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

Epstein partner Maxwell angles for Trump pardon

What next?

Israel faces international anger as Gazans starve

It wasn’t all bad

Tariffs: Is Trump winning his trade war?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Hewitt’s body consciousness

The Russian teacher who refused to lie

Why Jones fell out of love with men

In the news

ICE in the fields

How Roberts turned Trump into a king

The boom in renewable energy

A country now ruled by fear

Viewpoint

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

France: What recognizing Palestine does for hungry Gaza

Chasing far- right votes hurts teens

No such thing as the good old days

Scapegoating foreigners is far too easy

How to wean the continent off the dollar

Venezuela: Detainees tell of torture in El Salvador

Noted

Columbia: A justified surrender to Trump?

Redistricting: How the GOP could win in 2026

Gabbard: Let’s charge Obama with treason

Epstein: A boon for Democrats?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Running dry: Is Apple out of ideas?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Babies created from three parents

A massive black hole collision

Cleaner air, more heat waves

Toxins in ‘green’ menstrual products

Feeling a phantom tentacle

Clint: The Man and the Movies • Book of the week

Culpability • Novel of the week

What Is Wrong With Men: Patriarchy, the Crisis of Masculinity, and How (Of Course) Michael Douglas Films Explain Everything

Best books…chosen by Beatriz Williams

Also of interest…in trailblazing women

Hannah Pittard • Author of the week

Noah Davis • Exhibit of the week

Tyler Childers • Snipe Hunter

Madonna • Veronica Electronica

A Smithsonian show canceled

South Park: TV’s anti-woke jesters bloody the king

Together

The Bad Guys 2

Streaming tips • Driven by the music

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Wednesday • Show of the week

Corn and melon gazpachos: Two twists on a summer tradition

Brewery etiquette: Should kids be banned?

Wine: Cap classique

This week’s dream: Floating down Canada’s Grand Canyon

Waldorf Astoria New York • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

The ‘eBays’ of secondhand travel

This week: Post-and-beam homes

The bottom line

Mergers: An $85B transcontinental railroad

Economy: U.S. returns to growth with 3% rise in GDP

How Instant Pot tried to go all-in on Trump

DORKs: The return of ‘meme stock’ mania

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Tech policy: Unleashing AI, so long as it’s not ‘woke’

A choice of Cokes—and not much else

A crypto crisis to rival the 2008 crash

The heavy metal howler who became a reality-show dad • Ozzy Osbourne 1948–2025

The pro wrestler who turned heel in art and life • Hulk Hogan 1953–2025

The bomb squad

The Week Contest