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 offers shifting goals for the war…

What next?

…as Iran batters region, throttling oil market

It wasn’t all bad

Hegseth: Waging a ‘macho’ war in Iran

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Knoxville’s Jackass dad

An Iranian filmmaker dreams of home

Liu’s triumphant return

In the news

Gambling on everything

The military’s evangelical ‘holy war’

Missing in action: JD Vance

Prosecuting the parents of shooters

Viewpoint

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

How to raise your children in wartime

With nowhere to go, we must build here

Lebanon: At war again, thanks to Hezbollah

How they see us: Spain defies Trump on Iran war

The holes in France’s umbrella

Reality bomb drops on UAE influencers

Noted

DHS: Exit Noem, enter Mullin

Talarico: Democrats’ great Texas hope

Iran: Did Israel persuade Trump to attack?

Iran: America’s troubling munitions math

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Neo: A cheap MacBook for the masses

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Why backyard birds are dying off

How we got Neanderthal blood

The possibility of life from Mars

Marijuana’s link to mental illness

A glow in the forest

Love’s Labor: How We Break and Make the Bonds of Love • Book of the week

Kin • Novel of the week

Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird

Best books…chosen by Saba Sams

Also of interest…in addictions and confessions

Oliver James • Author of the week

Whitney Biennial 2026 • Exhibit of the week

Harry Styles • Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally

Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds • Mutiny After Midnight

Waterbaby • Memory Be a Blade

The Bride!

Undertone

Video games

Streaming tips • Recent thrillers

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Imperfect Women • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Three enthralling throwbacks

Carrot muffins with marmalade • Recipe of the week

Beer: The smoked stuff

The 2026 Audi A6: What the critics say

The best of…kitchen blenders

Four picture-hanging hacks • Tip of the week…

For filing your 2025 tax returns • Best apps…

This week: Homes with an atrium

The bottom line

Live Nation: DOJ settlement sparks outcry

Meta: Taking over AI agent platform Moltbook

Give a dog a blueberry eye mask

Real estate: Will spring be a buyer’s market?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Economy: Businesses pull back on hiring

Trumps take new stake in Iran war

The big burger blunder that cost a CEO

The counterculture icon who rallied Woodstock • Country Joe McDonald 1942–2026

The civil rights activist who marched as a child • Jo Ann Bland 1953–2026

The Marine who got U.S. and Vietnamese evacuees out of Saigon • Juan Jose Valdez 1937–2026

Killing Khamenei

The Week Contest