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 tries to change subject from Epstein files

What next?

ICE builds detention camps and ramps up arrests

It wasn’t all bad

Rescissions: Trump’s push to control federal spending

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Rap’s elder statesman

A free diver’s rapid ascent

Renner’s miraculous survival

In the news

The Pentagon’s missing missiles

Rubio’s big gift to China

Vance’s warped view of America

Why tanning is now so MAHA

Viewpoint

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

Communist paradise? Not even close

Kick the U.S. out of global trading system

Gaza: The deadly search for food

Defense: Germany, Britain, and France face reality

Giving the rioters what they wanted

We’ll always have tramps in the woods

Noted

Kiss cam: When love cheats go viral

Bove: The start of a MAGA judiciary?

Colbert: Axed to appease Trump?

Democrats: The 2028 race has begun

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Loneliness 2.0: AI fails to fill the companionship gap

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Why exercising more won’t cure obesity

Trippy toads are dying out

Does a virus cause Parkinson’s?

Vaccines with aluminum are safe

How plants talk to animals

The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century • Book of the week

The Satisfaction Café • Novel of the week

The Aviator and the Showman: Amelia Earhart, George Putnam, and the Marriage That Made an American Icon

Best books…chosen by Aysegul Savas

Also of interest…in danger zones

Adam Aleksic • Author of the week

The First Homosexuals: The Birth of a New Identity, 1869–1939 • Exhibit of the week

Headlights • Alex G

Don’t Tap the Glass • Tyler, the Creator

Sex Hysteria • Jessie Murph

The Fantastic Four: First Steps

Cloud

Heathers: The Musical

Streaming tips • Standout live-action adaptations

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

King of the Hill • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Delights from the African diaspora

No-churn mango ice cream • Recipe of the week

Wine: Summer value picks

2025 Volvo EX30: What the critics say

The best of…heat-beating products

How to get more from an AC system • Tip of the week…

For identifying plants • Best apps…

This week: Homes built in the 1950s

The bottom line

Trade: U.S. reaches tariff deal with Japan

Autos: Profits decline as tariffs kick in

Burning Man is burning up cash

Investing: The triumph of ‘buy the dip’

What the experts say

Charity of the week

The Fed: Will Trump fire Powell?

A bad combo of hot dogs and ketchup

In California the NIMBYs are retreating

The ‘Stupid Cupid’ singer who ruled the charts • Connie Francis 1937–2025

The think tank founder who revived the GOP • Edwin Feulner 1941–2025

The Austrian daredevil who took a dive from the stratosphere • Felix Baumgartner 1969–2025

Love in the age of ICE

The Week Contest