Weekly "except for the first two weeks in January and one week in each July and August"

Vol. 1, issue 1 (Apr. 20, 2001)-

"All you need to know about everything that matters."

"The best of the U.S. and international media."

Latest issue consulted: Dec. 24, 2010-Jan. 7, 2011.

For people who want to stay abreast of current events in politics, science, entertainment, sports, and more but don’t have time to read the many magazines available on these subjects, The Week excerpts columns, news stories, and reviews from magazines worldwide and presents them in one 40-page, easy-to-read journal. A valuable service for the complexities of world news alone, The Week also distills the best in consumer writing, gossip, health, the arts, leisure, and travel, among other topics. It even includes a sampling of the best letters to a variety of editors at other publications.