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
A race against the clock in Kabul
Pfizer gets full FDA approval as Delta cases climb
It wasn’t all bad
Afghanistan: Will Biden suffer lasting political damage?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Street warriors
The world at a glance …
Harington’s private battles • Kit Harington
Patel’s escape from typecasting • Dev Patel
A country titan, 54 albums in • Connie Smith
In the news
The new Taliban government
Yet another troubled school year
Cuomo’s self-pitying farewell
The real tragedy of Haiti
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Silence in the face of anti-Semitism
How not to promote vaccinations
Europe: Powerless in Afghanistan
How they see us: Will U.S. abandon Taiwan too?
Hold firm against China’s hostage taking
Iranian oil is not a solution
Afghan refugees: Will America step up?
Newsom: Democratic panic in California
Noted
Afghanistan: Trump’s pivotal role
DeSantis: Why is he promoting Regeneron?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Social media: Should the Taliban be on Twitter?
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
Shattering myths about metabolism
A step closer to nuclear fusion
The other breast cancer gene
Antibody treatment for malaria
Animals get PTSD, too
WASPs: The Splendors and Miseries of an American Aristocracy • Book of the week
Afterparties
All In: An Autobiography
Chosen by Grady Hendrix • Best books…
In incredible technologies • Also of interest…
James Tate Hill • Author of the week
The Dirty South: Contemporary Art, Material Culture, and the Sonic Impulse • Exhibit of the week
Solar Power • Lorde
Martyr’s Reward • Ka A
The Ballad of Dood & Juanita • Sturgill Simpson
Reminiscence
The Protégé
Pass Over
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Movies on TV
Only Murders in the Building • Show of the week
Critics’ choice: The timeless comforts of nostalgia
Recipe of the week
Wine: Three summer picks
The 2022 Volkswagen Taos • What the critics say
Fishing gear • The best of…
Tip of the week… • Five items that need to be broken in
Homes in small towns
Labor: California judge strikes down Prop 22
App stores: Apple, Google see threat in Korea
The bottom line
Workplace: The year of Covid burnout
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Retail: Amazon sets up shop in the mall
A blockbuster decade for Tim Cook
Insurance that makes you pay more for care
The portraitist who painted pixelated giants • Chuck Close, 1940–2021
The singer who soared in brotherly harmony • Don Everly, 1937–2021
The award-winning author who lifted up Black children • Eloise Greenfield, 1929–2021
Terror, anguish, and regret
The Week Contest