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

Netanyahu retreats after Israelis take to the streets

After another mass shooting, a stalemate on gun control

It wasn’t all bad

AI: Is it time to ‘pump the brakes?’

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Filibuster

Migrant deal

Lakshmi’s years of pain • Padma Lakshmi

Why the ‘Hot Dog King’ won’t budge • Dan Rossi

Why Bündchen left Brady • Gisele Bündchen

In the news

Stealing Ukraine’s children

For seniors, Covid is still a real threat

Xi and Putin’s ‘democracies’

Peer influence and the surge in trans teens

Viewpoint

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

No recognition for unorthodox families

The legacy of the Candle Demonstration

Belarus: Putin claims he’ll station nukes in Europe

India: The hunt for a Sikh separatist leader

Why are we following the crazy U.S.?

Why women don’t want to have kids

DeSantis: Why his backers are getting worried

Child labor: Making it easier for teens to work

Noted

Wisconsin: A judicial race of national import

Education: The battle over ‘parents’ rights’

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Tech banking: Running scared in Silicon Valley

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Life on Earth may have come from space

Deadly fungus is spreading

Save the night sky

Another scary tick disease

Why sea stars are vital

We Are Electric: Inside the 200-Year Hunt for Our Body’s Bioelectric Code, and What the Future Holds • Book of the week

Biography of X • Novel of the week

The Undertow: Scenes From a Slow Civil War

Chosen by Tara Conklin • Best books…

In outsiders and exiles • Also of interest…

Priya Guns • Author of the week

Beyond the Light: Identity and Place in Nineteenth-Century Danish Art • Exhibit of the week

Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd • Lana Del Rey

Gettin’ Old • Luke Combs

Memento Mori • Depeche Mode

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The Lost King

Bad Cinderella

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Beef • Show of the week

Showtime for the food of the Black diaspora • Critics’ choice

Small-batch savory corn muffins (makes 6) • Recipe of the week

Wine: Kabinett rieslings

The 2023 Lexus RZ450e • What the critics say

Flowers everywhere • The best of…

How to color Easter eggs naturally • Tip of the week…

For improving your golf game • Best apps…

Homes in Charleston, S.C.

Crypto: Regulators go after Binance exchange

Alibaba: China breaks up an online empire

The bottom line

Productivity: Working, or playing golf?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Media: Does TikTok have a future in the U.S.?

Yes, AI can replace the average CEO

How China pushes off every crisis

The tech visionary who wrote ‘Moore’s Law’ • Gordon Moore, 1929–2023

The Knicks legend who played through the pain • Willis Reed, 1942–2023

The exuberant singer who helped shape Parliament-Funkadelic • Fuzzy Haskins, 1941–2023

A cathedral worthy of the prairie

Dad jokes • The Week Contest