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

U.S. death toll rises as Iran war intensifies

What next?

‘Tariff Man’ returns with more threats

Lawmakers demand answers on ICE

Trump: The real meaning of his election security speech

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Being young John Malkovich

The master of Minionese

How Jagger fights his ego

In the news

Stranded at sea

Making diarrhea great again

Why is Vance scapegoating Israel?

An ‘injured list’ for politicians

Viewpoint

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

Ukraine: Shock as star defense minister sacked

Expect a Russian attack on NATO

How Brexit made us ungovernable

A tradition of pointless misogyny

We’re back to one-party rule, again

Israel: Pandering to the ultra-Orthodox

Noted

World Cup: A triumph despite Trump

Literacy: Is America done with reading?

Hegseth: The quest for a high-T military

Keeping daylight saving: The big downside

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Data center ban: Did New York make the right call?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The sugar swirling in outer space

When grooming isn’t kind

Watching the seafloor being born

Why praying for rain ‘works’

A Feynman riddle solved

On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction • Book of the week

It Will Come Back to You • New short fiction

You Won’t Get Free of It

Best books…chosen by Kimberly McCreight

Also of interest…in seeing ourselves anew

Eddie Huang • Author of the week

Tarot! Renaissance Symbols, Modern Visions • Exhibit of the week

Steve Lacy • Oh Yeah?

Gracie Abrams • Daughter From Hell

Kelela • New Avatar

The Odyssey

Her Private Hell

The new Teddy Roosevelt library: A fitting tribute

Streaming tips • What to watch after The Odyssey

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Diarra From Detroit • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Local outposts of three overseas stars

Tomato salad with burnt honey vinaigrette • Recipe of the week

Vermentino: Summer’s white

The 2027 Slate: What the critics say

The best of…summer’s novelty bags

Tip of the week… • How to care for jewelry in summer

And for those who have everything…

Best apps… • For watching YouTube without ads

This week: Homes with ADUs

The bottom line

Paramount: Warner merger gets put on hold

OpenAI: Rogue AI breaks out of security safeguards

Pharma Bro is back with hot takes

Glass ceiling: Why fewer women are ‘leaning in’

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Kimi K3: Another DeepSeek moment?

Trump will now sell you his Truths

What the Dow can still tell us

The pioneering aviator who set a space record • Wally Funk 1939–2026

The cartoonist who flayed the powerful • Pat Oliphant 1935–2026

The Nobel-winning chemist who found delight in discovery • Rudolph Marcus 1923–2026

How the Amish use AI

The Week Contest