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

Ukraine and Rubio rewrite Russia’s peace plan

It wasn’t all bad

U.S. labels Maduro regime a terrorist group

Judge dismisses cases against Trump adversaries

Vaccines: RFK Jr.’s dangerous autism deception

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Becker’s life inside

Fry’s clarifying diagnosis

Hawke’s embrace of tough love

In the news

Coffee jitters

ICE’s war on legal immigrants

A funeral for Cheney—and the old GOP

An Orwellian solution for negative data

Viewpoint

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

A rookie mistake on China

Partying with friends across the Atlantic

Pakistan: Trump’s ‘favorite field marshal’ is in charge

Ukraine: Corruption puts Zelensky’s credibility on the line

A bomb on the tracks means war

The EU’s slow slide into irrelevance

Noted

MTG: What her exit means for MAGA

Polls: Can Trump stop the slide?

Mamdani and Trump: A surprising lovefest

The military: When is an order illegal?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Blackouts: Why the internet keeps breaking

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

How Epstein-Barr may trigger lupus

Froggy protection from malaria

First alpha-gal death

Ward off aging through French

Wolves that use tools

Mexico: A 500-Year History • Book of the week

Cursed Daughters • Novel of the week

When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy

Best books…chosen by Sarah Weinman

Also of interest…when movies and music collide

Solvej Balle • Author of the week

Martin Puryear: Nexus • Exhibit of the week

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)

A record sale for Klimt

Hamnet

Wake Up Dead Man

Eternity

Streaming tips • A grab bag of recent documentaries

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Oh. What. Fun. • Show of the week

Turkey pot pie: Your new postholiday comfort dinner • Recipe of the week

Las Vegas: America’s steak house capital?

Drinks: Bloody Mary mixes

This week’s dream: A museum fit for pharaohs

Omni Parker House • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

The dawn of digital passports

This week: Homes by renowned architects

The bottom line

Media: Early bids are in for Warner Bros.

Pharma: Weight-loss drugs lift Eli Lilly into rare club

This meal is on JPMorgan

Proxy firms: Hidden hands behind shareholder voting

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Bitcoin: Crypto’s surprise collapse rattles markets

Let Waymo put me out of work

How Walmart restored its reputation

The Tony winner who was Shirley Valentine • Pauline Collins 1940–2025

The prolific inventor who made classic toys • Burt Meyer 1926–2025

The Vietnam POW who became a reluctant symbol of joy • Robert L. Stirm 1933–2025

Addicted to the autopen

The Week Contest