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 steps up battle with courts over deportations

What next?

Putin rejects full cease-fire with Ukraine

It wasn’t all bad

Columbia University: Is Trump at war with free speech?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Sheen’s gift of giving

Fielding’s morbid humor

How movies rescued Ricci

In the news

Trump’s TPS takedown

The U.S.’s reputation is ruined

Our own ‘Cultural Revolution’

Why Trump wants to annex Canada

Viewpoint

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

Navigating a world with no U.S. partner

Our epidemic of loneliness is deadly

Syria: Massacre could start spiral of violence

How they see us: Making Trump regret those wine tariffs

Taoiseach shows how it’s done

Making a fortune off Ukraine’s war

Noted

Tesla: The focus of anti-DOGE rage

Five years on: How Covid changed everything

Schumer: Did he betray the Democrats?

The EPA: Let’s forget about climate change

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Deep thoughts: The disturbing creative powers of AI

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

A 1.5 million–year-old tool factory

Bye-bye butterflies?

A hungry gene for dogs and humans

Repairing knees with noses

A toxic male survivor

Abundance • Book of the week

The Dream Hotel • Novel of the week

Raising Hare: A Memoir

Best books…chosen by John McWhorter

Also of interest…in profound connections

Samina Ali • Author of the week

Gustave Caillebotte: Painting Men • Exhibit of the week

Playboi Carti • Music

Charley Crockett • Lonesome Drifter

Throwing Muses • Moonlight Concessions

Eephus

The Day the Earth Blew Up

Purpose • The Hayes Theater, New York City

Streaming tips • The best of Gene Hackman

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

MobLand • Show of the week

Lamb korma: The potential star of your next feast

Cherry blossom season: Washington diners’ happy time

Wine: Rosso di Montalcino

This week’s dream: A side of magic in Bolivian wine country

AutoCamp Sequoia • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

How to island-hop in the Caribbean

This week: Homes in capital cities

The bottom line

Acquisitions: Google’s $32 billion security deal

Holding steady: Fed leaves rates unchanged

An organized crime target: Your porch

Safe harbor: Gold rises as stocks sink

What the experts say

Charity of the week

The Trump economy: Adrift in a sea of tariffs

The CHIPS Act is a $52 billion boondoggle

Meta tries to kill a tell-all that says little

The Wyoming senator who spoke his mind • Alan Simpson 1931–2025

The hot rod king who made Hollywood’s rides • Gene Winfield 1927–2025

The lawyer who brought land to millions of farmers • Roy Prosterman 1935–2025

A promise of shelter

The Week Contest