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
U.S. ends the nation’s longest war
Hurricane Ida batters the Gulf Coast
It wasn’t all bad
Note to readers
The pandemic: Why gloom is setting in
Good week/bad week
Only in America
RFK killer
Migrant rescue
How Lorde kept her sanity • Lorde
Duchovny’s anger at Scientology • David Duchovny
The queen of the power ballad • Diane Warren
In the news
A big bet on Amtrak
Anti-vaxxers who die of Covid
Persons with tortured language
The court’s activist interventions
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Don’t be proud of your sham A grade
Opening our borders to fleeing Afghans
United Kingdom: The great Brexit labor shortage
How they see us: A retreat that emboldens Islamist radicals
Can Islamist terrorists really change?
Don’t ignore the Cuban uprising
Kabul bombing: Remembering the fallen soldiers
Ivermectin: The latest fake Covid ‘cure’
Noted
Afghan refugees: Will the U.S. welcome them?
ISIS-K: The Taliban’s internal enemy
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Microchips: The shortage caused by a shortage
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
A worrying rainfall at the top of the world
Farming pesticide banned
Apes say ‘hi’ and ‘bye’
Obese moms and cancer in kids
Not such a gentle giant
The roaring twenties 2.0
The purring ‘20s?
Ride these four trends to profits
A decade of change for retirees
The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois • Book of the week
Velvet Was the Night
Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution
Chosen by Deborah Feldman • Best books…
In twists on the classics • Also of interest…
Kat Chow • Author of the week
Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech • Exhibit of the week
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power • Halsey
Donda • Kanye West
Infinite Granite • Deafheaven
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Candyman
Mogul Mowgli
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Impeachment: American Crime Story • Show of the week
Late-summer salads: A fennel slaw plus a tomato surprise
Frozen treats: A taste test
Wine and climate change: The industry’s shifting map
A Maine road trip beyond ‘Vacationland’ • This week’s dream
Hotel of the week
Getting the flavor of…
Spanish Revival homes
Apple: Cracking open the App Store
Fed: Tapering could start this year
The bottom line
Licensing: An expensive barrier to getting a job?
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Covid: Should firms make vaccination mandatory?
The high price of a catchy ticker
Redstone’s mess of a mega-merger
The reluctant rock star who drove the Rolling Stones • Charlie Watts, 1941–2021
The outspoken actor who embraced activism • Ed Asner, 1929–2021
The case for UFO skepticism
Plot twist • The Week Contest