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, allies rage at courts amid judicial pushback

What next?

Gabbard takes helm of U.S. spy agencies

It wasn’t all bad

USAID: The end of American ‘soft power’?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Walter’s marriage secret

The NFL’s unlikely style guru

Why Ford still flies

In the news

Panama’s troubled waters

Cheap eggs raise the risk of a pandemic

Why men can’t find a spouse

Diversity is essential for the military

Viewpoint

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

Taking back our tired, our poor

Hurting our own health for Trump

How they see us: Claiming South Africa oppresses whites

United Kingdom: Was ‘killer nurse’ innocent all along?

What we have to offer Trump

Why Meloni is in bed with Libya

Noted

NIH: Medical research on the chopping block

DOGE: Musk’s young attack dogs

Media: The FCC’s new censor

Gaza: Trump’s ethnic-cleansing plan

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Helper class: Making AI work for you

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The peculiar properties of polar bear fur

Brains brimming with plastic

Lung cancer in nonsmokers

One more reason to floss

Our rat-infested future

The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource • Book of the week

Three Days in June • Novel of the week

Bibliophobia

Best books…chosen by Tessa Bailey

Also of interest…in escapes from all the noise

Reid Hoffman • Author of the week

Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature • Exhibit of the week

The Weeknd • Hurry Up Tomorrow

Kendrick Lamar: A halftime to remember

A Kennedy Center takeover: Trump’s arts incursion

No Other Land

Paddington in Peru

Streaming tips • World-roaming Oscar nominees

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Zero Day • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Cafés beyond the everyday

Hungarian-style shepherd’s stew with potatoes and sausage • Recipe of the week

Ice wine: Not a one-note

The 2025 Toyota 4Runner: What the critics said

The best of…extra-virgin olive oils

How to read egg-carton labels • Tip of the week…

For corralling your feeds on a timeline • Best apps…

This week: Homes with fabulous bathrooms

The bottom line

Trade: Trump brings back steel tariffs

Economy: Inflation exceeds economists’ forecasts

Offbeat perks are not just for Big Tech

Credit cards: A push to cap interest at 10 percent

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Cutting deep: Trump moves to close the CFPB

For Bud Light, ‘woke’ did mean ‘broke’

The penny is a shiny symbol of waste

The religious leader who spread his wealth • The Aga Khan 1936–2025

The novelist who conjured trippy dreamscapes • Tom Robbins 1932–2025

The Indigenous artist who blended commentary with wit • Jaune Quick-to-See Smith 1940–2025

Betrayal in ‘Doralzuela’

The Week Contest