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
Videos show savagery of Memphis police killing
Blinken calls for calm as violence spikes in Israel
It wasn't all bad
GOP House: McCarthy and the politics of payback
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Gender treatments banned
Doppelganger murder
Kendrick’s toxic relationship • Anna Kendrick
How Pugh endures frigid swims • Lewis Pugh
Why Sánchez fell for Bezos • Lauren Sánchez
In the news
The fentanyl scourge
How to end the war in Ukraine
The failure of single-payer health care
DeSantis’ biggest weakness
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Ukraine war tests our neutrality
Why we’ll limp back to the EU
Ireland: Are alcohol warning labels a buzzkill?
India: Modi tries to block a damning BBC documentary
How deep is complicity with cartels?
Refugee camps are rife with militancy
#DiedSuddenly: Anti-vaxxers’ fear campaign
Trans teens: Should schools notify parents?
Noted
Durham probe: How Barr weaponized the DOJ
Trump: Welcomed back onto Facebook
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Tech layoffs: First the boom, then the hangover
Innovation of the week
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Earth’s mysterious spinning core
Extra benefits of TB vaccine
Concussion? Go to school
The bacteria clearing oceans
Mushrooms that eat worms
The Aftermath: The Last Days of the Baby Boom and the Future of Power in America • Book of the week
This Other Eden • Novel of the week
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
Chosen by Julia May Jonas • Best books…
Roommates and houseguests • Also of interest…
Hanif Kureishi • Author of the week
Frank Bowling’s Americas • Exhibit of the week
Gloria • Sam Smith
Honey • Samia
Long Way From Home • JD Clayton
80 for Brady
Close
After Love
Dead Space • Video games
Streaming tips
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
You • Show of the week
Three new Mediterranean adventures • Critics’ choice
Cauliflower and chickpea salad with cilantro-mint dressing • Recipe of the week
Beer: The perfect pair
The 2023 Honda Pilot • What the critics say
Entry-level turntables • The best of…
How to clean winter coats • Tip of the week…
How to encrypt files and drives • Tech support…
Homes with great bedrooms
Bankruptcy: J&J can’t hide from lawsuits
Billionaires: Claims of fraud rattle Asia’s richest man
The bottom line
Sticker shock: A side effect of new drugs
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Finance: Goldman loses its edge
Putting the squeeze on franchises
A huge gray market for Russian oil
The Television frontman with the soul of a poet • Tom Verlaine, 1949–2023
The Tuskegee Airman who escaped a lynching • Harold Brown, 1924–2023
The sitcom actress who did slapstick as Shirley • Cindy Williams, 1947–2023
My pursuit of zero plastic
Anti-aging quest • The Week Contest