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

Congress certifies Trump win on Jan. 6 anniversary

It wasn’t all bad

New Orleans mourns after ISIS-inspired attack

Trump proposes taking over Greenland, Canada

Congress: Can Republicans pass Trump’s agenda?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Roumie’s reverent followers

Sarandon’s accidental career

Biles’ plan to retire at the top

In the news

A looming nuclear crisis

The successes Trump will inherit

Covid left us less prepared

The GOP’s sabotage of the IRS

Viewpoint

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

Canada: Why no one is clamoring for Trudeau to stay

Decades in prison for a speech

Have we become a failed state?

Why aren’t we boycotting Afghanistan?

The front lines of the migrant crisis

Germany: Will Musk sway election to far right?

Noted

Biden: How to hide a president’s decline

Alcohol: Cancer risk in a bottle?

Immigration: A MAGA schism over visas

Carter: Was he unfairly judged?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Car wars: Will Americans trust the robotaxis?

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Could bird flu become the next pandemic?

Almost touching the sun

Dying from the cold

A warning over ‘mirror cells’

Save the monarchs

Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old Age • Book of the week

Playworld • Novel of the week

Ingrained: The Making of a Craftsman

Best books…chosen by Samantha Harvey

Also of interest…in crossed signals

John Banville • Author of the week

Amy Sherald: American Sublime • Exhibit of the week

The 2025 Golden Globes: A kickoff to more surprises

The Last Showgirl

A Complete Unknown

Babygirl

Streaming tips • New documentaries

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Severance • Show of the week

Orzo with duck ragù: A taste of Egypt • Recipe of the week

The best of Vail: Cozy, elegant Colorado dining

Nizza: Italy’s new red

This week’s dream: Exploring Morocco’s overlooked capital

Four Seasons Hotel New York • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

New rules for crossing the pond

This week: Homes in Toronto

The bottom line

Information wars: Meta’s fact-check retreat

Energy: Biden issues sweeping offshore-drilling ban

The strange inner life of an Instagram bot

Know your customer: The ‘debanking’ debacle

What the experts say

Charity of the week

China: Does Trump really want a trade war?

Steelworkers risk their jobs to spite Japan

Old things are suddenly the hot new thing

The president who became a Nobel-winning humanitarian • Jimmy Carter 1924–2024

No place like home

The Week Contest