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

Harris puts agitated Trump on ropes in debate

What next?

Americans killed in Gaza and Israel as talks stall

It wasn’t all bad

Trump: What to make of his economic plan?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

What Quaid learned from Yoko

Koenig’s 15 minutes

How Ortega followed her dream

In the news

Dimming the sun

Defiling the graves of soldiers

Biden owns Afghanistan debacle

What Trump supporters know

Viewpoint

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

Making room for the father of the bride

Is Telegram a force for good or evil?

Germany: Cracks in the firewall against the far right

Israel: Is Netanyahu the obstacle to a hostage deal?

A plague of deepfake pornography

Teaching Musk a lesson about our sovereignty

Noted

School shootings: Putting parents on trial

Russia: Why it’s paying MAGA messengers

Media: Is the press ‘sanewashing’ Trump?

Carlson: Where populism is headed

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Free-speech wars: X marks the spot

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Climate change policies that actually work

Dinosaur track spans continents

Eat plants to ease menopause

Why you should sleep in

Venomous stinging fireworms

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI • Book of the week

Creation Lake • Novel of the week

Lovely One: A Memoir

Best books…chosen by H.W. Brands

Also of interest…in grand living

Amanda Jones • Author of the week

Paris 1874: The Impressionist Moment • Exhibit of the week

Lainey Wilson • Whirlwind

MJ Lenderman • Manning Fireworks

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds • Wild God

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

Astro Bot: PlayStation’s long-awaited answer to Mario

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • Fresh action options

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

His Three Daughters • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Three standout new Korean restaurants

Recipe of the week

Wine: Chenin blanc

The 2025 Volvo EX90: What the critics say

The best of…accessories for bookworms

How to start a fall garden • Tip of the week…

For kids who love music • Best apps…

This week: Homes in the French Norman style

The bottom line

Media: Second Google antitrust trial opens

Prices: Inflation cools as Fed rate cut approaches

Unrolling the story of bathroom inflation

Jobs: An early sign of an economic slump?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Kamalanomics: Harris looks for the center lane

The clogged pipes of local government

Penny wise and pound foolish

The musician who gave America bossa nova • Sergio Mendes 1941–2024

The entrepreneur who built a bookstore empire • Leonard Riggio 1941–2024

The feisty journalist who shoved Ireland into the 21st century • Nell McCafferty 1944–2024

The great phone-free teen challenge

The Week Contest