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 orders National Guard to Chicago

What next?

Two years on, a Gaza truce may be in sight

It wasn’t all bad

Shutdown: Are Democrats fighting the right battle?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Schwarzenegger’s masculine advice

Laughing through the Red Scare

Witherspoon on parenting in the spotlight

In the news

Your therapist, the chatbot

Universities must resist extortion

Progressives’ futile pursuit of purity

Your right to call Trump a ‘fascist’

Viewpoint

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

The meme generation turns activist

Can we rely on ourselves for defense?

Israel: Why it’s blocking Gaza aid flotillas

United Kingdom: ‘Pro-Palestinian’ has become ‘anti-Jew’

Our kids are radicalized on TikTok

Forcing parents to do their bit

Noted

Venezuela: Does Trump want war?

Supreme Court: Judging 20 years of Roberts

Bad Bunny: Why MAGA is incensed

Hegseth: Making soldiers manly again

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Sora: An AI TikTok, with a side of slop

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

How to make defective human eggs fertile

Ancient rock art in Saudi Arabia

The peril of Covid reinfection

Musicians feel less pain

The headbutting dinosaur

Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What We Can Do About It • Book of the week

Shadow Ticket • Novel of the week

It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin

Best books…chosen by Nathan Harris

Also of interest…in science and science fiction

Samin Nosrat • Author of the week

Taylor Swift’s Showgirl: Much glitter, little gold

Tilly Norwood: Hollywood’s most feared actress

Roofman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

Masquerade

Streaming tips • New horror releases for scare season

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Diplomat • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Seafood in the spotlight

Pumpkin soup with Thai red curry paste and lemongrass • Recipe of the week

Wine: A+ college wines

The 2026 Nissan Leaf: What the critics say

The best of…compact work desks

‘No touch, no thought’ decluttering • Tip of the week…

For taming your phone’s photo library • Best apps…

This week: Homes with tennis courts

The bottom line

Alliances: Another chip megadeal for OpenAI

Trade: Farm bailout caught up in shutdown battle

Fannie, Freddie, and Trump’s IPO bake-off

Health care: A drug price plan with plenty of loopholes

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Shutdown: A new obstacle to economic growth

Yes, you canmake thingsin the U.S.

Bribing voterswith theirown money

The naturalist who lived among the chimps • Jane Goodall 1934–2025

The Tuskegee Airman who overcame racism • George Hardy 1925–2025

The ‘Flying Nun’ who set marathon records in her 50s • Marion Irvine 1929–2025

A different kind of hit

The Week Contest