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
Biden gets infrastructure bill across the goal line
Hope for new Covid-fighting treatment
It wasn’t all bad
Rittenhouse trial: Was he justified in killing two men?
Good week/bad week
Only in America
Tased to death
Sacrebleu
Penn’s coming out • Kal Penn
Waddingham’s midlife breakthrough • Hannah Waddingham
Chase on a Sopranos mystery • David Chase
In the news
China’s military buildup
When all defeats are fraudulent
The need for alternatives to Biden, Harris
Why Fox won’t muzzle Carlson
Viewpoint
I read it in the tabloids • It must be true…
Boris can’t even do sleaze right
Fences are going up across Europe
Poland: Woman’s death reignites abortion ban debate
Nicaragua: The descent into dictatorship accelerates
Is the ANC losing its dominance?
Quebec is not Europe, it’s America
The 2021 election results: Why Democrats are in trouble
Noted
‘Dormzilla’: A billionaire’s housing solution
Rodgers: ‘Immunized,’ but not vaccinated
Wit & Wisdom
Pick of the week’s cartoons
Environment: Carbon capture gets real
What’s new in tech • Bytes
Innovation of the week
‘Virgin births’ among endangered condors
New depths for Jupiter’s spot
Covid vaccines and pregnancy
Bees socially distance, too
San Francisco is losing its fog
The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity • Book of the week
Our Country Friends • Novel of the week
Burning Boy: The Life and Work of Stephen Crane
Chosen by Kate Baer • Best books…
In technology, past and future • Also of interest…
Author of the week
Surrealism Beyond Borders • Exhibit of the week
A concert tragedy: Eight dead at Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival
Belfast
Video games: World War II and other ways to see the world
The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching
Streaming tips
Cowboy Bebop
Salt-roasted turkey: Your new go-to for the juiciest bird
FoodTok: Five breakout stars of bite-size culinary talk
Wine: Thanksgiving tips
The Rivian R1T and Lucid Air—EV game changers • What the critics say
Tip of the week… • How to choose a snowblower
Homes in Las Vegas
Economy: Inflation reaches 30-year high
General Electric: The end of an empire
The bottom line
Venture capital: A woman’s place in the boardroom
What the experts say
Charity of the week
Employment: Strong hiring doesn’t dispel gloom
A supply crisis is crushing small business
In real estate, Big Tech got suckered
The pragmatic psychiatrist who changed therapy • Aaron Beck, 1921–2021
The refusenik who risked it all for freedom • Ida Nudel, 1931–2021
The trailblazing LAPD detective who inspired Cagney & Lacey • Margaret York, 1941–2021
Why I’m not throwing out my stuff
The Week Contest