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
Jan. 6 panel urges Trump’s prosecution
Crisis at the border as pandemic measure may end
It wasn’t all bad
Note to readers
DeSantis: His ‘anti-vax’ strategy to beat Trump
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Severe quake
Global biodiversity pact
Why Luck walked away from football • Andrew Luck
Lebowitz’s permanent tech holiday • Fran Lebowitz
Theron’s thirst for surprises • Charlize Theron
In the news
The sounds of the season
Why JFK conspiracies endure
Our kinship with Ukraine
The myth of the single ‘town square’
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
The quagmire of Roman traffic
Racist cops see Roma as the enemy
United Kingdom: Harry and Meghan burn their bridges
Japan: Rapid arms buildup alarms neighbors
Can the U.S. catch up to China?
The danger of Iran’s revolution
Trading cards: Trump’s new low
Sandy Hook: Ten years later, little has changed
Noted
World Cup: Qatar gets what it paid for
Tripledemic: To mask or not to mask?
Wit & Wisdom
The year in review
Here are 40 questions to test your knowledge of the year’s events
Pick of the week’s cartoons
The way we were in 2022
The best of the tabloids in 2022 • It must be true…
Nuclear fusion: A breakthrough after decades of work
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Some of the things they said were good for us and some of the things we were told to avoid
The big scientific breakthroughs of 2022 from nuclear fusion to a telescope in space
No limits: The arts enter the post-pandemic era
The year’s best novels • Critics’ choice
The year’s best albums • Critics’ choice
Singles of the year • The critics’ top three
The year’s top 10 movies • Critics’ choice
The year’s best TV • Critics’ choice
The transportation of tomorrow—and today!
The year in food trends
The best homes of the year
Banking: Another black eye for Wells Fargo
Bankman-Fried: FTX chief will face U.S. trial
The bottom line
Side hustles: Hosts grow disenchanted with Airbnb
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Musk: The unloved emperor of Twitter
In Ukraine, Palantir has the goods
It’s midlife crisis time for Amazon
Among those who died in 2022
‘Russian warship, go f--- yourself’
Gaming killjoy • The Week Contest