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

Israel steps up Rafah assault as U.S. warns of ‘chaos’

What next?

Trump’s former fixer points the finger

It wasn’t all bad

Veepstakes: What does Trump want in a running mate?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

How Wayans found comedy in grief

Hargitay’s tough love

Haddish’s online revenge

In the news

The national debt threat

Trump’s big-oil shakedown

Do fascists have to be white?

Why border crossings are down

Viewpoint

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

Why the dull Khan is still London mayor

Return of the bad old days in the east

Italy: Can a tourist tax save Venice?

How they see us: Pausing weapons exports to Israel

Think of U.S. expats as migrants

We don’t need to be made great again

Noted

Brain worm: RFK Jr.’s surprise running mate

Media: Is the Times too soft on Trump?

Lab-grown meat: A red-state ban

House GOP: Why Johnson remains weak

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Digital séance: Using AI to commune with the dead

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Deciphering the language of whales

An exoplanet with an atmosphere

The gene for Alzheimer’s

Ape treats his own wound

Beethoven’s lead poisoning

The Light Eaters: How the Unseen World of Plant Intelligence Offers a New Understanding of Life on Earth • Book of the week

Long Island • Novel of the week

The Invention of Prehistory: Empire, Violence, and Our Obsession With Human Origins

Best books…chosen by A.J. Jacobs

Also of interest…in starting anew

Claire Messud • Author of the week

Kendrick vs. Drake: The feud that remapped rap’s future

Stage: Turret

Gunplay as art: Cattelan’s return

Babes

Back to Black

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • Fresh scares for spring

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Evil • Show of the week

Mussels in coconut broth: Your summer just got spicier • Recipe of the week

Cicada feast season: How to eat the noisy bugs, if you dare

Rice beer: Clever craft takes

This week’s dream: La Paz—the gateway to a mellow Baja California Sur getaway

Rhode’s Motor Lodge • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

This week: Homes in Chicago

The bottom line

Economy: Cooling inflation offers Fed relief

Roaring Kitty: GameStop jumps as Reddit frenzy returns

Ikea closing earns unexpected raves

Billionaire tax: A question of fairness

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Tariffs: A clean-tech trade war with votes at stake

McKinsey is getting schooled

Exxon tells dissenters to lawyer up

The B-movie king who trained A-list directors • Roger Corman 1926-2024

The stuntwoman who was a real Wonder Woman • Jeannie Epper 1941-2024

The abrasive producer who shaped alternative rock • Steve Albini 1962-2024

‘This plane is hijacked!’

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