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 mandates gathering momentum
Athletes shine at Tokyo Olympics
Scathing harassment report spurs Cuomo criminal probes
Covid’s return: Are the vaccinated entitled to be angry?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Pardoned
The world at a glance …
Raisman’s gymnastics trauma • Aly Raisman
How Damon maintains mystique • Matt Damon
A trans pastor fights erasure • Rev. Paula Stone Williams
In the news
The ‘retail apocalypse’
Will Harris ever be president?
America’s corrosive ‘time tax’
Giving seniors alternatives to nursing homes
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Extremists have freedom of speech, too
Our coffee is a national disgrace
France: Mass protests against vaccine mandate
Tunisia: Backtracking on democracy, or reforming it?
No, actually Ben & Jerry are not Nazis
Scrubbing the opposition from the internet
Biles: What she showed the world
Noted
Housing: End of the eviction moratorium?
Jan. 6: A coup attempt or just a riot?
Infrastructure deal: Why it came together
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Spyware: A mysterious phone list sets off a scandal
What’s new in tech • Bytes:
Innovation of the week
Fighting malaria with gene-edited mosquitoes
More heat waves to come
Schizophrenia and marijuana
A tipple for your ticker?
Water vapor on an ice moon
An Ugly Truth: Inside Facebook’s Battle for Domination • Book of the week
A Song Everlasting • Novel of the week
Until Proven Safe: The History and Future of Quarantine
Chosen by Miranda Beverly-Whittemore • Best books…
In summer heat • Also of interest…
Omar El Akkad • Author of the week
The New Woman Behind the Camera • Exhibit of the week
Happier Than Ever • Billie Eilish
Welcome 2 America • Prince
Native Sons • Los Lobos
The Suicide Squad
Nine Days
ScarJo vs. Disney: A titanic clash over Hollywood’s future
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips • Athletes under pressure…
CODA • Show of the week
Turmeric-marinated cod: Worth naming a street after
Wine: Award-worthy cans
California barbecue: A rich tradition hiding in plain sight
Back in Paris as the dazzling city reawakens • This week’s dream
Getting the flavor of…
Hotel of the week
Homes for golf enthusiasts
Video games: An ugly pattern of harassment
Labor: Amazon may face new union vote
The bottom line
Tuition: For some schools, more is never enough
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Investing: Robinhood surfs the retail trading wave
Time to give Big Pharma some thanks
Stop the drip of endless hidden fees
The long-serving senator who grilled CEOs • Carl Levin, 1934–2021
The TV pitchman who blanketed late-night cable • Ron Popeil, 1935–2021
The long-bearded bassist who gave ZZ Top its rumble • Dusty Hill, 1949–2021
‘Does skin color matter?’
Striking out • The Week contest