The Week Magazine

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

Trump searches for an exit ramp in Iran

It wasn’t all bad

GOP dissenters purged in Indiana primaries

Telehealth abortions at risk after court ruling

Blanche: Targeting Comey to please Trump

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The World at a glance

Metcalf’s chosen solitude

Lloyd Webber’s sober commitment

Why cars call to Seinfeld

In the news

The Mississippi miracle

Why Putin is hiding in bunkers

The ruinous cost of hospital care

A new effort to limit birth control

Viewpoint

It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids

A president who fears questions

Why kids can’t go on field trips

United Arab Emirates: Quitting OPEC reshapes the Gulf

United Kingdom: What’s behind the attacks on British Jews?

Germany: Trump withdraws troops in a snit

SCOTUS: Ending the South’s majority-Black districts

Noted

Platner: Riding a wave of Democratic anger

Media: Trump vs. Kimmel, Round 2

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

OpenAI: What’s behind Musk’s rivalry with Altman?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Building a dam to save the climate

Zapping depression at home

Silencing the ‘feed me’ voice

Seeds can hear the rain

Why old houses are spooky

The Rolling Stones: The Biography • Book of the week

Ghost Town • Novel of the week

Project Maven: A Marine Colonel, His Team, and the Dawn of AI Warfare

Best books…chosen by Ayelet Waldman

Also of interest…in diarists worth knowing

Evelyn Clarke • Author of the week

The Met Gala: Bezos in, Wintour fading out

Kacey Musgraves • Middle of Nowhere

Tori Amos • In Times of Dragons

Gabrielle Cavassa • Diavola

The Devil Wears Prada 2

Blue Heron

Tony nominations: A lively month ahead

Streaming tips • The latest in true crime

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Dutton Ranch • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: New restaurants from celebrity chefs

Crab Rangoon • Recipe of the week

Burgundy: Relative bargains

The 2027 Chevrolet Bolt: What the critics say

The best of…outdoor dining ware

Tip of the week… • How to fine-tune a TV

And for those who have everything…

Best apps… • For stargazing

This week: Homes in Austin

The bottom line

GameStop: A stunning bidder for eBay

Samsung: Tech giant joins $1 trillion club

A chic jacket for surveillance fans

Spirit collapse: Affordable flights get harder to find

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Powell: A defiant thorn in Trump’s side

Musk’s funny money hits a new level

The trouble with sexing up the 401(k)

The rogue biologist who mapped human DNA • J. Craig Venter 1946–2026

The ex-convict who wrote ‘Take This Job…’ • David Allan Coe 1939–2026

The cartoonist who brought feminism to the funnies • Nicole Hollander 1939–2026

Running out of juice

The Week Contest