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 looks for the exits in Iran

What next?

Supreme Court weighs birthright citizenship

It wasn’t all bad

Social media: Will jury awards protect kids from damage?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Rodrigo’s life on the market

How Herndon reclaimed his past

Vonn’s insatiable drive

In the news

The ayatollahs’ enforcers

Why Trump tilts at windmills

How Ukraine is keeping Russia at bay

Rendering U.S. currency unto Caesar

Viewpoint

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

Anglos are not the only Canadians

Forcing a global reckoning

Chile: The most far-right leader since Pinochet

Spain: Expanding the limits of legal euthanasia

The plague of entitled parents

Why are we doing Trump’s dirty work?

Noted

Baseball: How AI is changing the game

DHS shutdown: Only TSA gets paid

No Kings protests: Do they make a difference?

RFK Jr.: Why his power is waning

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Sora: The sudden end of OpenAI’s video experiment

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

NASA’s new plan for a moon base

A vaccine for Lyme disease?

Fresh sperm is better sperm

Rethinking the first Americans

A zombie disguise

Judy Blume: A Life • Book of the week

Brawler: Stories • Novel of the week

Hachette’s AI scandal: No winners?

Best books… chosen by Rachel Khong

Also of interest…in pioneers

Ibram X. Kendi • Author of the week

Raphael: Sublime Poetry • Exhibit of the week

Ye • Bully

Raye • This Music May Contain Hope

Flea • Honora

The Drama

Alpha

Dog Day Afternoon

Streaming tips • Rising female directors

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Testaments • Show of the week

Palabucatini: A chance standout born in Hawaii • Recipe of the week

Selecting wine: Could AI be your new sommelier?

Microwave popcorn: Top pops

This week’s dream: A bicycle safari in Botswana

The Inn at Green Pastures • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

How to avoid car-rental drama

This week: One-of-a-kind homes

The bottom line

Spice giant: McCormick buys Unilever’s food arm

SpaceX: Counting down to trillion-dollar IPO

Need a lift? Call your wealth manager

Retirement: A ‘Six Figure Limit’ to save Social Security

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Jet fuel: The other energy crisis hitting your wallet

We need a better plan to fix housing

Wealthy gig workers are multiplying

The recluse who made OnlyFans a juggernaut • Leonid Radvinsky 1982–2026

The child psychiatrist who destigmatized OCD • Judith L. Rapoport 1933–2026

The right-wing activist who turned CPAC into a must-attend event • David A. Keene 1945–2026

The spies who went native

The Week Contest