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

Republicans sink bipartisan border deal

It wasn’t all bad

U.S. bombs Iranian-linked outposts in Iraq and Syria

Appeals court rejects Trump’s immunity claim

MAGA: Why is Trump world afraid of Taylor Swift?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Hefner’s Playboy Mansion hell

A writer’s switch from scripts to zips

Wright’s pop culture blues

In the news

The ‘troubled teen’ industry

A presidential unpopularity contest

Will Israel trap itself in Gaza?

The NFL’s brain injury cop-out

Viewpoint

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

Why a draft would never work here

EU stands strong, but is it enough?

Spain: Is this Jesus way too hot?

El Salvador: Why voters love their authoritarian strongman

Free speech, but not for conservatives

How AMLO exploits U.S. border crisis

Noted

2024: Will a booming economy lift Biden?

GOP: A revealing split on child tax credits

Willis: Undermining her own Trump case

News media: An accelerating decline

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Teen addiction: The insidious pull of social media

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The moon is shrinking and quivering

Rare Alzheimer’s transmission

A galaxy without stars?

Cursive boosts the brain

The fish with a mating call

Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here: The United States, Central America, and the Making of a Crisis • Book of the week

Martyr! • Novel of the week

Toxic: Women, Fame, and the Tabloid 2000s

Best books…chosen by Yangsze Choo

Also of interest…in seeing double

Kiley Reid • Author of the week

The 2024 Grammys: A triumphant night for women

Mark Rothko: Paintings on Paper • Exhibit of the week

Scrambled

Argylle

Streaming’s ad push: Looking more like cable every day

Streaming tips • Recent film romances

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The New Look • Show of the week

Nigerian-style braised goat: A comforting, peppery showstopper

Josh wine: The ultimate mid brand goes viral

Taste test: Frozen waffles

Ski season 2024: Five uncommon adventures

This week: Homes in Manhattan

The bottom line

Replays: Neumann seeks to buy back WeWork

Energy: Oil companies report massive annual profit

One job that robots are not stealing

Gig work: A choice or a prison?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Tesla: Musk meets his match in a courtroom brawl

Boeing’s flight to oblivion

Sending patients to beg online

The actor who packed a punch beyond Rocky • Carl Weathers 1948–2024

The Broadway icon who was the first Anita • Chita Rivera 1933–2024

The novelist who launched a Native literary renaissance • N. Scott Momaday 1934–2024

Outmanned and outgunned

The Week Contest