5+ hour, 12+ min ago  (431+ words) Why is US president gifting oversized Oxfords to his team? When the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, made the case for Donald Trump's war in Iran, there was one obvious problem: his shoes were "at least two sizes too…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago  (903+ words) Book reviews: "Love's Labor' and "Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream, and the Miracle of Larry Bird'The Week - "Love's Labor: How We Break and Make the Bonds of Love' by Stephen Grosz - "Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible Dream,…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago  (486+ words) Art review: Whitney Biennial 2026The Week A free daily email with the biggest news stories of the day " and the best features from TheWeek.com You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Though optimism "can feel out of reach…...

7+ hour, 20+ min ago  (216+ words) Allies worry the exit strategies are slipping out of reach President Donald Trump likes his military campaigns short and victorious: The quick overnight strike that removed Venezuela's Nicol's Maduro from power is his preferred model of warmaking. But the U.S. president…...

10+ hour, 50+ min ago  (247+ words) The show(s) must go on Spring's touring theater productions are a mix of old standbys and new shows. Relive the 1980s with "Les Miz" and "Phantom"; experience the 1800s with "Hamilton" if you still haven't seen the long-running phenomenon. Your seats are…...

8+ hour, 54+ min ago  (403+ words) Becca Stanek has worked as an editor and writer in the personal finance space since 2017. She previously served as a deputy editor and later a managing editor overseeing investing and savings content at LendingTree and as an editor at the…...

11+ hour, 56+ min ago  (422+ words) Justin Klawans has worked as a staff writer at The Week since 2022. He began his career covering local news before joining Newsweek as a breaking news reporter, where he wrote about politics, national and global affairs, business, crime, sports, film,…...

13+ hour, 57+ min ago  (167+ words) A woman set a record for the highest number counted out loud at 1,070,000. If she were to write a book about her numerical quest, what should she title it? This week's question: A Nigerian woman set a new Guinness World…...

14+ hour, 7+ min ago  (413+ words) Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a…...

13+ hour, 56+ min ago  (360+ words) Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire…...