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

GOP rallies behind Trump’s massive spending bill

What next?

Grief and finger-pointing after deadly Texas flood

It wasn’t all bad

Supreme Court: Ceding more power to Trump?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The world at a glance

How Baez got over Dylan

A Ukrainian POW’s story

Pascal’s canine savior

In the news

Death from above • In Ukraine, drones have upended the rules of warfare. The world’s militaries are paying close attention.

A gulag by any other name

The Epstein conspiracy goes poof

When bribery is legal—and necessary

Viewpoint

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

House arrest or photo opportunity?

Don’t turnrefugees backto the U.S.

Kenya: A murder that will haunt the ruling elite

Europe: Why are we still unprepared for the heat?

Shrinkflation is making me hungry

Leftist chants aren’t worth policing

Noted

Big, beautiful bill: Supercharging ICE

Diddy: An abuser who escaped justice?

Ukraine: Trump’s mixed messages

Deportations: Citizens could be next

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Intellectual property: AI gains at creators’ expense

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Making a human genome in a lab

A sweeping new view of the cosmos

Tiny robots for your nose

Take edibles, die of heart disease?

Orcas that exfoliate with kelp

Bad Company: Private Equity and the Death of the American Dream • Book of the week

Endling • Novel of the week

Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television

Best books…chosen by Laura Lippman

Also of interest…in pop-culture studies

Catherine Lacey • Author of the week

The Velvet Sundown: The hottest band that never was

Lorde • Virgin

Barbra Streisand • The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two

Karol G • Tropicoqueta

Superman

Sorry, Baby

Museums: LACMA gets a bold makeover

Streaming tips • It’s all about the bike

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Untamed • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: 2025 James Beard Award winners

Calabrian panzanella with olives and capers • Recipe of the week

Spirits: New Zealand whisky

The 2025 Audi A5: What the critics say

The best of…men’s grooming products

Tip of the week… • Six items to keep out of the dishwasher

Best apps… • For finding campsites

This week: Homes near small towns

The bottom line

Musk mode: Third-party talk spooks investors

Behemoths: Nvidia hits a $4 trillion milestone

Chatbots have not conquered retail

Taxes: Some new breaks, with plenty of fine print

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Trade: Trump’s new tariff threats

Cracks form in a strong labor market

The housing crisis comes for the South

The journalist who was the face of PBS • Bill Moyers 1934–2025

The televangelist who imploded in a sex scandal • Jimmy Swaggart 1935–2025

The actor who played tough guys but wrote poetry • Michael Madsen 1957–2025

He was dying. She was pregnant.

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