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

Blinken opens dialogue with Beijing

It wasn’t all bad

Hunter Biden gets plea deal on tax, gun charges

Biden campaign kicks into high gear

Juneteenth: Whose holiday is it?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Rampant misconduct

American-on-American attack

Why Brooks isn’t religious • Mel Brooks

Shi’s kung fu philosophy • Shi Yan Ming

Hamrick’s trust in Jagger • Melanie Hamrick

In the news

Here comes El Niño

Affirmative action’s blind spot

More guns leads to more death

Why honor a failed rebel general?

Viewpoint

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

The tortured are owed a full apology

Why young French aren’t having sex

United Kingdom: Will Boris Johnson really go quietly?

Colombia: What to learn from the children’s survival

Toxic skies are a legacy of colonialism

Nobody wants nuclear seafood

The documents: What was Trump’s motive?

Supreme Court: A win for Native Americans

Noted

San Francisco: A struggling city’s ‘doom loop’

Southern Baptists: A ban on women pastors

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Reddit: The revolt of the volunteers

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Prepare for a bad flu season

How space harms the brain

Why flights are bumpier

Chicken came before egg

Giving vaquitas a chance

My Friend Anne Frank: The Inspiring and Heartbreaking True Story of Best Friends Torn Apartn and Reunited Against All Odds • Book of the week

All the Sinners Bleed • Novel of the week

Burn It Down: Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood

Chosen by Ashley Audrain • Best books…

In hitting the road • Also of interest…

Martinus Evans • Author of the week

Michael • Killer Mike

Paranoia, Angels, True Love • Christine and the Queens

Fountain Baby • Amaarae

New and notable podcasts

Asteroid City

The Blackening

The Comeuppance

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Hijack • Show of the week

Big winners at this month’s James Beard Awards • Critics’ choice

Spiced melon salad • Recipe of the week

Wine: Vinho Verde

The 2024 Audi Q8 e-Tron • What the critics say

Air purifiers • The best of…

How to block fireworks noise • Tip of the week…

That are powered by GPT-4 • Best apps…

Homes in hiking country

Real estate: An unexpected building boom

Shipping: UPS workers signal willingness to strike

The bottom line

Crypto: The great crackdown arrives

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Markets: Letting the bull loose

Big Pharma’s pay-for-delay racket

Your driver deserves five stars, always

The analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers • Daniel Ellsberg, 1931–2023

The literary giant who created violent landscapes • Cormac McCarthy, 1933–2023

The Oscar winner who became a member of Parliament • Glenda Jackson, 1936–2023

You have to want it enough

Beatles song • The Week Contest