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
Atlanta spa shootings anger Asian-Americans
It wasn’t all bad
Boulder killings bring renewed calls for national gun limits
CDC eases Covid school rules as vaccinations accelerate
Covid-19: Will vaccine ‘hoarding’ backfire on the U.S.?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Recall effort
‘Kill the bill’
Lovato’s comeback from an overdose • Demi Lovato
Hall’s fateful Farrakhan interview • Arsenio Hall
A beekeeper’s viral buzz • Erika Thompson
In the news
Is nuclear fusion the answer?
Biden’s border dilemma
Should a teen’s tweets ruin her life?
Once again, Trump took Russia’s help
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Learn to love those ugly wind farms
Misogyny is a just a click away
Vaccinations: Britain triumphs as EU flounders
How they see us: Russia and China find a common foe
Don’t boot the queen just yet
Our fast-rising population is no cause for worry
Asian-Americans: A year of escalating harassment and fear
Noted
Florida: Has DeSantis been vindicated?
Vaccine hesitancy: How to address the fears
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Telecom: An auction windfall for the U.S. Treasury
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
Covid vaccine trials for children
Black hole on the move
Covid shots help long-haulers?
Origins of a deadly fungus
Growing mice in a mechanical womb
Fulfillment: Winning and Losing in One-Click America • Book of the week
What’s Mine and Yours • Novel of the week
Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher
Chosen by Katherine Heiny • Best books…
In what comes afterward • Also of interest…
Diane von Furstenberg • Author of the week
Chemtrails Over the Country Club • Lana Del Rey
Still Woman Enough • Loretta Lynn
Justice • Justin Bieber
Exhibit of the week
The reopening: Why it feels like spring again for the arts
The Courier
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Concrete Cowboy • Show of the week
Crab linguine: Crustaceans without the mess—or injuries
Spirits: Irish whiskey reborn
Ghost franchises: The spooky rise of a new food economy
Kitchen gardens: How to start the season right
Distancing season: Making the most of it
Homes in Chicago
Intel: Spending $20 billion on new U.S. plants
Shipping: Suez Canal blocked by cargo vessel
The bottom line
Taxes: As a hike looms, take advantage of 2021 breaks
What the experts say
Charity of the week
SPACs: Once an obscure acronym, now a market mania
What happens when you can Google a face?
Covid pushes older workers out the door
The maestro whose triumph gave way to scandal • James Levine, 1943–2021
The model who became an iconic jewelry designer • Elsa Peretti, 1940–2021
The marathoner who ran with his disabled son • Dick Hoyt, 1940–2021
The lightning-strike fellowship
Get dad bod • The Week contest