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

Trump demands Iran’s ‘surrender’ as he weighs strike

What next?

Minnesota Democrat killed in political attack

It wasn’t all bad

Trump: Making the military into a ‘partisan militia’?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Bernthal’s brutal acting lessons

Loving Sally Ride

Ortega’s unnatural fame

In the news

The god in the machine

Noem’s threat to ‘liberate’ Los Angeles

Russia’s weak hand in Ukraine

The campaign to overturn gay marriage

Viewpoint

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

How AI helps monitor test takers

Using golf to influence America

Middle East: Will Israeli strikes on Iran spark a wider war?

U.K.: A wave of rage against migrants in Northern Ireland

Prepare to be tortured on the plane

A leader who is only popular with foreigners

Noted

MAGA: Going to war over foreign wars

ICE: Targeting essential workers

‘No Kings’: A turning point for the resistance?

RFK Jr.: How to destroy vaccination

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Media: Warner Bros. kicks cable to the curb

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

How mRNA can lure HIV out of hiding

Regrowing arms the axolotl way

New blood test for celiac disease

Smile, it’s cheaper than Botox

Which book is toxic?

1861: The Lost Peace • Book of the week

So Far Gone • Novel of the week

Murderland: Crime and Bloodlust in the Time of Serial Killers

Best books…chosen by Anne Hillerman

Also of interest…in the haves and have-nots

James Frey • Author of the week

Vincent Valdez: Just a Dream… • Exhibit of the week

I Quit • Haim

Addison • Addison Rae

Tether • Annahstasia

Materialists

Call Me Izzy • Studio 54, New York City

Video games

Streaming tips • Nonconfrontational reality TV

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Carrying the flag

Caramelized plums with chili and herbs • Recipe of the week

Wine: A starter pack

2026 Aston Martin Vantage Roadster: What the critics say

The best of…summer accessories

Tip of the week… • How to soundproof a room

Best apps… • For AI help with reading chores

This week: Homes with great offices

The bottom line

Sales pitch: A smartphone from Trump Inc.

Food: Consumer giants will remove artificial dyes

A gold medal for slinging lattes

Home energy: Higher rates, fewer tax credits

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Economy: Inflation stable as labor market weakens

Sports leagues are picking fans’ pockets

The GOP now hates EVs more than taxes

The troubled genius who powered the Beach Boys • Brian Wilson 1942–2025

The journalist and spy who wrote best-selling thrillers • Frederick Forsyth 1938–2025

‘Are the bricks evil?’

The Week Contest