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

Biden leading as Trump seeks to halt count

Republicans have edge to hold Senate

It wasn’t all bad

The election: Why so many Hispanics backed Trump

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Legalizing it

New lockdown

Mitchell’s familiar struggle • Joni Mitchell

The best Indian chef in the world • Gaggan Anand

When Frampton realized he was broke • Peter Frampton

In the news

The debate over the 1619 Project

Why Trump is terrified of losing

The bullying of the Girl Scouts

Shutting off legal immigration

Viewpoint

It must be true… I read it in the tabloids

Labour reckons with anti-Semitism

A prince demands state treasures

Belgium: Back under lockdown as virus snowballs

Muslim world: Fury over French efforts to reform Islam

The legacy of Hitler’s loyalists

How Trump closed the border

Covid’s winter surge: The dark days ahead

Noted

Police shootings: Why kill the mentally ill?

Vaccines: The obstacles to a national rollout

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Market paradox: Despite profits, investors turn on tech

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Innovation of the week

The moon’s hidden water reserves

A waning antibody defense

Lasting Covid ‘brain fog’

Meteorite shares its secrets

An almost uncrushable beetle

Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art • Book of the week

Memorial • Novel of the week

She Come by It Natural: Dolly Parton and the Women Who Lived Her Songs

Chosen by J. Kenji López-Alt • Best books…

In group portraits • Also of interest…

Don DeLillo • Author of the week

Songs • Adrianne Lenker

Positions • Ariana Grande

Hey Clockface • Elvis Costello

Exhibit of the week

City Hall

Among Us: The viral game that makes everyone a monster

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Streaming tips

The Crown • Show of the week

Spicy cumin lamb: The street sandwich favored by Bourdain

The ultimate cookie? A tweak on the Toll House classic

Beer: Beyond pumpkin

The 2021 Cadillac Escalade • What the critics say

Men’s fall coats • The best of…

Tip of the week…

Homes with beautiful bedrooms

Markets: Not bothered by likely gridlock

California: Voters roll back gig-worker law

The bottom line

Economy: Savings soar as Americans stay home

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Global economy: The coming wave of lockdowns

Don’t count on the Fed for a rescue

Is Zillow addiction curable?

The suave Scotsman who made James Bond a screen icon • Sean Connery, 1930–2020

The restaurateur who brought authentic Chinese food to America • Cecilia Chiang, 1920–2020

Finding solace in true crime shows

Electric Harley • The Week Contest