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
Millions of voters casting early ballots
Another Covid wave batters the U.S.
It wasn’t all bad
Hunter Biden: Real scandal or Russian dirty trick?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Arrest or execution?
Virus hooligans
Chalamet’s embarrassing smooch • Timothée Chalamet
How Patinkin overcame perfectionism • Mandy Patinkin
Hayek’s struggle with stereotypes • Salma Hayek
In the news
Putin’s troubles
Trump keeps conspiracy claims coming
Biden plan would raise your taxes
Making sex scandals irrelevant
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Where your abortion is made public
Removing statues is not erasing history
France: Beheaded for teaching freedom of speech
Mexico: A defense minister on a drug cartel’s payroll?
Zuckerberg’s cynical about-face
Find the good in colonial heritage
Virtual medicine goes mainstream
Barrett: What her cagey responses revealed
Noted
Pandemic poverty: A growing catastrophe
Democracy: Is too much of it dangerous?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
iPhone 12: A stunning camera, but only in top models
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
Worries over coronavirus reinfection
Great Barrier Reef die-off
Hearing loss after Covid-19
Ants with tools
The stinky fish gene
A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town • Book of the week
Leave the World Behind • Novel of the week
The Man Who Ate Too Much: The Life of James Beard
Chosen by Phillipa Soo • Best books…
In magic and mischief • Also of interest…
Lee Child • Author of the week
Writing the Future: Basquiat and the Hip-Hop Generation • Exhibit of the week
Streams of Thought, Vol. 3 • Black Thought
Fly Moon Die Soon • Takuya Kuroda
Private Lives • Low Cut Connie
S#!%house
Video games: Two ways to confront loss on the coziest terms
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
The Mandalorian • Show of the week
Digaag qumbe: Grandma’s chicken stew by way of Somalia
Taste test: The best mayo
Outdoor dining: Three reasons the cold months won’t be all bad
The 2021 Nissan Rogue: What the critics say
Craft kits for beginners • The best of…
Tip of the week…
Homes with spiritual design elements
Antitrust: Apple-Google deal at center of case
Pharma: Purdue pleads guilty to opioid crimes
The bottom line
Entrepreneurship: A surprise boom in startups
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Media: Censoring speech or combating disinformation?
The Rust Belt still holds America’s soul
Used cars are suddenly hot products
The maverick mother who raised John McCain • Roberta McCain, 1912–2020
The lawyer who fought for marriage equality • Bernard Cohen, 1934–2020
Farewell
Buying pandemic safety
The voice • The Week contest