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 claims control of Venezuela after U.S. raid

What next?

Trump pushes plan to annex Greenland

Protests in Iran could prompt U.S. intervention

Venezuela: The ‘Donroe doctrine’ takes shape

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a Glance

The World at a Glance

Anderson’s return to her roots

O’Donnell’s unstoppable urge

Why everyone hates Chase

In the news

Giving up the booze • Americans are drinking less than ever—and a growing share are teetotalers. What’s behind the trend?

The asterisk in the court’s Guard ruling

Free speech for me, not for thee

A reminder of Trump’s Jan. 6 crimes

Viewpoint

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

The terrorist threat lurking everywhere

This raise could cause mass layoffs

How they see us: A new era of rapacious imperialism

Switzerland: A party that became an inferno

We were ascendant in Bardot’s day

Our year of walking on french fries

Noted

Venezuela: Will Trump’s oil grab pay off?

MAGA: The battle over ‘Heritage Americans’

Minnesota fraud: Walz takes the hit

Mamdani: Charisma meets reality

Wit & Wisdom

Poll Watch

Pick of the Week’s Cartoons

Access denied: Australia bans under-16s from social media

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

The ancient fire of the Neanderthals

How Covid changed bird beaks

A planet shaped like a lemon

Does cheese ward off dementia?

Pretty, painted dinosaurs

The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game • Book of the week

The Rest of Our Lives • Novel of the week

The Sea Captain’s Wife: A True Story of Mutiny, Love, and Adventure at the Bottom of the World

Best books… chosen by Matthew Pearl

Also of interest…in powerful women

Allen Levi • Author of the week

The Trump-Kennedy Center: A shocking rebrand

Seeing Silence: The Paintings of Helene Schjerfbeck • Exhibit of the week

No Other Choice

Dead Man’s Wire

Father Mother Sister Brother

Streaming tips • The essential Rob Reiner

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms • Show of the week

Tagine-inspired chicken: A fond memory of Morocco

Mammoth Lakes: California’s underrated Alpine escape

Stout: American contenders

This week’s dream: Chile’s road to the end of the world

Four Seasons Resort Tamarindo • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

Vacationing the Costco way

This week: Homes with indoor pools

The bottom line

Saks Fifth Avenue: On the brink of bankruptcy

xAI: Musk’s AI startup rakes in more cash

Kick off your shoes and get to work

Taxes: It’s California vs. the billionaires

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Buffett: The end of a golden era for Berkshire Hathaway

Grok makes child abuse into a meme

Tariff Man sure is wiping off a lot of tariffs

The bombshell who embodied the new France • Brigitte Bardot 1934–2025

The Senate maverick who made Native history • Ben Nighthorse Campbell 1933–2025

The jockey who battled sexism to race in the Kentucky Derby • Diane Crump 1948–2026

Line in the sand

The Week Contest