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

Ukraine probes for holes in Russia’s defenses

House GOP revolt brews after debt deal

It wasn’t all bad

Artificial intelligence: Could it ‘kill us all’?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Migrant stunt

Prince Harry testifies

Hamill’s father issues • Mark Hamill

Growing up Spielberg • Steven Spielberg

Silverman’s lucrative side gigs • Sarah Silverman

In the news

CNN in crisis

Latinos who are white supremacists

The sham of diversity training

The return of child labor

Viewpoint

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

How our xenophobia will hurt us

Smoke-filled rooms are now online

Poland: An anti-Russia witch hunt threatens free elections

India: A disaster for a nation dependent on the railways

United in rage over American kiwi abuse

Alberta’s cowboy of a leader

‘Cop City’: Moving forward despite protests

Christie: On a mission to take down Trump

Noted

Trump: Charges loom in documents case

Manchin: Why a pipeline is in the debt deal

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Vision Pro: Apple’s $3,499 VR headset

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Harvesting energy from the air

Suspended animation

The drug that AI found

Vitamin prevents memory loss

Saturn’s water-spewing moon

Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks • Book of the week

The Late Americans • Novel of the week

Women We Buried, Women We Burned: A Memoir

Chosen by David Von Drehle • Best books…

In mental journeys • Also of interest…

James Comey • Author of the week

Keith Haring: Art Is for Everybody • Exhibit of the week

Primary Trust

Exclusion

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Past Lives

A diabolical new Diablo • Video games

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Full Monty • Show of the week

Where dining out is half play • Critics’ choice

Strawberry burrata salad • Recipe of the week

Spirits: Best gins for a G&T

The 2024 Chevrolet Trax • What the critics say

Backyard movie night • The best of…

How gardeners fend off squirrels • Tip of the week…

For booking a campsite • Best apps…

Homes in Portland, Maine

Sports: PGA Tour ends feud with LIV Golf

Crypto: SEC sues top exchanges in crackdown

The bottom line

Climate risk: Insurance options shrink, costs soar

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Big picture: What happened to the coming recession?

Not all kids must code, after all

China gets a gift from JPMorgan

The sociologist who founded communitarianism • Amitai Etzioni, 1929–2023

The fighter pilot who came back from a fireball • Brian Shul, 1948–2023

The pop lyricist who gave us that lovin’ feeling • Cynthia Weil, 1940–2023

The abandoned horses of coal country

Lighthouse B&B • The Week Contest