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
Trump’s failed attempt to overturn the election
Hospitals buckle under a wave of Covid cases
It wasn’t all bad
Schools: Should they be open amid the pandemic?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Moving forward
Suspicious lights
What Lopez learned from A-Rod • Jennifer Lopez
Clooney’s $14 million giveaway • George Clooney
Bush’s quest for redemption • Billy Bush
In the news
The vaccine breakthrough
Did Graham commit election crimes?
Virus rules for thee, not me
Please, don’t eat out
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Eager to believe it’s all a hoax
A country mad for cheap shoes
How they see us: A rash exit from Afghanistan
Mexico: Why did the U.S. free an accused drug lord?
How our military lost its way
Not your grandpa’s waterfall
Iran deal: Should Biden bring it back?
Student loan debt: The $10,000 proposal
Noted
Men in dresses: A threat to masculinity?
Trump: The prosecution dilemma
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Education: More misery for remote schooling and testing
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
Coronavirus immunity may last years
How the diplodocus got its neck
Why Covid hits some so hard
Deep sleep vs. Alzheimer’s
The dogs bred for wool
A Promised Land • Book of the week
The Sun Collective • Novel of the week
Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life
Chosen by Reza Farazmand • Best books…
In appearance versus reality • Also of interest…
Jonathan Lethem • Author of the week
Mural wars: The half-life of Black Lives Matter street art
Another new Leonardo?
Good News • Megan Thee Stallion
Sin Miedo (del Amor y Otros Demonios) • Kali Uchis
Night Network • The Cribs
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
New and notable podcasts
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips • Five martial arts series…
Show of the week Euphoria
Laksa: A spicy noodle bowl that warms from the inside out
Holiday leftovers: Why stuffing can’t be beat
Wine: Brazil’s sparklers
Giving season: How cash grants are changing charity
Distancing season: Making the most of it
Manhattan under a million
Government: Biden picks Yellen to run Treasury
Milestones: Dow passes 30,000 in market rally
The bottom line
Wages: $15 win in Florida builds national momentum
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Transition: Mnuchin moves to cut emergency lending
A triumph in orbit at a budget price
Wonder Woman kills Christmas for theaters
The travel writer who broke boundaries • Jan Morris, 1926–2020
The cartoon icon who co-created Scooby-Doo • Ken Spears, 1938–2020
Farewell
A corner store in Minneapolis
Bird fraud • The Week Contest