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

Harris, Trump battle for edge in tight race

What next?

Israel pummels Lebanon ahead of possible invasion

It wasn’t all bad

‘Black Nazi’: Will North Carolina scandal drag down Trump?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

Yang’s queer awakening

Herzog, the fluffy villain

Griffin’s long list of troubles

In the news

Voting on abortion rights

Harris’ 2020 hangover

The fiasco of sports gambling

Trump’s plan to destroy Obamacare

Viewpoint

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

Not fit to defend NATO’s borders

Why the prime minister needs a hefty raise

France: Rape culture on trial in Pelicot case

Lebanon: Trapped between Hezbollah and the IDF

Giving women a little bit of elbow room

Why we must kill these Americans

Noted

Senate: A tough fight for Democrats

Trump: Planning for election chaos?

Tagovailoa: A case study in NFL brain injuries

Springfield: Why Trump plans to go

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Teen tech: Instagram tries to limit the damage

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The growing threat of superbugs

The scent linked to early puberty

Chemicals leach into foods

Adderall and psychosis

Galaxy-spanning plasma streams

Fall fiction: Five of the season’s buzziest new reads

Best books…chosen by Rivers Solomon

Also of interest…in the lives of writers

Robert Caro • Author of the week

Diddy: Will his arrest remake rap culture?

Elizabeth Catlett: A Black Revolutionary Artist and All that It Implies • Exhibit of the week

Megalopolis

The Substance

Lee

Streaming tips • Focus on fashion

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

The Franchise • Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Upscale Indian restaurants that don’t pander

Recipe of the week

Wine: Finger Lakes finds

The 2025 Nissan Kicks: What the critics say

The best of…statement socks for women

How to make a home smell great • Tip of the week…

How to provide remote tech help • Tech support…

This week: Homes in the Colonial style

The bottom line

Chips: Qualcomm seeks to buy troubled Intel

Environment: California sues Exxon over plastics claim

Last one out turns out the blue light

Boomers: ‘Generational gridlock’ in the office

What the experts say

Charity of the week

The Fed: Will its rate cut boost Harris?

The Tariff Man’s guide to taxes

Tupperware’s neatly packed lessons

The songwriter who penned hits for the Eagles • JD Souther 1945–2024

The war orphan who became a star ballerina • Michaela DePrince 1995–2024

The hard bop sax player who crafted jazz standards • Benny Golson 1929–2024

The challenger

The Week Contest