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The Week Magazine

Aug 16 2024
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

Harris reaches for Midwest with Walz as veep pick

What next?

U.S. deploys ships and jets as Middle East braces for war

It wasn’t all bad

Trump: Will his attacks on Harris’ racial identity backfire?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

An Olympian’s parent problems

Kobayashi’s appetite for self-destruction

Anderson’s slow road to sexy

In the news

America’s home insurance crisis

Did Egypt give Trump a big bribe?

The reason birth rates keep falling

Are mass deportations possible?

Viewpoint

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

We have to stop working at night

Opening a back door to Russians

United Kingdom: The fury behind the far-right riots

Russia: Why Putin agreed to the prisoner swap

The jihadist threat we nurtured

A president who sides with dictators

Noted

Prisoner swap: Rewarding hostage taking?

‘Weird’: Democrats’ new favorite insult

Olympics: An uproar over gender eligibility

9/11 plotters: Why was their plea deal reversed?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

AI shock: The future does not come cheap

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Hints of ancient microbial life on Mars

Blood test for Alzheimer’s

Gen X gets more cancer

No booze is good booze

How fruit flies zero in on food

Hillbilly Elegy revisited: A best-seller’s divisive return

Liars • Novel of the week

The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982

Best books…chosen by Todd May

Also of interest…in swimming’s singular spell

Shalom Auslander • Author of the week

Job

The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale

No Name • Jack White

No More Water • Meshell Ndegeocello

Made by These Moments • The Red Clay Strays

Trap

Cuckoo

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Streaming tips • Recent hits from Bollywood

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Emily in Paris • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: New restaurants in classic locations

Grilled peaches with mascarpone whipped cream • Recipe of the week

Spritz hour: Zero-proof options

The 2024 Fiat 500e: What the critics say

The best of…outdoor concert gear

How to prep for a patio party • Tip of the week…

How to charge your iPhone faster • Tech support…

This week: Homes built in adobe style

The bottom line

Tech: Google loses ruling in antitrust case

Chip wars: Intel drops dividend in turnaround push

Between The Rock and a hard place

Working wage: Should tips be exempt from tax?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Economy: Rising risks give markets a jolt

Why Temu is beating Amazon

Pirates and moguls won. Music lost.

The officer who led the My Lai massacre • William Calley 1943–2024

The YA author who created Sweet Valley High • Francine Pascal 1932–2024

The power broker who tutored judges and Cabinet members • Tom Korologos 1933–2024

The $150,000 alpha dog

The Week Contest


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Frequency: Weekly Pages: 40 Publisher: Future Publishing Ltd Edition: Aug 16 2024

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: August 9, 2024

Formats

OverDrive Magazine

subjects

News & Politics

Languages

English

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

Harris reaches for Midwest with Walz as veep pick

What next?

U.S. deploys ships and jets as Middle East braces for war

It wasn’t all bad

Trump: Will his attacks on Harris’ racial identity backfire?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

An Olympian’s parent problems

Kobayashi’s appetite for self-destruction

Anderson’s slow road to sexy

In the news

America’s home insurance crisis

Did Egypt give Trump a big bribe?

The reason birth rates keep falling

Are mass deportations possible?

Viewpoint

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

We have to stop working at night

Opening a back door to Russians

United Kingdom: The fury behind the far-right riots

Russia: Why Putin agreed to the prisoner swap

The jihadist threat we nurtured

A president who sides with dictators

Noted

Prisoner swap: Rewarding hostage taking?

‘Weird’: Democrats’ new favorite insult

Olympics: An uproar over gender eligibility

9/11 plotters: Why was their plea deal reversed?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

AI shock: The future does not come cheap

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Hints of ancient microbial life on Mars

Blood test for Alzheimer’s

Gen X gets more cancer

No booze is good booze

How fruit flies zero in on food

Hillbilly Elegy revisited: A best-seller’s divisive return

Liars • Novel of the week

The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982

Best books…chosen by Todd May

Also of interest…in swimming’s singular spell

Shalom Auslander • Author of the week

Job

The Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale

No Name • Jack White

No More Water • Meshell Ndegeocello

Made by These Moments • The Red Clay Strays

Trap

Cuckoo

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Streaming tips • Recent hits from Bollywood

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Emily in Paris • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: New restaurants in classic locations

Grilled peaches with mascarpone whipped cream • Recipe of the week

Spritz hour: Zero-proof options

The 2024 Fiat 500e: What the critics say

The best of…outdoor concert gear

How to prep for a patio party • Tip of the week…

How to charge your iPhone faster • Tech support…

This week: Homes built in adobe style

The bottom line

Tech: Google loses ruling in antitrust case

Chip wars: Intel drops dividend in turnaround push

Between The Rock and a hard place

Working wage: Should tips be exempt from tax?

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Economy: Rising risks give markets a jolt

Why Temu is beating Amazon

Pirates and moguls won. Music lost.

The officer who led the My Lai massacre • William Calley 1943–2024

The YA author who created Sweet Valley High • Francine Pascal 1932–2024

The power broker who tutored judges and Cabinet members • Tom Korologos 1933–2024

The $150,000 alpha dog

The Week Contest


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