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

Heat dome brings extreme temperatures to East

It wasn’t all bad

Israel accuses U.S. as Hezbollah conflict looms

Biden moves to shield migrant spouses of U.S. citizens

Supreme Court: Delivering a victory for abortion access?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

How Lauper found her voice

Handler’s strange apparitions

Lane’s wild youth

In the news

Mexico’s criminal conglomerates

Preventing another 9/11

Local news’ skewed substitute

The Trump film you may not see

Viewpoint

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

Let convicts be housed with monks

A Flemish win is a loss for separatism

United Kingdom: Where human waste floats in the rivers

Colombia: Chiquita faces reckoning for death squads

The U.S. hands us a migrant mess

An uprising greased by $7 butter

Noted

Supreme Court: What makes a ‘machine gun’?

Trump: A question of mental fitness

Gaza protests: Blatant Jew hatred on display

Alito: In pursuit of more ‘godliness’

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Counterfeits: The rise of the AI news factories

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

A frosty discovery on Martian volcanoes

Elephants’ rumbling names

Bright swimsuits save lives

Xylitol bad for the heart?

Women better adapted to space

Hip-Hop Is History • Book of the week

Enlightenment • Novel of the week

The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir

Best books…chosen by Julia Phillips

Also of interest…in the art life

Elin Hilderbrand • Author of the week

The 2024 Tonys: The rewards of taking risks

Brat • Charli XCX

Fathers & Sons • Luke Combs

Why Lawd? • NxWorries

The Bikeriders

Inside Out 2

Tuesday

Streaming tips • More adventures in animation

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Bear • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Three new James Beard Award winners

Hot slaw • Recipe of the week

Session IPAs: Still worthwhile

The 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser: What the critics say

The best of…backyard summer games

Tip of the week… • How to keep an old computer running

Best apps… • To occupy kids on summer break

This week: Homes from Sears, Roebuck and Co.

The bottom line

Social media: A new warning for teenagers

Grounded: Senators grill Boeing’s embattled CEO

A chessboard battle for corporate cred

Insurance: How spy tech can raise your rates

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Windfalls: Does Musk deserve a $48B payday?

‘Degrowth’: academia’s hot product

Jobs, stats, and a fake sports boom

The civil rights icon who taught nonviolence • James Lawson 1928–2024

The Lakers legend who forged a dynasty • Jerry West1938–2024

The farm boy who created the Cowboy Channel • Patrick Gottsch 1953–2024

Leaving party politics behind

The Week Contest