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
The GOP’s ‘red trickle’
The mixed results in state elections
Voters back abortion protections, turn down bans
Trump vs. DeSantis: How the midterms may affect 2024
Good week/bad week
Only in America
No comeback
Trudeau warns China
Bono’s father troubles • Bono
A chef who’s feeding Ukraine • José Andrés
Applegate’s grim determination • Christina Applegate
In the news
The growing danger of political violence
The corrosive power of resentment
Biden isn’t fit to run again
How Putin successfully uses fear
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Meloni kills our right to protest
Don’t keep schools segregated
Climate summit: Who should pay to green the planet?
Israel: Netanyahu’s deal with the ultra-right
Why we are talking to a despot
The victims of African development
Twitter: Musk’s costly reign of error
Noted
Irving: A hateful conspiracy theory
Israel: A hard turn to the right
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Shrinking giants: A wave of layoffs in Silicon Valley
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Can the emperor penguin be saved?
Finds from ancient ice
Progress on RSV vaccine
Happy home, happy heart
The fish with a big mouth
The Philosophy of Modern Song • Book of the week
Foster • Novel of the week
Cheap Land Colorado: Off-Gridders at America’s Edge
Chosen by Lisa Unger • Best books…
In fall fiction’s big hitters • Also of interest…
Siddhartha Mukherjee • Author of the week
What’s Going On • Exhibit of the week
Palomino • First Aid Kit
Luv 4 Rent • Smino
Empire Central • Snarky Puppy
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
The Fabelmans
Almost Famous
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
1899 • Show of the week
Turkey with cheesecloth: A roasting hack to remember • Recipes of the week
Dining out: Sunny Scottsdale comes of age
Wine: Thanksgiving tips
A tantalizing first taste of Greece’s Peloponnese • This week’s dream
The Green O • Hotel of the week
Kansas City, an underrated gem • Getting the flavor of…
Homes for modern log-house lovers
Crypto: Key exchange faces sudden collapse
Reversals: Meta announces major staff cuts
The bottom line
Pay transparency: New laws unlock salary secrets
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Labor: Job growth complicates inflation fight
Workers, cast off your lattes
Why Apple won’t rock China’s boat
The doctor who gave us the measles vaccine • Samuel Katz, 1927–2022
The food blogger who mastered Julia Child • Julie Powell, 1973–2022
The cartoonist of angry dogs and domestic chaos • George Booth, 1926–2022
Real progress on climate change
Corpse actor • The Week Contest