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

NATO tells Ukraine: Not yet

U.S. swelters amid record-breaking heat

It wasn’t all bad

The Supreme Court: Have the justices gone ‘rogue’?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Abortion ban

Don’t make kids welcome

Kusama’s hallucinatory art • Yayoi Kusama

The vocal coach who gets stars singing • Eric Vetro

Lyonne’s road to stability • Natasha Lyonne

In the news

Russia’s war crimes

Militants in moms’ clothing

Biden’s ignored grandchild

College isn’t for everyone

Viewpoint

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

When liberals agree with fascists

How Tories made our NHS so sick

France: Immigrant communities erupt over police killing

Russia: Why did Putin meet with mutineer Prigozhin?

Where cops are a menace on the roads

Mercy for our Venezuelan neighbors

Affirmative action: The new ‘colorblind’ standard

Noted

Whitmer: A better candidate than Biden?

DeSantis: Why his campaign is sputtering

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Future of food: Lab-grown meat goes on sale

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Why space-time is churning

Safer mosquito control

Blood test for preeclampsia

Early signs of Parkinson’s

What’s poisoning sea lions

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession • Book of the week

Little Monsters • Novel of the week

The Sullivanians: Sex, Psychotherapy, and the Wild Life of an American Commune

Chosen by Julia Armfield • Best books…

In fur and feathers • Also of interest…

Christian Cooper • Author of the week

International African American Museum • Exhibit of the week

Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) • Taylor Swift

Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart • Lucinda Williams

I Inside the Old Year Dying • PJ Harvey

Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One

Theater Camp

Sound of Freedom: The hit thriller that’s dividing America

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

They Cloned Tyrone • Show of the week

Where cuisines collide, beautifully • Critics’ choice

Mochiko chicken • Recipe of the week

Wine: Rhône Valley reds

The Chevrolet Silverado EV • What the critics say

Barbie’s big summer • The best of…

Easy rust removal • Tip of the week…

To take on a road trip • Best apps…

Homes for outdoor entertaining

Prices: Inflation sinks back to 3 percent

Video games: Court OKs Microsoft-Activision merger

The bottom line

Jobs: Opportunity is still knocking

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Threads: Meta’s Twitter clone gains a foothold

The secret of Murdoch’s grip on Fox

It’s time for the U.S. to fix air travel

The actor who charmed and shape-shifted • Alan Arkin, 1934–2023

The meteorologist with a passion for science • Frank Field, 1923–2023

The Tylenol murders suspect who evaded prosecution • James Lewis, 1946–2023

Moving for political reasons

Lab chicken • The Week Contest