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
The Week
Asking for unity, Biden unveils ambitious agenda
A new strategy to fight the pandemic
It wasn’t all bad
Trump: The worst president ever?
Good week for:
Only in America
The U.S. at a glance…
The world at a glance…
Dimon’s brush with death
Coppola’s obsession with Part III
Why Robin Williams’ widow is on a mission
In the news
Psychedelics as therapy • Research shows that hallucinogens can be highly effective treatments for anxiety, depression, addiction, and trauma.
Executing mentally ill prisoners
Liz Cheney’s high-stakes gamble
The tragic shortage of good masks
Viewpoint
It must be true… I read it in the tabloids
ITALY Infighting is a luxury we can’t afford
DENMARK Kids don’t need a phallic hero
Netherlands: Government resigns over welfare scandal
Israel: Homegrown accusations of apartheid
PAKISTAN When the terrorists are among you
CANADA Police will choose whom to punish
Capitol Hill riot: Violent extremists from the middle class
Noted
Impeachment: The coming GOP schism
Republicans: Did they aid and abet the rioters?
Wit & Wisdom
Poll watch
Understanding the market in 2021 • What you need to know to build your stock portfolio
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Parler: A Twitter alternative gets shut down
Bytes: What’s new in tech
Innovation of the week
Evidence of long-lasting Covid immunity
Watching a galaxy die
Blood plasma vs. the coronavirus
Apathy a sign of dementia?
Snakes ‘lasso’ up trees
Book of the week Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning
Novel of the week Outlawed
Icebound: Shipwrecked at the Edge of the World
Best books…chosen by Angie Thomas • Angie Thomas is the author of The Hate U Give, a young-adult best-seller since its 2017 release. Below, she names six books that were touchstones as she wrote Concrete Rose, a prequel featuring Starr Carter’s father when he was only 17.
Also of interest…in literary rediscoveries
Author of the week Gabriel Byrne
Sea shanties: Why TikTok has gone mad for whaling songs
Etta and Ella on the Upper West Side
A new oldest animal painting
Promising Young Woman
New and notable podcasts
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips • Memorable thieves…
Show of the week The Lady and the Dale
Flammekueche: The way to send your pizza night to Alsace
Wine: Box scores
Home cooking: The joy of following recipes to the letter
The Ford Mustang Mach-E: What the critics say
The best of…work-from-home desk chairs
Tip of the week… Pro painters’ trade secrets
This week: Homes for book lovers
Video: Netflix’s big bet on content pays off
China: Economy grows despite pandemic
The bottom line
Vaccinations: Employers consider incentives, mandates
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Corporate politics: Principle, or opportunism?
‘King of Debt’ skips out on the bill
This guy beat the market. You still can’t
The visionary music producer who died a convicted murderer
The casino magnate who became a GOP kingmaker
Wrestling with the darkness • The pandemic year has been especially difficult for those of us who suffer from depression, trauma, and anxiety, said Geoff Van Dyke in 5280...