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

Pentagon readies military deployment in Chicago

What next?

Trump threatens critics with federal charges

It wasn’t all bad

Note to readers

Newsom: Will his Trump trolling pay off?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

How Howard missed out on a Warhol

Lebowitz’s lesson in wealth

Daltrey’s vocal determination

In the news

Jeffrey Epstein’s secrets

The culture war comes for Cracker Barrel

Making McCarthyism great again

Shutting off access to Covid shots

Viewpoint

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

When the state tries to play matchmaker

Destination of choice for Israelis

Bolivia: Two decades of Socialist rule come to an end

France: The depravity of ‘trash streaming’

A shift from the center to extremes

The downside of hosting U.S. tech firms

Noted

Epstein files: Maxwell courts a pardon

Trump: Taking over the private sector?

Voting: Trump’s ominous war on mail ballots

School phone bans: Why they’re spreading

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

GPT-5: Not quite ready to take over the world

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Making a home in the ruins of Pompeii

Turning a star inside out

This brain implant hears thoughts

Is malaria back in the U.S.?

The snail that grows fresh eyes

Baldwin: A Love Story • Book of the week

Ruth • Novel of the week

The Fort Bragg Cartel: Drug Trafficking and Murder in the Special Forces

Best books…chosen by Jessica Francis Kane

Also of interest…in new essay collections

Raymond Antrobus • Author of the week

Lorna Simpson: Source Notes • Exhibit of the week

Laufey • A Matter of Time

Deftones • Private Music

Earl Sweatshirt • Live Laugh Love

The Roses

Splitsville

Twinless

Streaming tips • A grab bag of great documentaries

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Task • Show of the week

Zucchini two ways: Celebrating a summer mainstay • Recipes of the week

Miami: Where to find the best Cuban sandwiches

Cinsault: South Africa’s new star

This week’s dream: A ramble through Ireland

Hôtel Belles Rives • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

What to know when packing meds

This week: Homes for gardeners

The bottom line

Retail: Biggest sellers gain as tariffs sink in

AI wars: Musk sues Apple and OpenAI

Welcome to the great AI doom rush

Housing costs: Is deregulation the answer?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

The Fed: Trump pushes for a MAGA takeover

Fatally drawn to a cheerful AI chatbot

At Miracle-Gro, pot was no miracle

The radio host who preached family values • James Dobson 1936–2025

The promoter who made NASCAR a show • Humpy Wheeler 1938–2025

The CIA mole hunter who unmasked Aldrich Ames • Sandra Grimes 1945–2025

A political gamble

The Week Contest