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

Trump cruises to victory in New Hampshire

What next?

Gaza cease-fire floated as Mideast flash points multiply

It wasn’t all bad

Ukraine: Will House Republicans abandon Kyiv?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Snook’s fight against body-shaming

Being Charlie Chaplin’s son

Stewart’s unabashed queerness

In the news

A cancer surge among the young

Trump’s obvious decline

The U.S. energy supply is booming

Is the video real or a deepfake?

Viewpoint

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

The risks of a Russian victory

How Germany has become the new France

Britain: Resurrecting a scheme to send migrants to Rwanda

India: Hindu temple rises where mosque once stood

How we became a narcostate

The ex-dictator who won’t give in

Noted

DeSantis: The Trump alternative who wasn’t

Schools: A crisis of chronic absenteeism

Supreme Court: Rescinding federal regulations?

Above the law: Trump’s desperate appeal

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Zuckerberg: The metaverse is out, AI is in

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Greenland ice melt is worse than we knew

‘Save the sharks’ didn’t work

A planet like a comet

Siblings make you moody

Fire ants on the move

More: A Memoir of Open Marriage • Book of the week

You Dreamed of Empires • Novel of the week

Our Moon: How Earth’s Celestial Companion Transformed the Planet, Guided Evolution, and Made Us Who We Are

Best books…chosen by Rachel Slade

Also of interest…in river lives

Michele Norris • Author of the week

Women Dressing Women • Exhibit of the week

Saviors • Green Day

Little Rope • Sleater-Kinney

Big Sigh • Marika Hackman

The End We Start From

I.S.S.

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • Notable recent sci-fi

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Feud: Capote vs. the Swans • Show of the week

Salmon with green curry spinach: Big flavor on the side • Recipe of the week

Water bottle madness: Beyond the ‘Stanley cup’

Wine: Virginia’s other region

This week’s dream: The secret swimming holes of the Dominican Republic

The Columns • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

How to avoid flying Boeing

This week: Homes with ski-in, ski-out access

The bottom line

Bull market: Stocks reach record highs

Safety: Airline CEOs seethe at Boeing

Moody’s doubts the ancients’ wisdom

Health costs: The drawbacks of Medicare Advantage

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Elites: The waning days of Davos

The ruins of a great magazine

China’s loss might not be our gain

The versatile director who made Moonstruck • Norman Jewison 1926–2024

The classical composer who invented P.D.Q. Bach • Peter Schickele 1935–2024

The teenage star of the Shangri-Las who sang of angst • Mary Weiss 1948–2024

The power of flight

The Week Contest