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

House GOP votes to advance impeachment inquiry

It wasn’t all bad

Zelensky’s aid appeal falls flat in deadlocked Congress

Biden criticizes Israel as Gaza death toll mounts

Antisemitism: Are elite universities turning a blind eye to hate?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

An insurance pitchwoman’s comedy dreams

A record-breaking background artist

Kravitz’s outsider life

In the news

America’s natural gas boom

Yes, this is who ‘we’ are

The GOP’s vulnerability on abortion

Why U.S. auto deaths are rising

Viewpoint

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

Russia wants us as satellite, not partner

Only pro-Israel immigrants need apply

Greece and Turkey: Can old enemies finally make friends?

Venezuela: Laying claim to a big chunk of its neighbor

Modi misreads how much U.S. needs him

A country littered with rotting boats

Noted

Economy: Is the U.S. suffering a ‘vibe-cession’?

Health: Forced to flee Texas for an abortion

Ohtani: Is he really worth $70 million a year?

Trump: How to staff a dictatorship

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

AI wars: Google tries to catch up to OpenAI

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

An implant that helps the brain recover

Points of no return for the climate

A synchronized planetary dance

Sing to your baby

10,000 naps a day

Gift roundup: The season’s best coffee table titles

Best books…chosen by Douglas Preston

Also of interest…in American class conflict

Patricia Evangelista • Author of the week

How to Dance in Ohio

Brenda Lee’s holiday miracle

Video games: Pushing narrative’s limits in Alan Wake II

Poor Things

American Fiction

Wonka

Streaming tips • International series you might have missed

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Percy Jackson and the Olympians • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Thrilling new Thai, with a few twists

Gingerbread blondies • Recipe of the week

Scotch: Value single malts

Holiday gifts: For those who have everything

This week: Homes in Northern California

The bottom line

Antitrust: Google loses Epic Games case

Economy: Inflation stays steady at 3.1 percent

New job for humans: Helping AI helpers

Taxes: A five-figure fight that could shake the tax code

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Currency: The long reign of the mighty dollar

From fitness paradise to franchise hell

A season of many happy returns?

The writer-producer who transformed the sitcom • Norman Lear 1922–2023

The actor whose troubles eclipsed his talents • Ryan O’Neal 1941–2023

The Castro sister who spied for the CIA and defected to the U.S. • Juanita Castro 1933–2023

The great disconnect

The Week Contest