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

Iran flexes its power over Strait of Hormuz

What next?

Democrats score key redistricting win in Virginia

Lawmakers grill Kennedy over MAHA agenda

Congress: A new era of accountability after Swalwell?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Cox’s blunt assessments

Sasse reckons with mortality

Chase’s mother issues

In the news

A rising threat from ticks

Is Putin planning to attack NATO?

Why migrants are treated like animals

Thomas’ holy war on progressives

Viewpoint

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

The other strait to worry about

Massacres: The worst U.S. export

Lebanon: Will it ever know real peace?

United Kingdom: The ‘summer of sex’ we all need

Choosing Europe, not Trump

Could we be Putin’s next vassal?

Noted

FBI: Is Patel a national security threat?

Vance: The veep’s losing streak

AI: The backlash turns violent

Hungary: A blueprint for defeating Trump?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

NewBird: Even shoe companies are pivoting to AI

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Spring cleaning for the brain

The language of sperm whales

A new class of supermagnets

Misdiagnosing vegetative state

Civil war in a chimp tribe

Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class • Book of the week

Go Gentle • Novel of the week

Famesick: A Memoir

Best books…chosen by Jimin Han

Also of interest…in American tales

Nelio Biedermann • Author of the week

David Geffen Galleries • Museum of the week

The Fear of 13 • James Earl Jones Theatre, New York City

Fallen Angels • Todd Haimes Theatre, New York City

Michael

Mother Mary

Yaya Bey • Fidelity

Nine Inch Nails & Boys Noize • Nine Inch Noize

Streaming tips • New documentaries

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Lord of the Flies • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: The joy of tiny restaurants

Creamy ditalini pasta salad with whipped yogurt • Recipe of the week

Wine: Bargain sparklers

The Spectre Black Badge: What the critics say

The best of…kitchen thermometers

Tip of the week… • How to do ‘No Mow May’

And for those who have everything…

Best apps… • For meal planning

This week: Homes with bars

The bottom line

Warsh: Senators grill Fed chair nominee

Spirit Airlines: Seeking a government bailout

The caffeine addicts who set coffee prices

Refunds: A happy Tax Day for more Americans

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Cook: What his departure means for Apple

Trade school isn’t for everybody

Live Nation got what it deserved

The puppeteer who created surreal TV shows • Sid Krofft 1929–2026

The racer who got wheelchairs into marathons • Bob Hall 1951–2026

The Cold War journalist who saved NPR • Kevin Klose 1940–2026

A teenager’s treasure hunt

The Week Contest