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

Warnock’s win lifts Democrats

It wasn’t all bad

Trump Organization guilty of criminal tax fraud

Radical election theory tested at Supreme Court

Homelessness: Is it time for tough love?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Hate charges

Letter bomb

What Hudson learned from Kurt and Goldie • Kate Hudson

O’Neal was the Hulk at home • Shaquille O’Neal

Díaz’s MeToo nightmare • Junot Díaz

In the news

Teens in crisis

Trump has disqualified himself

Democrats betray rail workers

Inviting diseases to return

Viewpoint

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

What Grinch is stealing Xmas trees?

Communist legacy is still apparent

Ukraine: Germany calls Holodomor genocide

Dominican Republic: Kicking out the Haitians

The black market is out of control

Time for a racial reckoning

DeSantis: Is he ready for prime time?

Primaries: Why Democrats are dumping Iowa

Noted

Supreme Court: Free speech vs. gay rights

Twitter: The Hunter Biden ‘bombshell’

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Amazon: Alexa, why do you keep disappointing us?

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Hope and caution for Alzheimer’s drug

China’s manned space station

The potato diet

AI to predict heart attack

Recognizing seal faces

The best volumes for browsing this year • Gift roundup

Chosen by Uwem Akpan • Best books…

In alternative therapies • Also of interest…

Andrew Morton • Author of the week

Art Basel Miami Beach: Twenty years of highbrow high jinks

Holiday music: Nine songs to add to your December playlist

The Whale

Violent Night

A new film canon: Sight and Sound’s surprising Top 100

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

1923 • Show of the week

Figs, pistachios, and lamb: An unbeatable holiday roast • Recipe of the week

Dining out: Tampa’s unexpected pleasures

Spirits: Coffee liqueurs

Gift guide: The year’s best stocking stuffers

Homes in Maryland

Media: Facebook threatens to eliminate news

Investing: Florida pulls BlackRock funds in ESG spat

The bottom line

Life choices: Colleges struggle to justify costs

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Employment: Men staying on the sidelines

The app store tax is a rip-off

Get ready for the spring sales frenzy

The songbird who soared in Fleetwood Mac • Christine McVie, 1943–2022

The Sesame Street icon who sang of neighbors • Bob McGrath, 1932–2022

The Cy Young–winning pitcher who flaunted his spitballs • Gaylord Perry, 1938–2022

The dreadful sound of silence

Floating ice • The Week Contest