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

Millions mourn as Vatican prepares for transition

It wasn’t all bad

A ‘meltdown’ at Hegseth’s Pentagon

Courts rebuke Trump over deportations

Harvard: Fighting Trump’s assault on its independence

Only in America

Good week for:

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Wood’s unorthodox asset

How Wade found gentle parenting

Hamm’s winding path

In the news

Strongman for hire

Will SCOTUS precedent stop Trump?

Funding isn’t always the problem

Another Russian puppet

Viewpoint

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

Bukele will regret his ties to Trump

Why we should wean off aid

China: The other superpower to trade with

U.K.: Is court ruling pro-woman or anti-trans?

Preparing for pandemics without U.S.

Our leader is the Trump whisperer

Noted

Resistance: AOC and Sanders hit the road

Reining in Iran: Talks instead of bombs

Musk: Seeding the earth with his offspring

Tariffs: The quest to bring back ‘manly’ jobs

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Chip wars: Nvidia loses the China market

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

An Ozempic-style drug in pill form

New ‘plastic’ created from plants

Life beyond our solar system?

Why a pet’s as good as a raise

Proof of life

Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age • Book of the week

Flesh • Novel of the week

Crumb: A Cartoonist’s Life

Best books…chosen by Amor Towles

Also of interest…in wordsmiths and wordsmithing

Dolen Perkins-Valdez • Author of the week

The Frick Collection • Exhibit of the week

Julien Baker & Torres • Send a Prayer My Way

Tunde Adebimpe • Thee Black Boltz

Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson • What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow

The Accountant 2

The Shrouds

John Proctor Is the Villain • The Booth Theatre, New York City

Streaming tips • Recent rockumentaries

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Four Seasons • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Variations on family values

Recipe of the week

Wine: Pinot gris, pinot grigio

The 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport: What the critics say

The best of…dresses for wedding season

Colors that make any room look bigger • Tip of the week…

For tracking online prices • Best apps…

This week: Homes for hermits

The bottom line

Tariffs: Trump hints at lower China duties

Feuds: Trump retreats from threat to fire Powell

There’s cash in the clothes on your back

Jobs: In hiring, it’s bot vs. bot

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Big Tech: Google, Meta run a regulatory gauntlet

Economic calm amid the loud headlines

Americans are hoofing it back to beef

The humble pope who preached social justice • Pope Francis 1936–2025

The Goodbye Line

The Week Contest