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
Putin’s vengeance for Crimean bridge explosion
Ignoring U.S. pleas, Saudis slash oil production
It wasn’t all bad
Election denial: Can democracy survive?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Racist stereotype
No greenwashing
Why Bridges counts his blessings • Jeff Bridges
Goldberg’s refusal to compromise • Whoopi Goldberg
Melinda Gates’ painful split • Melinda Gates
In the news
Battling over books
Ukraine may split the GOP
A partisan gulf in Covid deaths
Do pigs deserve better?
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Brazil: Could Bolsonaro still pull out a win?
Is Quebec trying to be a backwater?
Where the whistleblowers are prosecuted
American fails to solve health crisis
The joke that didn’t amuse the Russians
Europe: Reaching out to the U.K. and beyond
Walker: The GOP’s abortion hypocrisy
Marijuana: Biden’s push for decriminalization
Noted
Hunter Biden: Will he be indicted?
Covid: New variants may fuel a winter surge
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Meta: Doubling down on virtual reality
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
The best time to eat is early in the day
Ice bucket challenge drug
Forever chemicals and fertility
Methane threat from flares
Europa’s icy ocean
Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America • Book of the week
Shrines of Gaiety • Novel of the week
Getting Lost
Chosen by Gregory Maguire • Best books…
In new short fiction • Also of interest…
Elissa Bassist • Author of the week
Morris Hirshfield Rediscovered • Exhibit of the week
The Dahmer backlash: True crime reaches a crossroads
Triangle of Sadness
To Leslie
1776
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
The Vow Part II • Show of the week
Cincinnati chili: The most hated cult dish in America? • Recipe of the week
Dining out: What’s new in Boise, Idaho
Beverages: Greens powders
The slower side of South Korea • This week’s dream
The Quoin • Hotel of the week
New York’s Jackie Robinson museum • Getting the flavor of…
Homes for less than $1 million
Banking: A bond panic in the U.K.
Economy: Job market still running at full speed
The bottom line
IPOs: An awful time for a market debut
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Elon Musk: Will the meme lord burn down Twitter?
There is no hurricane dividend
A surprise return to the mall
The coal miner’s daughter who rose to stardom • Loretta Lynn, 1932–2022
The prima ballerina who set The Firebird alight • Stephanie Dabney, 1958–2022
The ‘Love Goddess’ who crashed comedy’s boys’ club • Judy Tenuta, 1949–2022
Path of destruction
Fishing fraud • The Week Contest