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

Musk launches offensive on government agencies

What next?

Investigators search for cause of D.C. air disaster

It wasn’t all bad

Tariffs: Does Trump know what he’s doing?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Lauper’s fierce independence

A prisoner and a firefighter

Growing up Culkin

In the news

The battle over TikTok

Attention’s central role in politics

Money didn’t fix kids’ learning loss

Will Trump abandon Taiwan?

Viewpoint

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

Life in limbo at the U.S. border

Thrilled with our MAGA poster boy

Canada: Proudly resisting Trump’s bullying

Germany: Postwar consensus to shun far right shatters

At the mercy of radical Islamists

Pathetic attempts at relevance

Noted

Democrats: A party in denial?

Impoundment: Trump’s spending power grab

Patel: A vindictive ‘crackpot’ running the FBI?

Trans kids: Trump seeks to halt all treatments

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Send in the clones: A new Hollywood fight over AI

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Life’s building blocks in outer space

The bird flu has mutated again

Is ADHD a killer?

Why men are getting bigger

A coral takes a walk

Source Code: My Beginnings • Book of the week

Homeseeking • Novel of the week

Somewhere Toward Freedom: Sherman’s March and the Story of America’s Largest Emancipation

Best books…chosen by Pagan Kennedy

Also of interest…in group dynamics

Scott Turow • Author of the week

The 2025 Grammys: Beyoncé finally takes the top prize

Sundance today: Does the festival still matter?

I’m Still Here

Love Me

Dog Man

Streaming tips • Golden Age rom-coms

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The White Lotus • Show of the week

Winter salads: Giving the cozy season its due • Recipes of the week

Dining out: Boston’s best clam chowders

Wine: California bargains

This week’s dream: Thai luxury at the real ‘White Lotus’

andBeyond Mnemba Island • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

See more on a ‘stopover vacation’

This week: Homes in Miami

The bottom line

National savings: Trump seeks U.S. wealth fund

Economy: Strong growth for 2024 beats predictions

Help wanted, larceny experience required

Retirement: Great Wealth Transfer? Not so fast

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Shopping: The end of China’s cheap ride

The big pot payoff that never came

Israeli tech is our best ally on AI

The swinging ’60s singer who beat addiction • Marianne Faithfull 1946–2025

The skating icon who became a sportscaster • Dick Button 1929–2025

The MLB commissioner who presided over trouble after trouble • Fay Vincent 1938–2025

The making of a saint

The Week Contest