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

No end in sight for Homeland Security shutdown

What next?

DOJ tries to close the book on Epstein files

It wasn’t all bad

Minneapolis: What did ICE accomplish?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The World at a glance

Harington’s bumpy rehab journey

The real job of an exorcist

Fox’s fight against Parkinson’s shame

In the news

Trump’s detention empire • As reports mount of abuse and neglect in ICE detention centers, vast new facilities are in the works.

Trump’s pagan worldview

The election raid based on ‘ZebraDuck’

MAGA’s schism on Zionism

Viewpoint

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

U.S. practiced on us before Venezuela

Don’t we want to be a refuge?

China: A death blow to Hong Kong’s freedoms

How they see us: Should Europe try to wait out Trump?

Saving pubs should not be partisan

In defense of our loyal Olympian

Noted

Noem: A train wreck tenure at DHS

EPA: Blowing up climate regulation

AI: Yes, it’s coming for your job

Vaccines: RFK Jr.’s chilling impact on research

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

AI: Chatbot answers now come with ads

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Why scurvy is making a comeback

The game that prevents dementia

Obesity and deadly infections

Zap your way to altruism

Friendship among rival raptors

The Last Kings of Hollywood: Coppola, Lucas, Spielberg, and the Battle for the Soul of American Cinema • Book of the week

Eradication • Novel of the week

The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science, and the Crisis of Belief

Best books…chosen by Wil Haygood

Also of interest…in paths to artistic success

Dorothy Roberts • Author of the week

Gabriele Münter: Contours of a World • Exhibit of the week

J. Cole • The Fall-Off

Jill Scott • To Whom This May Concern

Video games: Mewgenics

Pitt vs. Cruise: The AI clip that shook Hollywood

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert

New and notable podcasts

Streaming tips • The Oscar-nominated short films

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

DTF St. Louis • Show of the week

A borsch from Odesa: When delicious alone isn’t enough

Dining out: The best of Burlington, Vt.

Pinot blanc: A winter white

This week’s dream: An ocean crossing on the Queen Mary 2

L’Aventure Hotel • Hotel of the week

Getting the flavor of…

Joining the ‘microvacation’ craze

This week: Homes with fun rooms for kids

The bottom line

Leadership: CEOs replaced in record numbers

Media: Paramount ups its Warner Bros. bid

The grocery store is the place to be seen

AI: When your financial adviser is a chatbot

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Employment: A jobs report filled with mixed signals

How to build a housing bubble

A gold rush for GLP-1 knockoffs

The shape-shifter who could be savage or sweet • Robert Duvall 1931–2026

The heartthrob who was loved by a generation • James Van Der Beek 1977–2026

The Harold and Maude star who never quite made it big • Bud Cort 1948–2026

Cutting the lifelines

The Week Contest