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 rescues hostages as political turmoil rises

Hunter Biden convicted after wrenching testimony

It wasn’t all bad

Payback: Will Trump seek revenge for his conviction?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

LaBelle’s not-so-secret recipes

The king of the paparazzi

Colbert’s place in history

In the news

The great baby bust

Why limits on asylum are needed

A handgun, no; but a nuke, yes

Gambling’s impact on baseball

Viewpoint

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

Where locals can’t afford the beach

Lies about immigration helped Farage

EU elections: Far right surge causes panic in France

India: Why Modi’s victory looks more like a defeat

Why can’t we play both sides?

Our shameful version of Abu Ghraib

Noted

D-Day: Biden’s warning for democracy

Contraception: Republicans’ next target?

Manhattan car tolls: Slamming on the brakes

Disengaged voters: Key to the election?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Phone companion: Apple takes its AI plunge

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

First rocks from far side of the moon

Lung cancer breakthroughs

No ecstasy for PTSD

Don’t drink and fly

Weird sex deep undersea

The Devil’s Best Trick: How the Face of Evil Disappeared • Book of the week

Godwin • Novel of the week

Miss May Does Not Exist: The Life and Work of Elaine May, Hollywood’s Hidden Genius

Best books…chosen by Joseph Earl Thomas

Also of interest…in family ties

Jennifer Romolini • Author of the week

Hidden Faces: Covered Portraits of the Renaissance • Exhibit of the week

Home • Todd Haimes Theatre, New York City

What Became of Us • Atlantic Stage 2, New York City

Bad Boys: Ride or Die

The Watchers

Video games: Hellblade II and the blurring line between games and cinema

Streaming tips • The lives of modern single females

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Orphan Black: Echoes • Show of the week

Le grand shrimp salad: A midday nosh fit for royalty

Restaurant reservations: Paying big money for a good table

Bourbon: Cocktail standouts

This week’s dream: Awe and respite in the Scottish Highlands

Cape Grace • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

This week: Homes for cottage lovers

The bottom line

Economy: Slowing inflation reassures markets

Regulation: Federal agencies set sights on AI

Hot dog’s top dog in Nathan’s beef

Markets: A Lone Star stock exchange challenge

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Moonshots: Boeing bids to compete with SpaceX

The cut-rate heroism of Costco

Attack of the stock market lemmings

The triple threat who dazzled on stage and screen • Janis Paige 1922–2024

The astronaut who showed us a miraculous Earth • William Anders 1933–2024

The used-car king who wrote the Kelley Blue Book • Bob Kelley 1927–2024

A shelter under siege

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