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

Trump and Democrats brace for battle

What next?

Nvidia’s Chinese ‘sexpionage’ scandal

It wasn’t all bad

Democrats: How should they use their new power?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Cook’s family betrayal

Lebowitz’s domestic loathing

Why Rock can’t take a hint

In the news

The dark side of brotherhood

Republicans should fear Ossoff in ’28

A victory Democrats could regret

Bigotry is not a vote winner

Viewpoint

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

Sending Putin to the penalty box

There is no count of the dead

How they see us: The danger of a lame-duck Trump

United Kingdom: The downfall of Russell Brand

The names of informants are now public

Has the king saved us from reparations?

Midterms: Explaining the GOP’s crushing defeat

Noted

El-Sayed: What his victory means

2028: Not looking good for Vance

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Data centers: A big loser of the midterms

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Did comets kick-start life? Maybe not.

Why one cancer punishes the young

Neanderthals’ carpentry skills

Beauty and the zeptoverse

Seabirds get jet lag, too

All in Your Head: Illness as Identity, Trauma as Fashion, and the Desire to Be Disordered • Book of the week

Luna, Phoenix, Queen • Novel of the week

Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes

Best books…chosen by Jeff Shaara

Also of interest…in returning series

Chad Harbach • Author of the week

Brancusi: The Artist and His Studio • Exhibit of the week

The Heart

Wanted

Fatherland

Club Kid

An all-time great delivers an impressive encore • Video games

Streaming tips • The art of the interview

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Dig • Show of the week

Perfect turkey simplified: A hybrid approach

Seattle’s best teriyaki shops: A proud local tradition

Wine: American chenin blanc

This week’s dream: Sicily’s ‘wild, windswept’ little sister

Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

Why luggage shouldn’t touch the bed

This week: Homes for big family dinners

The bottom line

Economy: A mixed report card

Oil: Exxon strikes deal with Venezuela

Countdown to hair ties and bobby pins

Retail: How prices got personal

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Techlash: The oligarchy may have some regrets

Down goes another wealth tax

A monopoly breakup in name only

The wealthy heir who fought for the poor • Jay Rockefeller 1937–2026

The sex researcher who popularized the G-spot • Beverly Whipple 1941–2026

The hairdresser who styled Lady Di and calmed curls • John Frieda 1951–2026

The great egg conspiracy

The Week Contest