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 hikes tariffs despite economic warning signs

What next?

Texas gerrymander battle spreads to other states

It wasn’t all bad

Economy: Can Trump rewrite the numbers?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Cooper’s tamer side

The pope’s astronomer

Curtis’ battle against a beauty ‘genocide’

In the news

Unmaking Americans

Rewarding a MAGA enforcer

The ‘Russia hoax’ was all too real

Why Trump’s agenda will outlast him

Viewpoint

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

Grab that money while you can

A state that throws nuns into prison

How they see us: Trump’s whims scramble global trade

Germany: From Nazi to leftist terrorist to neo-Nazi

Luring the tourists with an eyesore

Priced out of our own capital

Noted

EPA: A bonfire of climate change regulations

Trump: Redesigning the White House

Advertising: Selling jeans or eugenics?

Israel: Losing the American public

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Deep thoughts: AI shows its math chops

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Mapping the Earth down to the half inch

What Neanderthals really ate

How extreme heat is aging us

Don’t check airways, just start CPR

Does the kakapo need its worms?

Face With Tears of Joy: A Natural History of Emoji • Book of the week

Pan • Novel of the week

Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story

Best books…chosen by Helen Schulman

Also of interest…in New York stories

Stephen Starring Grant • Author of the week

Ben Shahn: On Nonconformity • Exhibit of the week

Music: Where’s our song of the summer?

A Tony winner stumbles • Stage

Oz at the Sphere: AI’s latest conquest

Freakier Friday

The Naked Gun

Streaming tips • New and recent sci-fi features

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Alien: Earth • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Outstanding new Japanese restaurants

Creamy tomato pasta • Recipe of the week

Grüner: Oregon’s finest

2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9: What the critics say

The best of…dorm fashion

Hair care for fitness buffs • Tip of the week…

The best 5G home internet services • Best apps…

This week: Homes in North Carolina

The bottom line

Political player: Palantir’s $10B military deal

The Fed: Resignation leaves opening for Trump

The company that’s churning out CEOs

Private companies: A new pitch for Main Street

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Tesla: A distracted Musk gets a massive pay package

The fading appeal of mass luxury

One person’s ‘sweatshop’ is another’s job

The actress who transcended the ‘dumb blonde’ • Loni Anderson 1945–2025

The satirist who wrote biting political songs • Tom Lehrer 1928–2025

The most famous flugelhorn player who ever lived • Chuck Mangione 1940–2025

All the king’s censors

The Week Contest