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
The Democrats’ internal fight over social spending
Covid cases drop as Delta surge wanes
It wasn’t all bad
Facebook: Is it time for Congress to act?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Oil spill
Pipeline showdown
Smith’s pursuit of happiness • Will Smith
Tucci’s love of eating • Stanley Tucci
A daredevil couple’s brushes with death • Steph Davis and Ian Mitchard
In the news
Iran’s revived nuclear program
How far right will Supremes go this term?
Biden’s agenda on the ballot in Virginia
How to help Trump return to power
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Incompetence that damages democracy
Separatists have led our youth astray
United Kingdom: The rot in the Metropolitan Police
Pandora Papers: Exposing world leaders’ hidden fortunes
Macron has abandoned basic courtesy
Kill a cat to save many humans
Sinema: The Democrats’ sphinx
Covid: Vaccine mandates are working
Noted
Climate: Anxiety and gloom among the young
National divorce: Should red and blue split?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Siri: Will Apple ever really understand us?
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
Fossilized footprints of the first Americans
Giraffes like a fair fight
Coronavirus and air travel
Covid-like virus found in Laos
A planet with three stars?
Crossroads • Book of the week
Bewilderment • Novel of the week
The Family Roe: An American Story
Chosen by Susan Orlean • Best books…
In medical marvels • Also of interest…
Wole Soyinka • Author of the week
Exhibit of the week
In These Silent Days • Brandi Carlile
Renewal • Billy Strings
And Then Life Was Beautiful • Nao
No Time to Die
Titane
Fire Shut Up in My Bones • The Metropolitan Opera, New York City
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Movies on TV • Great feats in personal filmmaking…
Succession • Show of the week
Romanian soup: Pork, white beans, and a pleasing tang
Eleven Madison Park: Veganism’s fallen temple?
Gins: Beyond juniper
Trading home life for boundary-free roaming • This week’s dream
Hotel of the week
Getting the flavor of…
Single-story homes
Network crash: The day without Facebook
Federal Reserve: Supply bottlenecks drive inflation
The bottom line
Real estate: Are iBuyers fueling home-price inflation?
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Ozy Media: After the hype, a very sudden fall
AI is turning out to be not so smart
‘Renewable’ gas is not clean energy
The Disney star who was fired for being gay • Tommy Kirk, 1941–2021
The nurse who became an autism advocate • Ruth Christ Sullivan, 1924–2021
The jazzman who helped shape the sound of funk • Pee Wee Ellis, 1941–2021
Drinking alone
Blank art • The Week contest