The Week Magazine

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

How Facebook amplifies anger and lies

Democrats near deal on social spending bill

It wasn’t all bad

Supply chain shortages: Are we buying too much stuff?

Good week/bad week

Only in America

Downpour

France vs. Amazon

Eilish’s body scrutiny • Billie Eilish

Why Culkin shunned the limelight • Kieran Culkin

Walken’s non-villainous life • Christopher Walken

In the news

Peering at the edge of the universe

A cover-up of Wuhan research

It’s either the filibuster or democracy

The unifying magic of small talk

Viewpoint

I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…

Vaccine fakers regret their lies

What happens when experts are purged

France: The Trumpish pundit who could be president

Russia: A new era of hostility with NATO?

Government ministers held hostage

Gandhi’s killer is now revered

Virginia election: A harbinger for midterms?

Covid: The ‘endemic’ phase is near

Noted

Police: Fighting vaccine mandates

Free speech: For me, not for thee

Wit & Wisdom

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Decoupling: LinkedIn disconnects from China

What’s new in tech • Bytes

Innovation of the week

A groundbreaking pig-to-human transplant

When Vikings came to America

A relic of the ancient universe

Good genes and exercise

Why ducklings swim in a line

Orwell’s Roses • Book of the week

Silverview • Novel of the week

All of the Marvels: A Journey to the Ends of the Biggest Story Ever Told

Chosen by Yrsa Daley-Ward • Best books…

In scandals revisited • Also of interest…

Jane Goodall • Author of the week

Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You. • Exhibit of the week

Blue Banisters • Lana Del Rey

Punk • Young Thug

Una Rosa • Xenia Rubinos

The Baldwin shooting: A reckoning for Hollywood

Passing

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Streaming tips

Dexter: New Blood • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: The ever-resilient allure of sushi

Recipe of the week

Pinot noir: 2019’s overachievers

The 2022 Ford Maverick • What the critics say

Workspace luxuries • The best of…

Tip of the week… • How to beat a smartphone addiction

Homes in St. Louis County, Missouri

EVs: Tesla surges in value on rental-car deal

Advertising: A blockbuster quarter for Google

The bottom line

Taxes: Should the IRS check your bank balance?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Bitcoin: Fear of missing out drives a new mania

Investors, Trump has a deal for you

The age of corporate superpowers

The engineer who invented the Boogie Board • Tom Morey, 1935–2021

The animator who shaped Disney classics • Ruthie Tompson, 1910–2021

The prolific lyricist who wrote for James Bond and Willy Wonka • Leslie Bricusse, 1931–2021

The wellness industry’s anti-vaxxers

Sleepy bus • The Week contest