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. analyzing China’s downed spy balloon
Upbeat Biden touts victories, booming economy
It wasn’t all bad
African-American studies: A major victory for DeSantis?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Badger State lie
Surprise visit
The Judd family dysfunction • Wynonna Judd
Braff’s lifelong melancholy • Zach Braff
Fonda’s enduring strength • Jane Fonda
In the news
Drinking water from the sea
Gun laws from the age of muskets
Harris’ failure should not be a surprise
A real risk of another pandemic
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Our annoying habit of false modesty
Don’t water down the rape law
How they see us: A legacy of racist policing
How they see us: U.S. beefs up bases around China
Lighten up, conservatives, it’s Carnival
Party ties with Moonies run deep
Ukraine: A turning point is coming
GOP primary: Trump’s many challengers
Noted
Tipping: The annoying new norm
Covid: Is the emergency really over?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Litigation: Is AI just stealing ideas?
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
How being obese is bad for your brain
Return of the dodo
Deer have old Covid variants
Booster is still working
Quolls die for love
Victory City: A Novel • Book of the week
After Sappho
Love, Pamela
Chosen by Heinz Insu Fenkl • Best books…
In diaries and letters • Also of interest…
Ann-Helén Laestadius • Author of the week
The 2023 Grammys: A celebration that fizzled
New and notable podcasts
Knock at the Cabin
One Fine Morning
Hogwarts Legacy: A new game reignites a Harry Potter controversy
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Sharper • Show of the week
Flies’ head: An instantly addictive Taiwanese stir fry • Recipe of the week
Dining out: Après-ski options in Aspen
Wine: Three sparklers
Oslo, reimagined and reenergized • This week’s dream
Hotel Xcaret Arte • Hotel of the week
Pittsburgh’s unexpected charms • Getting the flavor of…
Homes in and around Milwaukee
Tesla: Musk prevails in lawsuit over tweets
AI: Google and Microsoft rethink internet search
The bottom line
Employment: A jobs boom despite recession fears
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Clashes: Modi’s favored billionaire fights fraud claims
Meta cheers markets with a reality check
A bookstore’s hot product? Books
The Pakistani strongman who sided with the U.S. • Pervezm Musharraf, 1943–2023
The designer who fashioned the future • Paco Rabanne, 1934–2023
The Holocaust survivor who hid among the Hitler Youth • Solomon Perel, 1925–2023
A war against love
Messy mom • The Week Contest