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
Calls for unity after Trump assassination attempt
What next?
GOP unites around Trump with Vance as running mate
It wasn’t all bad
Political violence: Is this who we are?
Only in America
Good week/bad week
In other news
The U.S. at a glance
The world at a glance
Driver’s chaotic childhood
Hollywood’s shortest stuntman
When Murphy met Brando
In the news
Paris’ Olympic moment
The many failures of the Secret Service
An inept court creates legal chaos
Ignoring the science on trans care
Viewpoint
It must be true… • I read it in the tabloids
Youth worry about crime, not climate
Remember when trains ran on time?
NATO: Trump-proofing the alliance
How they see us: An American tradition of assassination
Isn’t 91 old enough to retire?
An early storm is a late omen
Noted
Trump: A bloody, iconic image
Judge Cannon: Abandoning impartiality?
Biden: A temporary reprieve
Abortion: Has the GOP gone wobbly?
Wit & Wisdom
Poll watch
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Regulation: Europe is staring down Big Tech
Innovation of the week
Bytes: What’s new in tech
Using gut flora to test for autism
The world’s oldest picture story
Air pollution harms IVF success
Toxic metals in tampons
A moss that could grow on Mars
Alice Munro: How to read a fallen saint
Long Island Compromise • Novel of the week
Ask Not: The Kennedys and the Women They Destroyed
Best books…chosen by Peng Shepherd
Also of interest…in unexpected visitors
Ian Karmel • Author of the week
Guillaume Lethière • Exhibit of the week
Johnny Blue Skies/Sturgill Simpson • Passage du Desir
Cassandra Jenkins • My Light, My Destroyer
Clairo • Charm
Twisters
Longlegs
Oh, Mary! • Lyceum Theatre, New York City
Streaming tips • Exploring art and identity
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Charlie Hustle & The Matter of Pete Rose • Show of the week
Pakistani grill night: Papaya-marinated spiced leg of lamb
St. Augustine, Fla.: World capital of datil peppers
Cava: The new rebel class
This week’s dream: Great American beach destinations
This week: Homes on Cape Cod
The bottom line
Silicon Valley: Musk leads surge for Trump
Tech: Google seeks to buy security firm for $23 billion
On Venmo, it can in fact hurt to ask
American summer: Teens head back to work
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Inflation: The Fed gets closer to winning its fight
An alliance to rip off drug buyers
Space, the office’s final frontier
The workout guru who spurred us to sweat • Richard Simmons 1948–2024
The doe-eyed actress who haunted a generation • Shelley Duvall 1949–2024
The feisty therapist who taught America to talk about sex • Ruth Westheimer 1928–2024
The secrets of late bloomers
The Week Contest