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

House GOP takes aim at border deal, Mayorkas

What next?

Biden promises retaliation after killing of U.S. troops

It wasn’t all bad

Texas: Engineering a constitutional crisis at the border?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

A poet’s double rebirth

500 days of cave dwelling

Sessa’s chance breakout

In the news

Driven to death

Why Haley is staying in the race

Forcing rape victims to give birth

The terrible crimes of communism

Viewpoint

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

Shocker: Paid influencers are in it for money

Is poetry only for the Left?

Europe: Why farmers are protesting in so many countries

Israel: Hague ruling asks for restraint but not cease-fire

A nation overrun by kidnappers

Pay by app, fork over extra

Noted

Taylor Swift: A victim of AI deepfakes

2024: Can Trump build a winning coalition?

Trump: A self-inflicted, $83.5 million wound

Death penalty: An experimental execution

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Electric winter: EV hopes meet wary buyers

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

A new gene therapy can cure deafness

Blood test for Alzheimer’s

Thick ice on Mars

Surrogacy to save rhino

Was megalodon skinny?

The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky • Book of the week

Beautyland • Novel of the week

Disillusioned: Five Families and the Unraveling of America’s Suburbs

Best books…chosen by Kwame Alexander

Also of interest…in stormy romances

Author of the week

Jon Stewart’s return: A test of political satire’s staying power

Wall of Eyes • The Smile

My Stupid Life • Brittney Spencer

Blue Raspberry • Katy Kirby

Anyone but You: The little rom-com that could

Love at 2,200 feet

The Barbie snubs: Were Gerwig and Robbie robbed?

Streaming tips • At-home Oscar contenders

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Abbott Elementary • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Korean cuisine’s continuing rise

Ground beef bulgogi sloppy joes with fiery napa slaw • Recipe of the week

Spirits: American aquavit

The 2024 Chevrolet Blazer EV: What the critics say

The best of…boxed chocolates

How to tidy up a refrigerator • Tip of the week…

For fresh approaches to dating • Best apps…

This week: Homes in geometric style

The bottom line

Moguls: Court nixes Musk’s Tesla pay deal

The Fed: Central bank will wait to cut interest rates

Where owners die, some pets get rich

Working moms: A parental-leave nightmare

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Soft landings: Forecasters learn to love the boom

Microsoft’s $3 trillion renovation

23andMe fails to turn spit into cash

The CBS newsman who had a flair for verse • Charles Osgood 1933–2024

The DA who left a trail of wrongful convictions • Harry Connick Sr. 1926–2024

The hitmaker who tricked listeners with Milli Vanilli • Frank Farian 1941–2024

The price of an obsession

The Week Contest