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 shrugs off warnings over trade war costs

What next?

Deportations ensnare migrant families, U.S. citizens

It wasn’t all bad

Musk: What did he accomplish with DOGE?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

How Stan found refuge in America

Cronenberg’s persistent grief

French Gates’ therapeutic divorce

In the news

The Alien Enemies Act

Trump’s crypto corruption

The anti-woke right’s hypocrisy

Betraying Afghan refugees

Viewpoint

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

End the myth of the noble gang member

Why limits on C-sections help women

Canada: An election that was all about Trump

Holy See: The jockeying to be pope

Mesmerized by the moose migration

Where men are spawning dozens of kids

Trump: Grading a consequential first 100 days in office

Noted

Baby bonus: Can Trump boost the birth rate?

Schools: When religious parents object

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Social media: How ‘content’ replaced friendship

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

A color beyond our natural vision

The gunk we’re breathing in

Let the kids sleep in

Wild swings in temperature

Tippling chimps

America, América: A New History of the New World • Book of the week

Sky Daddy • Novel of the week

Sister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple McPherson

Best books…chosen by Laurence Leamer

Also of interest…in fateful disruptions

Suleika Jaouad • Author of the week

Wayne Thiebaud: Art Comes From Art • Exhibit of the week

Rock’s Class of 2025

Why Not More? • Coco Jones

Viagr Aboys • Viagra Boys

Dead Outlaw

Real Women Have Curves

Stranger Things: The First Shadow

The Surfer

Streaming tips • Our robot future

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Show of the week

Coq au vin blanc: A stew for shoulder season • Recipe of the week

Nashville dining: Far more than barbecue and hot chicken

Spirits: World gins

This week’s dream: Four minutes to the top of the world

Orient Express La Minerva • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

Shortcuts to business class

This week: Homes in Rhode Island

The bottom line

Economy: Sharp reversal for U.S. growth

Media: Paramount accused of caving to Trump pressure

Tariffs confusion? There’s a test for that

Student debt: An approaching tsunami of defaults

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Tesla: A car company missing its driver

The tomato: A free-trade love story

A small win for affordable housing

The survivor who spoke out against Epstein • Virginia Giuffre 1983–2025

The producer who mixed a masterpiece • Roy Thomas Baker 1946–2025

The paranormal investigator who debunked ghost stories • Joe Nickell 1944–2025

How to survive a purge

The Week Contest