable scourge
Masculinity: Why modern men are struggling
Noted
Student debt: Is Biden’s plan legal?
Midterms: Will the polls be wrong again?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
I, Tesla: One small step for robot-kind
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Hope for a new Alzheimer’s drug
Invasion of the stink bugs
Aged by sadness and loneliness
A spider’s ant-slaying strategy
Frozen embryo complications
Slouching Towards Utopia: An Economic History of the Twentieth Century • Book of the week
Lucy by the Sea • Novel of the week
Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became America’s Most-Read Woman
Chosen by Gabriel Byrne • Best books…
Among friends • Also of interest…
Namwali Serpell • Author of the week
Cataclysm: The 1972 Diane Arbus Retrospective Revisited • Exhibit of the week
Fossora • Björk
Denim & Diamonds • Nikki Lane
Weather Alive • Beth Orton
Tár
Amsterdam
Theater of the Mind
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Watcher • Show of the week
Caribbean cuisine’s moment to shine • Critics’ choice
White bean dip • Recipe of the week
Scotch: The best mixers
The 2023 Honda CR-V • What the critics say
Halloween decor • The best of…
How to safely use a generator • Tip of the week…
For medication reminders • Best apps…
Homes built in the 1930s
Twitter: Musk asks to revive $44 billion deal
Oil: OPEC and Russia agree to production cuts
The bottom line
Real estate: A national case of buyer’s remorse
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Economy: Weak Apple projections hint at global slump
A slow ride with no one at the wheel
‘Freedom’ means free trade, too
The rap artist who sang of a ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ • Coolio, 1962–2022
The reporter who held presidents to account • Bill Plante, 1938–2022
The Native American activist who shocked Oscar-goers • Sacheen Littlefeather, 1946–2022
Riding south to freedom
Wedding no-show • The Week Contest