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

Congress votes to release Epstein files, defying Trump

What next?

Saudi prince gets royal welcome at White House

It wasn’t all bad

Trump: Is he losing control of MAGA?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Plemons’ lasso lessons

A war photographer’s despair

How Lady Gaga landed on solid ground

In the news

American antisemitism

The pope’s moral rebuke of Trumpism

Valid fears about orders to kill

Hate Latinos? Come work for ICE

Viewpoint

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

Why we can’t just goof off

Prison for opposing the president

How they see us: Mamdani’s victory has global reach

United Kingdom: Is the BBC incurably biased?

The shirt that is no longer cool

Orban has Trump in his corner

Noted

Epstein: A sex trafficker’s elite support group

Tariffs: Will Trump’s reversal lower prices?

Patel: Why the FBI is adrift

Health care: Does the GOP have a plan?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Streaming: Get ready for more blackouts

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

How cosmic dust reveals ancient ice cover

The fossil that glows iridescent

A new way to slash cholesterol

No more warnings on estrogen

Bees with wee devil horns

Notes on Being a Man • Book of the week

Palaver • Novel of the week

Bread of Angels: A Memoir

Best books…chosen by William Boyd • British writer William Boyd is the best-selling author of A Good Man in Africa, Any Human Heart, and 17 other novels. His latest, The Predicament, is the second in a planned trilogy about a 1960s travel writer, Gabriel Dax, who is pulled into the Cold War spy game.

Also of interest…in writers’ lives

Bianna Golodryga • Author of the week

The Studio Museum in Harlem • Museum of the week

Chess • Imperial Theatre, New York City

Wicked: For Good

Rental Family

A pope’s plea: Can’t anyone save the movies?

Streaming tips • The thrill of the fight

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Stranger Things • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Mexican specialties done right

Recipe of the week

Wine: Gamay’s big day

The 2026 Polestar 4: What the critics say

The best of…flashlights

Household products that remove rust • Tip of the week…

Hacks to extend iPhone battery life • Tech support

This week: Homes built in the 1700s

The bottom line

Big Tech: Court kills effort to break up Meta

AI: Bezos gets in the game

No royalties for “Baby Shark Dance”

Housing: Trump’s 50-year plan for mortgages

What the experts say

Charity of the week

OpenAI: A tech bet that’s ‘too big to fail’

Why Ford can’t hire enough mechanics

An industry crypto built: Kidnapping

The scientist who unlocked DNA’s secrets • James Watson 1928–2025

The bard who blended heartbreak with humor • Todd Snider 1966–2025

The activist who championed disabled people’s stories • Alice Wong 1974–2025

The disappeared

The Week Contest