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

Supreme Court overturns Roe

Court rulings favor gun and prayer rights

It wasn’t all bad

Note to readers

Jan. 6: An aide’s devastating testimony about Trump

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Deadly derailment

Prince Charles took bags of cash

Ukraine’s unflinching first lady • Olena Zelenska

The quiet mission of George Harrison’s widow • Olivia Harrison

Pitt’s post-divorce reckoning • Brad Pitt

In the news

Pain at the pump

Condemn all political violence

Liberty for me, not for thee

The historical sophistry of ‘originalism’

Viewpoint

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

What is art and what is propaganda?

Union bosses no longer bogeymen

How they see us: U.S. rolls back women’s human rights

Israel: Is the country simply ungovernable?

We aren’t naïve victims of China

Why the U.S. must help the Taliban

Abortion: Using pills to circumvent new bans

The midterms: Abortion’s political impact

Noted

Privacy rights: Is gay marriage next to fall?

Gun legislation: Will it change anything?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Streaming: Netflix has something to sell you

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Don’t co-sleep with baby, ever

No virtual workplace yet

Light therapy for cancer

Vitamins not much use

The world’s largest freshwater fish

Summer fiction: Six novels about women on the move

Chosen by Patrick Radden Keefe • Best books…

In tales from the sky • Also of interest…

Katy Tur • Author of the week

Mind Over Matter: Zen in Medieval Japan • Exhibit of the week

Sometimes, Forever • Soccer Mommy

Muna • Muna

Growin’ Up • Luke Combs

The Forgiven

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Black Bird • Show of the week

Soft-shell crab: A summer sandwich like no other • Recipe of the week

Dining out: The best of La Jolla

Tequila: Top mixers

The 2023 Honda HR-V • What the critics say

Inflatable paddleboards • The best of…

How to maintain a wooden deck • Tip of the week…

For sending messages securely • Best apps…

Homes in the North Carolina Research Triangle

Crypto: Looking for a private bailout

Trump: SPAC deal faces grand jury probe

The bottom line

Hiring: When job offers suddenly disappear

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Altria: Juul ban may ruin post-tobacco plans

Washington’s new favorite weapon

Amazon is now an endless maze

The tycoon who built an eyeglasses empire • Leonardo Del Vecchio, 1935–2022

The cowboy poet who sang the American West • Baxter Black, 1945–2022

The songwriter who took Broadway into the hippie era • James Rado, 1932–2022

The last legal abortions in Mississippi

Payola art • The Week Contest