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
Delta variant drives surge among the unvaccinated
It wasn’t all bad
Turmoil in Haiti after president assassinated
Taliban advance as U.S. prepares Afghanistan withdrawal
Supreme Court: What did we learn about the new majority?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Teen vaccine
Soccer racism
Lil Nas X’s awakening • Lil Nas X
Carlisle’s wild years • Belinda Carlisle
A Chicago stalwart bids farewell • Mary Schmich
In the news
What we know about Jan. 6
The message of Babbitt’s martyrdom
A coming cultural backlash
Funding the tax police
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Americans will fight for a free press
London is where Putin is vulnerable
Netherlands: Narco-terrorism on the streets of Amsterdam
Cuba: Mass protests and a growing economic crisis
How Xi sounds just like Hitler
Even a president must submit to the courts
Billionaires in space: What are they achieving?
Cybercrime: Will Biden punish Putin?
Noted
Hunter Biden: Selling his art to secret buyers
J.D. Vance: A Senate hopeful’s Trump flip-flop
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Power play: China gives tech tycoons a short leash
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
‘Dragon man’ skull prompts evolution rethink
Dying of a broken heart
Colon cancer and sugary drinks
A truly colossal comet
Dragonflies losing their ‘bling’
The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It • Book of the week
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood • Novel of the week
Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship
Chosen by Bernd Heinrich • Best books…
In reinventions • Also of interest…
Francine Prose • Author of the week
Wangechi Mutu: I Am Speaking, Are You Listening? • Exhibit of the week
I Know I’m Funny Haha • Faye Webster
Vince Staples • Vince Staples
Mood Valiant • Hiatus Kaiyote
Roadrunner
New and notable podcasts
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips • Olympic trials and triumphs…
Show of the week • Ted Lasso
Adana kebabs: A peppery grilled Turkish specialty
The new jerkies: Road snacks to elevate any journey
Wine: Savoie whites
The Tesla Model S Plaid • What the critics say
Heat relief • The best of…
Tip of the week… • Surprising uses for aluminum foil
Houses of glass
Inflation: Consumers see sharp rise in prices
JEDI: U.S. ends controversial defense contract
The bottom line
Biden’s rules: Will they encourage competition?
Trump’s tech lawsuits are just fake news
The price of 500,000 lives? $4.5 billion
Condos: The costs of persistent neglect
What the experts say
Charity of the week
The hawk who oversaw the U.S. invasion of Iraq • Donald Rumsfeld, 1932–2021
The director who brought Superman to the big screen • Richard Donner, 1930–2021
Learning that your family owned slaves
Space race • The Week contest