Here's what's in this week's issue of The Week magazine
26 April 2025
- Main stories: The death of the Pope
- Controversy: A golden opportunity?
- People: Melinda French Gates: My difficult marriage to Bill Gates
- Briefing: The manosphere: a short guide
- Best British article: Whisper it quietly: roads are good
- Best American article: Trump’s war on academic freedom: Harvard fights back
- Best International article: The brutal policies of the “cool dictator”
- Health & Science: A spit test for prostate cancer
- Talking points: Celebrities in space: a new frontier
- Obituary: Pope Francis: Modernising pontiff who took the Gospel to the margins
- The Last Word: Antiquated and dangerous: the alarming truth about escalatorse
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