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

Musk’s tumultuous takeover of Twitter

Republicans optimistic as voting gets underway

It wasn’t all bad

Supreme Court: The end of affirmative action?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Halloween horror

Was Truss’ phone hacked?

Why .Paak can’t stop smiling • Anderson .Paak

Radcliffe makes peace with Potter • Daniel Radcliffe

Perry’s addiction anguish • Matthew Perry

In the news

How dining out has changed

Why Biden will be impeached

Thomas’ disdain for the law

The illusion of plastic recycling

Viewpoint

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

Let us enjoy our royal soap opera

Where leaders behave like schoolboys

How they see us: Will political violence engulf the U.S.?

Brazil: Will Bolsonaro go quietly?

The ugly truth about kangaroo slaughter

App shutdown brings life to a standstill

Climate: A grim prognosis

Schools: The learning loss during the pandemic

Noted

Pelosi attack: Where conspiracy theories lead

Inflation: What’s the Republican plan?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Commerce: TikTok has something to sell you

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Kids threatened by ‘tripledemic’

How humans evolved walking

Put on a happy face

Skipping breast cancer surgery

The social lives of reptiles

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams • Book of the week

Demon Copperhead • Novel of the week

The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the World

Chosen by Ross Gay • Best books…

In newly translated fiction • Also of interest…

Shehan Karunatilaka • Author of the week

Edward Hopper’s New York • Exhibit of the week

Straight Line Crazy

Armageddon Time

Aftersun

Call Jane

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Crown • Show of the week

An update on farm-to-table dining • Critics’ choice

Pan-fried halloumi with cherry pepper glaze • Recipe of the week

Spirits: The flavor kings

The 2023 Ram 2500 HD Rebel • What the critics say

Cooking with kids • The best of…

Choosing a drugstore hearing aid • Tip of the week…

For online veterinary care • Best apps…

Homes in the desert

Energy: Biden threatens tax on oil profits

Pharma: Drugstores reach $10 billion opioid deal

The bottom line

Investing: An awful year for the balanced portfolio

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Meta: Zuckerberg’s grand bet goes badly wrong

The Saudis press their advantage

The Fed can’t waver on inflation

The rock ’n’ roll original who was wild onstage and off • Jerry Lee Lewis, 1935–2022

The Holocaust survivor who shared Anne Frank’s story • Hannah Pick-Goslar, 1928–2022

An imported teacher’s lessons

Cat title • The Week Contest