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

Charlie Kirk’s alleged killer charged with murder…

What next?

…as Trump vows vengeance against the Left

It wasn’t all bad

Charlie Kirk: The legacy of a culture warrior

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

How Lizzo lost her positivity

Novak’s Hitchcock nostalgia

Wright’s Covid love story

In the news

Tilting at windmills

Exploiting videos of violent deaths

When abusing teen girls was no scandal

The steep cost of not vaccinating

Viewpoint

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

How could we fire on our young people?

We won’t be governed by colonial rules

Brazil: A stiff sentence for a coup-mongering ex-president

Poland: Putin probes NATO’s defenses for weakness

A hairdresser kidnapped by ICE

Macron gives us another dull centrist

Noted

Democrats: Harris and Biden’s blame game

Crackdown: Trump’s new blue city targets

Cancel culture: Now coming from the Right

Ukraine: Trump’s latest stalling tactic

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

iPhone Air: Thinness comes at a high price

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Rover finds possible traces of Martian life

How bison restore the grasslands

For IVF success, don’t smoke pot

Why the Amish don’t get allergies

Zap stains with blue light

Listening to the Law: Reflections on the Court and Constitution • Book of the week

The Secret of Secrets • Novel of the week

Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius of Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival

Best books…chosen by Elizabeth Gilbert

Also of interest…in political lives

Kiran Desai • Author of the week

Man Ray: When Objects Dream • Exhibit of the week

The 2025 Emmys: A big night for newcomers

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Color Theories • Performance Space New York

Streaming tips • The year’s best foreign series

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Lowdown • Show of the week

Swordfish au poivre: A seafood dinner for steakhouse tastes • Recipes of the week

Breakfast in America: Six of the best new morning hangs

Picpoul: An oyster’s best friend

This week’s dream: Cloud-forest hunting in Puerto Rico

Ardbeg House • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

Reasons to pay an overseas ticket

This week: Homes on ranches

The bottom line

Economy: Fed moves slowly on rate cuts

Fed wars: Court blocks Trump from firing Cook

Money for life… until it runs out

Markets: Retail investors drive a flurry of IPOs

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Media: A billionaire scion’s big play

An economy hobbled by faulty data

In the world of AI, sleep is for losers

The right-wing activist who turned out voters • Charlie Kirk 1993–2025

The pinup who flaunted her assets • June Wilkinson 1940–2025

The self-taught keyboardist who founded Supertramp • Rick Davies 1944–2025

My shipwreck story

The Week Contest