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
Vaccines ramping up rapidly
Covid relief package nears finish line
It wasn’t all bad
CPAC: Is there a GOP without Trumpism?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Six Seuss books shelved
Butter scandal
Lynch’s key to creativity • David Lynch
Cox’s struggle with self-loathing • Laverne Cox
A Capitol officer on the front line • Harry Dunn
In the news
Covid’s assault on Native Americans
When every white person is a racist
The GOP’s campaign to restrict voting
Postmaster DeJoy must go
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Cancel culture comes for Lord Nelson
When will the South get its due?
European Union: Shunning AstraZeneca’s vaccine
South America: VIPs jump the vaccine line
Why land resettlement isn’t working
Amnesty does the Kremlin’s bidding
Cuomo: A serial sexual harasser?
Khashoggi murder: Biden’s Saudi dilemma
Noted
Potato Head: Now gender-nonconforming
Vaccine envy: The new national epidemic
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Twitter: Would you pay to be a Super Follower?
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
Worries over new U.S. Covid variants
A magnetic catastrophe
Airport noise and heart problems
Sickle-cell trial halted
Endangered species cloned
Klara and the Sun • Book of the week
Milk Blood Heat
True Believer: The Rise and Fall of Stan Lee
Chosen by Imbolo Mbue • Best books…
In treacherous locales • Also of interest…
Isabel Allende • Author of the week
Meow Wolf’s Omega Mart • Exhibit of the week
Little Oblivions • Julien Baker
An Overview of Phenomenal Nature • Cassandra Jenkins
Pink Planet • Pink Sweat$
The Golden Globes: An awkward launch into awards season
Video games: Valheim and the appeal of its kinder, gentler Viking world
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Cherry • Show of the week
Showtime cauliflower: A vegetarian main with flavor to spare
Beer: The healthy choices
Food TikTok: The thrills and chills of our new way to cook
The 2021 Buick Envision • What the critics say
Doing the dishes • The best of…
Tip of the week… • How to be heard as a customer
Homes with great kitchens
Coinbase: An IPO for Bitcoin’s true believers
Economy: Fed worried about bond market
The bottom line
Housing: Prices spike despite pandemic
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Amazon: A union takes on the retail Goliath
The press has invaded the Clubhouse
An overdue warning for buyout kings
The poet who became a counterculture icon • Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1919–2021
The cardiologist who campaigned against nukes • Bernard Lown, 1921–2021
Farewell
Now type in your bank password…
Score shots • The Week contest