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 dials down tariffs, but not for China

What next?

Supreme Court allows deportations to El Salvador

It wasn’t all bad

DOGE: Have we passed ‘peak Musk’?

Only in America

Good week/bad week

In other news

The U.S. at a glance

The world at a glance

The comeback ice queen

Why Parton isn’t scared of men

Starr’s endless tour

In the news

When the U.S. invaded Canada

A measles epidemic is coming

Let men have a place to be men

Trump’s crooked pardons

Viewpoint

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

How Liberals stole their rival’s platform

How the junta profits from disaster

How they see us: Trump’s threat to the global economy

France: A far right without a Le Pen in charge

Even here, cops must carry guns

Reject Trump’s crusade against DEI

Noted

The Resistance: Is it finally taking off?

Loomer: Feeding Trump’s paranoia

Inflation: How tariffs could push up prices

Tariffs: Time for Congress to take over?

Wit & Wisdom

Poll watch

Pick of the week’s cartoons

Not invincible: Tech burned by tariff war

Innovation of the week

Bytes: What’s new in tech

Implant turns thought to instant speech

Sharks aren’t so silent after all

Foie gras, without force-feeding

An exercise time warp

The auroras of Neptune

Miracles and Wonder: The Historical Mystery of Jesus • Book of the week

Stag Dance • Novel of the week

When the Going Was Good: An Editor’s Adventures During the Last Golden Age of Magazines

Best books…chosen by Ione Skye

Also of interest…in sideways views of the past

Amy Griffin • Author of the week

Myth and Marble: Ancient Roman Sculpture From the Torlonia Collection • Exhibit of the week

Perfume Genius • Glory

Momma • Welcome to My Blue Sky

Elton John & Brandi Carlile • Who Believes in Angels?

Warfare

A Minecraft Movie

Good Night, and Good Luck • Winter Garden Theatre, New York City

Streaming tips • Movies about memory and forgetting

The Week’s guide to what’s worth watching

Show of the week

Critics’ choice: Three takes on tavern dining

Recipe of the week

Ciders: Spring options

2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ: What the critics say

The best of… electric kettles

Spring cleaning mistakes to avoid • Tip of the week…

Private web browsing • Best apps…

This week: Homes in Boston

The bottom line

Airlines: Wary travelers avoid the U.S.

Side effects: Trade war causes bond turmoil

The calming thrill of in-car meditation

Real estate: Rocket’s plan to remake homebuying

What the experts say

Charity of the week

Global order: Goodbye to the age of free trade?

In Trump’s trade war, TikTok wins

Silicon Valley faces a long IPO slump

The actor who played Iceman and Batman • Val Kilmer 1959–2025

The New Age thinker who inspired men • Sam Keen 1931–2025

The Blondie drummer who gave his all for science • Clem Burke 1954–2025

A casualty of DOGE

The Week Contest