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
GOP, Biden heading for debt-limit standoff
It wasn’t all bad
California staggered by mass shootings
Anti-abortion movement divided over state bans
Classified documents: Has Pence taken Biden off the hook?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Shades of Rodney King
Tanks to Ukraine
Pop’s close calls • Iggy Pop
A psychiatrist’s prescription for happiness • Robert Waldinger
Monáe’s blue-collar roots • Janelle Monáe
In the news
Hardening schools
How to minimize abortions
The GOP’s far-right tax proposal
A weak case against Baldwin
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Admitting to our support for Ukraine
How we’ve helped Russian oligarchs
France: Incensed at the thought of working past 62
New Zealand: Was Ardern hounded out of office?
Maduro is his own worst enemy
The danger of eliminating co-pilots
Artificial intelligence: The dawn of a startling new era
Noted
Economy: Why we’ve been hit with ‘eggflation’
Supreme Court: The failed Dobbs investigation
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Social media: U.K. threatens jail for harm to teens
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Even a little exercise protects against Covid
Lightning-fighting lasers
Webb finds Earth-like planet
Nasal spray to heal the brain
Turtle moms talk to babies
Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey From Slavery to Freedom • Book of the week
The Shards • Novel of the week
Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O’Connell’s Urgent Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People
Chosen by Matthew Salesses • Best books…
In quests for transcendence • Also of interest…
John Hendrickson • Author of the week
The Lives of the Gods: Divinity in Maya Art • Exhibit of the week
Strays • Margo Price
Late Developers • Belle and Sebastian
Rush! • Måneskin
This year’s Oscar nominees: Andrea and the giants
Infinity Pool
Missing
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Cunk on Earth • Show of the week
Carrot tarte Tatin: A picturesque Smitten Kitchen appetizer • Recipe of the week
Dining out: Portland, Maine, and just beyond
Ice wine: Sweetly offbeat
Your very own Canadian ski resort • This week’s dream
The Colony Hotel • Hotel of the week
Richmond’s renewal • Getting the flavor of…
Homes with domes
Google: DOJ sues over ad dominance
Hedge funds: Record profits and huge fees at Citadel
The bottom line
Salaries: The confusing reality of ‘pay transparency’
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Moguls: Tesla’s chief ratchets up the risks
Fake meat wasn’t a real business
Big Tech swings the layoff ax
The folk-rock superstar who created chaos offstage • David Crosby, 1941–2023
The tap dancer who was a fixture on Lawrence Welk • Arthur Duncan, 1925–2023
Whitewashing Florida’s history
AI pizza • The Week Contest