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

Netanyahu vows to defy Biden’s Gaza ‘red line’

It wasn’t all bad

Turmoil in Arizona over revived 1864 abortion ban

Knives out for Speaker Johnson over Ukraine funding

Israel: Failing to protect civilians and aid workers in Gaza?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Apatow’s comedy awakening

Carmichael’s radical exposure

Why Hall embraced the monster movie

In the news

Treasure under the sea

The Taliban’s gender apartheid

Sotomayor’s obligation to liberalism

‘Trans’ kids often change their minds

Viewpoint

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

Abortion mistake is inexcusable

‘Mini-Macron’ makes himself the star

Hungary: A challenger emerges from Orban’s own party

How they see us: Israel bristles at U.S. ultimatum

Endorsements from beyond the grave

Two wives make protocol a problem

Noted

Basketball: The Caitlin Clark effect

Havana Syndrome: Is Russia to blame?

The eclipse: A moment of collective awe

Documents case: Smith challenges Cannon

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Shopping: The human eyes inside Amazon’s machine

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Growing a liver from a lymph node

Leaky landfills fuel warming

A spike in meningitis

Earth’s rotation slowing

Save the spinning fish

Nuclear War: A Scenario • Book of the week

Clear • Novel of the week

All Things Are Too Small: Essays in Praise of Excess

Best books…chosen by Amanda Montell

Also of interest…in lost and found

Holly Gramazio • Author of the week

Klimt Landscapes • Exhibit of the week

Only God Was Above Us • Vampire Weekend

Ohio Players • The Black Keys

Trail of Flowers • Sierra Ferrell

Civil War

The Beast

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • Highlights of the Nic Cage renaissance

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Jinx—Part Two • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Playful riffs on Chinese cuisine

Charred red-sauce spaghetti • Recipe of the week

Wine: Blaufränkisch

The 2024 Lincoln Nautilus: What the critics say

The best of…spring-cleaning tools

Four alternative uses for a storage unit • Tip of the week…

For managing passwords • Best apps…

This week: Homes in Vermont

The bottom line

Economy: Rising inflation ruins rate-cut hopes

Employment: Strong showing for labor as U.S. adds jobs

China likes Yellen’s chopstick diplomacy

Life paths: Choosing trade school over college

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Speed bump: Tesla shares fall as EV sales disappoint

In Ukraine, it’s Starlink vs. Starlink

Disney’s still ensnared in a culture war

The pot smoker who inspired John Lennon • John Sinclair 1941–2024

The playwright who lampooned American life • Christopher Durang 1949–2024

The actor who played wise older mentors • Louis Gossett Jr. 1936–2024

One musician, 24,000 songs

The Week Contest