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
New virus variants raise alarm
Democrats push ahead with $1.9 trillion relief bill
It wasn’t all bad
Biden: Will his climate agenda make a difference?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Replacing Abe Lincoln
Covid hero dies
Why Knox doesn’t feel free • Amanda Knox
How Didion is coping • Joan Didion
The life of a celebrity gamer • Tyler Blevins
In the news
The white supremacist threat
Biden’s China problem
Elected officials shouldn’t trade stocks
The rise of Christian nationalism
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Greece’s greedy sea grab
Don’t give us more reasons for skepticism
European Union: London and Brussels battle over vaccines
Brazil: A new Covid strain and a surging death toll
Failing to punish jihadists
No unity without compromise
Marjorie Taylor Greene: Will the GOP be defined by kooks?
Noted
Masks: Why cloth no longer cuts it
Cancel culture: Are conservatives being silenced?
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Space: The final broadband frontier
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
Schools safe to open—with precautions
Paralyzed mice walk again
Antibiotics may stunt growth
Short naps to improve the brain
Catnip does more than get cats high
American Baby: A Mother, a Child, and the Shadow History of Adoption • Book of the week
The Prophets • Novel of the week
Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth
Chosen by Mayim Bialik • Best books…
Legends in their youth • Also of interest…
Lauren Oyler • Author of the week
Collapsed in Sunbeams • Arlo Parks
Madlib • Sound Ancestors
Revolutionary Love • Ani DiFranco
The Catastrophist
The Little Things
New and notable podcasts
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Dead Pigs • Show of the week
Gnudi: Ravioli so unassuming they don’t even wear coats
Wine: Hail, Abruzzo!
Home cooking: The case for mashing your veggies
The Ford F-150 PowerBoost • What the critics say
Hibernating with your sweetheart • The best of…
Tip of the week… • Laundry know-how for blankets
Homes for wintertime fun
Amazon: Jeff Bezos to give up CEO spot
Autos: GM wants to go carbon neutral by 2040
The bottom line
Wages: Democrats unite behind national $15 minimum
What the experts say
Charity of the week
GameStop mania: A Wall Street tug-of-war
To fix Twitter, start with the business model
The Fed needs black voices at the table
The screen and stage star who shattered racial stereotypes • Cicely Tyson, 1924–2021
The prolific actress who shined in dramas and comedies • Cloris Leachman, 1926–2021
The most powerful senator
Bigfoot hunt • The Week contest