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

SVB’s meltdown prompts federal rescue

Biden proposes budget that spends more and taxes the rich

It wasn’t all bad

Tucker Carlson: The making of a demagogue

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Green light to drill

Rare mass shooting

How Hong survived Hollywood • James Hong

Mel Brooks’ comedic comeback • Mel Brooks

Delevingne’s debt to the paparazzi • Cara Delevingne

In the news

The truth about alcohol

Georgia’s assault on prosecutors

McCarthy can see or hear no evil

When teens have no time for fun

Viewpoint

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

Why we won’t miss Milos Zeman

The U.S. has sparked a subsidy race

U.K.: BBC cancels, then un-cancels, star soccer pundit

Georgia: Gen Z rejects Russia and embraces Europe

Making gay Ugandans a scapegoat

Where even former loyalists are protesting

Daylight saving time: Should it be permanent?

The Mideast: The Saudis and Iran make nice

Noted

Masks: What the science really shows

‘Woke’: What does it really mean?

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Final frontier: Preparing for a satellite war

Innovation of the week

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Diabetes, obesity soar in young adults

Bees teach each other

A jug of wine, a loaf of bread

How stress makes you stupid

How to soothe a baby

Saving Time: Discovering a Life Beyond the Clock • Book of the week

I Have Some Questions for You • Novel of the week

Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson

Chosen by Adam Gopnik • Best books…

At the movies • Also of interest…

Margaret Atwood • Author of the week

Salvador Dalí: The Image Disappears • Exhibit of the week

Endless Summer Vacation • Miley Cyrus

Mañana Será Bonito • Karol G

Lover’s Game • The War and Treaty

The 2023 Oscars: Everything Everywhere dominates

Moving On

The Outsiders

Streaming tips

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Succession • Show of the week

Bold Mexican flavors in three cities • Critics’ choice

Hungarian paprika-braised potatoes • Recipe of the week

Spirits: Barrel-aged gin

The 2023 Chevrolet Colorado • What the critics say

Robot vacuums • The best of…

How to fight seasonal allergies • Tip of the week…

For alternatives to air travel • Best apps…

Homes in Iowa

Cutting back: Meta plans more layoffs

Finance: Credit Suisse turmoil roils world banks

The bottom line

Retirement: Biden vows veto of limits on ESG funds

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Fed rules: Just be careful about breaking the banks

The bank of herd animals

Never too rich to disappear

The lawmaker who defied sexism in Congress • Pat Schroeder, 1940–2023

The talented, troubled actor accused of murder • Robert Blake, 1933–2023

The Japanese-American general who was interned as a boy • Theodore Kanamine, 1929–2023

Falling with style

Clothesline drone • The Week Contest