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’s big pitch for his own New Deal
India ravaged by devastating Covid-19 surge
It wasn’t all bad
Biden’s climate plan: Is it realistic?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
DOJ steps in
Jihadist attack
Teigen’s shared grief • Chrissy Teigen
Faithfull’s brushes with death • Marianne Faithfull
A bystander’s trauma • Feidin Santana
In the news
Police traffic stops and racism
Embracing apocalyptic nihilism
Portland’s painful lesson
Kavanaugh’s most ironic ruling
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Sinn Fein will never apologize
Where it’s illegal to ask your race
Europe: Fighting the Americanization of soccer
India: Bodies pile up as Covid explodes
Poster child for what not to do
Nothing will spur us to the streets
Police reform: What must change?
Reparations: How would they work?
Noted
Armenian genocide: Finally, recognition
The pandemic: Dreading a return to normal
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Artificial intelligence: Europe tries to cage the monster
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
An ingenious helicopter flies on Mars
Less sleep, higher dementia risk
Tyrannosaur gangs
The benefits of a cocoa diet
The bean that could save coffee
The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War • Book of the week
The Man Who Lived Underground • Novel of the week
Blake Bailey: The fall of a celebrated biographer
Chosen by Abbi Jacobson • Best books…
In ordinary people, extraordinary times • Also of interest…
Elizabeth McCracken • Author of the week
Superblue Miami • Exhibit of the week
Heart & Soul • Eric Church
Uneasy • Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey
They’re Calling Me Home • Rhiannon Giddens with Francesco Turrisi
The 2021 Oscars: A quiet night for making movie history
Together Together
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Mythic Quest • Show of the week
Salmon en papillote: Mediterranean airs on every plate
Spirits: ‘Green’ whiskey
Kitchen tips: Beating the paper towel and plastic wrap habits
The 2022 Kia Carnival • What the critics say
Mother’s Day gifts • The best of…
Tip of the week… • Caring for your vaccine card
Homes for outdoor entertaining
Big Tech: A post-lockdown digital ad surge
Tesla: Bitcoin profits add to record sales
The bottom line
ESG funds: ‘Sustainable investing’ at a hefty price
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Trends: Welcome to the euphoria economy
Cheap shots at hardworking Americans
Tech gives, but it also takes away
The liberal standard-bearer who redefined the vice presidency • Walter Mondale, 1928–2021
The queen of burlesque who dazzled for eight decades • Tempest Storm, 1928–2021
The kneeling girl
Gnome shortage • The Week Contest