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
Vaccination pressure grows as Delta surges
Harrowing testimony as Jan. 6 investigation begins
It wasn’t all bad
Climate: What a summer of disaster tells us
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Ex-senator mugged
Corruption trial
A mellower McEnroe • John McEnroe
Keough’s divided life • Riley Keough
What Byrne learned from Burton • Gabriel Byrne
In the news
Bowing to Beijing
Biles deserves America’s admiration
Tribalism is ruining America
Why leaving Afghanistan is a mistake
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Soldiers aren’t ordinary workers
Pipeline pushes Ukraine toward China
United Kingdom: Will Covid ‘Freedom Day’ backfire?
Japan: Anger and celebrations at Tokyo Olympics
Arabs suffer a man-made drought
Bolsonaro’s dangerous new lie
Air rage: Insults and punches at 30,000 feet
Breakthrough infections: What they’re telling us
Noted
Kavanaugh: Was he spared a real investigation?
Barrack: The foreign influence over Trump
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Fixes: The ‘right to repair’ your phone or your car
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
The Amazon hits a carbon tipping point
Kids getting winter viruses
Concerns over J&J and Delta
Fish hooked on meth
Canine lie detectors
Seek You: A Journey Through American Loneliness • Book of the week
China Room • Novel of the week
Don’t Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body
Chosen by Helen Ellis • Best books…
In troubled minds • Also of interest…
Tahmima Anam • Author of the week
Shahzia Sikander: Extraordinary Realities • Exhibit of the week
Gold-Diggers Sound • Leon Bridges
Downhill From Everywhere • Jackson Browne
Yellow • Emma-Jean Thackray
The Green Knight
Stillwater
Old
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Mr. Corman • Show of the week
Critics’ choice: The return of tasting-menu dining
Recipe of the week
Limoncello: The Americans
The 2021 Ford Bronco • What the critics say
Beach-day gear • The best of…
Tip of the week… • How to conserve water at home
Homes for musicians
Tesla: A cult stock becomes a giant business
Big Tech: Outsize profits at Apple and Google
The bottom line
Transportation: Auto prices race upward
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Olympics: A disappointment for sponsors and hosts
How tech firms keep us in the dark
Remember, it’s Bezos’ own money
The civil rights leader who turned to math education • Bob Moses, 1935–2021
The ex-rabbi who became a comedy icon • Jackie Mason, 1928–2021
A death on the border
Air fight • The Week contest