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
FDA panel approves boosters for seniors
It wasn’t all bad
Chaos at Haitian migrant camp on U.S.-Mexico border
Biden forges a new anti-China alliance
Milley: Was he justified in undermining Trump’s authority?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Body found
Novichok mastermind
Eastwood’s endless picture show • Clint Eastwood
Musgraves’ country rebellion • Kacey Musgraves
A TikTok star in the Amazon • Cunhaporanga Tatuyo
In the news
The cost of long Covid
The partisan addiction to gerrymandering
Durham’s probe has yielded nearly nothing
The myth of nonpartisan justices
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Canada: Trudeau gains little from election gamble
Did Bolsonaro lie his way into office?
Tech giants won’t stand up for democracy
Our role in the Afghan debacle
This massacre of dolphins must end
How they see us: Fury in France over submarine pact
Vaccines: Young kids may soon be eligible
Noted
Immigration: ‘Replacement’ goes mainstream
Kabul drone strike: A ‘horrible mistake’
Taxes: Is the Democrats’ plan fair?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Space: Tourists conquer the final frontier
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
How wildfires fuel ocean algae blooms
The benefits of 7,000 steps
How whales learn their tunes
Alien life in the neighborhood?
Bad for dinos, good for snakes
AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future • Book of the week
Harlem Shuffle • Novel of the week
Travels With George
Chosen by Joshua Ferris • Best books…
In parents and their children • Also of interest…
Tarana Burke • Author of the week
Judy Chicago: A Retrospective • Exhibit of the week
Montero • Lil Nas X
Hey What • Low
The 2021 Emmys: Streaming conquers—for better or worse
Dear Evan Hansen
Cry Macho
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Maid • Show of the week
Falafel burgers: A new way to go green at dinnertime
A new restaurant crisis: Rolling food shortages
Beer: The barrel gang
Hiking Southern California’s Catalina Island
Hotel of the week
Getting the flavor of…
Homes built in the 1980s
Evergrande: Potential default roils world markets
Comeback: WeWork plans IPO—again
The bottom line
Careers: The great college gender gap
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Facebook: Fighting questions from within
Ayn Rand’s version of Silicon Valley
AR, VR, AI? My phone beats them
The sunny actress who lit up movie musicals • Jane Powell, 1929–2021
The deadpan comic who spun absurd tales • Norm Macdonald, 1959–2021
The toy inventor who made an enduring Game of Life • Reuben Klamer, 1922–2021
A land rush in Peoria
Loo for moo • The Week contest