1. 每日漫画：5月21日，星期四——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 21st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

2. 男性未来何去何从？——一系列新的文化作品呈现了关于当今男性和男孩所面临的困境及其解决之道的不尽相同的观点。

Where Do Men Go from Here? - A new slate of cultural offerings presents divergent ideas about the struggles men and boys face today—and how to resolve them. (www.newyorker.com)

3. 奥古斯特·桑德试图捕捉一个消逝的世界——在《20世纪的人们》中，这位摄影师致力于记录战前德国那个逐渐消逝的时代里形形色色的人群及其职业。

August Sander’s Enormous Attempt to Capture a Lost World - In “People of the 20th Century,” the photographer set out to document every type and profession in the fading epoch of prewar Germany. (www.newyorker.com)

4. 《“好吧，我放你走”》与《奥赛罗》背后的恐惧——一部新的外百老汇戏剧和莎士比亚的悲剧都围绕着一种普遍的焦虑：你究竟有多了解你的伴侣？

The Fear Driving “Well, I’ll Let You Go” and “Othello” - A new Off Broadway play and Shakespeare’s tragedy hinge on a universal anxiety: How well do you know your partner? (www.newyorker.com)

5. 《安库恩的失踪新娘》——真主党与以色列之间那场战争中最惨烈的一天过后，一个家庭的绝望寻亲之旅。

The Missing Bride of Anqoun - A family’s desperate search after the deadliest day of the war between Hezbollah and Israel. (www.newyorker.com)

6. 克拉伦斯·托马斯反对进步主义——以及进步派 - 在最近的一次演讲中，这位大法官明确表示，他认为这一思潮——无论过去还是现在——都是反美主义的。

Clarence Thomas Against Progressivism—and Progressives - In a recent speech, the Justice made clear that he views the movement, past and present, as anti-American. (www.newyorker.com)

7. 《唐纳德·特朗普治下的美国》鸟鸣记忆法更新版——烤箱鸟那充满激情的两音节鸣叫，听起来像是“Tea-CHER！Tea-CHER！Tea-CHER！”，随着每次重复，音量逐渐增大。还是说其实是“ep-STEIN！ep-STEIN！ep-STEIN！”？

Updated Birdsong Mnemonics for Donald Trump’s America - The ovenbird’s two-syllable, passionate cry can sound like “Tea-CHER! Tea-CHER! Tea-CHER!” increasing in volume with each repetition. Or was it “ep-STEIN! Ep-STEIN! Ep-STEIN!”? (www.newyorker.com)

8. 从脚跟到小腿——纯金熔化！

From Heel to Calf - Solid-gold meltdown! (www.newyorker.com)

9. 哈基姆·杰弗里斯对中期选举及之后的计划是什么？——这位众议院少数党领袖成功维系了党团的团结，并取得了一些微小胜利。但如果民主党赢得众议院控制权，他这种注重共识的做法将面临新的考验。

What Is Hakeem Jeffries’s Plan for the Midterms, and After? - The House Minority Leader has kept his caucus together and eked out small victories. But if Democrats win the House, his consensus-driven approach will face new tests. (www.newyorker.com)

10. 一个蓬勃发展的、充斥着可疑人工智能投资的灰色市场——随着OpenAI和Anthropic的估值飙升，硅谷圈外的投资者正争先恐后地想方设法分得一杯羹。

A Booming Shadow Market of Sketchy A.I. Investments - As OpenAI’s and Anthropic’s valuations soar, Silicon Valley outsiders are rushing to secure a small slice however they can. (www.newyorker.com)

11. 玛丽·阿拉纳与游走于现实与想象之间的写作——《拉丁美洲之地》的作者谈及她在创作新小说期间参考过的几部作品。

Marie Arana and Writing Between Reality and Imagination - The “LatinoLand” author discusses a few of the books that she has turned to while working on her new novel. (www.newyorker.com)

12. 萨姆·阿尔特曼在法庭上胜诉，击败了埃隆·马斯克。但说到底，我们都是输家——伊丽莎白·霍姆斯和萨姆·班克曼-弗里德的案件至少让人感到一种痛快淋漓的报应。但在马斯克诉阿尔特曼案中，反对“双胞胎兄弟”中的一个，实际上就是支持另一个。

Sam Altman Won in Court Against Elon Musk. But, Really, We All Lost - The cases of Elizabeth Holmes and Sam Bankman-Fried at least offered a pleasant sense of comeuppance. But in Musk v. Altman, to root against Tweedledum was effectively to root for Tweedledee. (www.newyorker.com)

13. 得州参议院初选中的共和党内斗正给民主党人带来希望——参议员约翰·科宁正试图击退得州总检察长肯·帕克斯顿，这场较量旨在检验该州能被推向多极右。民主党提名人詹姆斯·塔拉里科或将从中受益。

A Republican Bloodbath in the Texas Senate Primary Is Giving Democrats Hope - Senator John Cornyn is trying to fight off Texas’s attorney general, Ken Paxton, in a battle to see how far right the state can be pushed. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee, may benefit. (www.newyorker.com)

14. 每日漫画：5月20日，星期三——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 20th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

15. 不那么遥远的过去的遗迹——愿上帝怜悯我们千禧一代的灵魂。

Relics of the Not So Distant Past - May God have mercy on our millennial souls. (www.newyorker.com)

16. 《“凡妮莎”》的复兴：一部被忽视的歌剧杰作——塞缪尔·巴伯1958年的这部歌剧曾长期饱受非议。一部精彩的新制作，正是它理应重获关注的有力佐证。

The Redemption of “Vanessa,” a Neglected Operatic Masterpiece - Samuel Barber’s 1958 opera was in disrepute for decades. A remarkable new production is the latest evidence of its rightful resurgence. (www.newyorker.com)

17. 为什么最好的写作建议往往最离奇——作家露西·艾夫斯（Lucy Ives）的新书《三六五》（“Three six five”），是一部集合了各类写作练习的文集，它延续了那些古怪、深奥且前卫的创作指南的悠久传统，旨在开启创作灵感。

Why the Best Writing Advice Is Often the Weirdest - “Three six five,” a new collection of writing exercises by the writer Lucy Ives, belongs to a venerable tradition of goofy, esoteric, and avant-garde guides to unlocking the creative mind. (www.newyorker.com)

18. 《纽约客》的阿瓦·科夫曼荣获2026年国家杂志奖——该奖项是针对其对极右翼博主柯蒂斯·亚尔文的专题报道而颁发的，此前该杂志的吉莉安·劳布因名人摄影作品也刚刚获得过奖项。

The New Yorker’s Ava Kofman Wins a 2026 National Magazine Award - The prize, for a Profile of the far-right blogger Curtis Yarvin, follows recent recognition for the magazine’s celebrity photography by Gilian Laub. (www.newyorker.com)

19. 德雷克想了结旧账——在这三张复出专辑《Iceman》、《Habibti》和《Maid of Honour》中，这位说唱歌手试图处理一些未了之事。但当他乐在其中时，表现反而更出色。

Drake Would Like to Settle the Score - On a trio of comeback albums—“Iceman,” “Habibti,” and “Maid of Honour”—the rapper tries to address some unfinished business. But he sounds better when he’s having fun. (www.newyorker.com)

20. 每日漫画：5月19日，星期二——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 19th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

21. 加沙和平计划毫无进展——在美国斡旋下达成停火协议六个月有余，以色列仍控制着加沙地带超过一半的领土，而哈马斯则拒绝解除武装。

The Gaza Peace Plan Has Gone Nowhere - More than six months after the U.S.-negotiated ceasefire, Israel still controls more than half the territory in Gaza, and Hamas refuses to disarm. (www.newyorker.com)

22. 招生断崖已至。哪些学校能挺过这一关？——随着高中应届毕业生人数的减少，一些大学将关闭，一些将合并，还有一些则可能发生翻天覆地的变化。

The Enrollment Cliff Is Here. Which Schools Will Survive It? - As the number of new high-school graduates drops, colleges will close, some will merge, and others may change beyond recognition. (www.newyorker.com)

23. 肯塔基州初选地图：实时结果——一场争夺米奇·麦康奈尔在美国参议院席位的角逐，以及托马斯·马西试图保住他在肯塔基州第四国会选区的席位。

Kentucky Primary-Elections Map: Live Results - A race to replace Mitch McConnell in the U.S. Senate and Thomas Massie tries to hold on to his seat in Kentucky’s Fourth Congressional District. (www.newyorker.com)

24. 佐治亚州初选地图：实时结果——共和党选出一名挑战者，将在美国参议院选举中对阵乔恩·奥索夫；而在共和党州长初选中，一名获得特朗普支持的副州长正试图抵挡一位亿万富翁挑战者的攻势。

Georgia Primary-Elections Map: Live Results - The G.O.P. picks a challenger to face Jon Ossoff in the U.S. Senate election; and a Trump-backed lieutenant governor tries to hold off a billionaire challenger in the Republican primary for governor. (www.newyorker.com)

25. 如果人们谈论其他技术时，也能像谈论人工智能那样——别担心，我们拥有世界上最杰出的科学家，他们正致力于确保Cuisinart搅拌机不会把杀光我们所有人当作自己的首要任务。

If People Talked About Other Technologies the Way They Talk About A.I. - Don’t worry—we have the most brilliant scientists in the world working to make sure it’s not in the Cuisinart mixer’s best interest to kill us all. (www.newyorker.com)

26. 托马斯·马西的竞选揭示了特朗普的影响力——为何肯塔基州的共和党初选会成为有史以来耗资最巨的众议院初选？

What Thomas Massie’s Race Says About Trump’s Influence - Why has a Republican contest in Kentucky become the most expensive House primary of all time? (www.newyorker.com)

27. 本杰明·内塔尼亚胡的国内之战——以色列总理领导的政府正在对该国的民主制度进行根本性变革。

Benjamin Netanyahu’s War at Home - The Israeli Prime Minister’s government is bringing radical change to the country’s democratic institutions. (www.newyorker.com)

28. 戛纳电影节的盛况骤然降临——第79届戛纳电影节在开幕首周便展映了詹姆斯·格雷、帕维尔·帕夫利科夫斯基和滨口龙介等导演的杰出新作。

All of a Sudden, the Glories of Cannes Are Upon Us - In its first week, the seventy-ninth edition of the festival unveiled standout new works by James Gray, Paweł Pawlikowski, and Ryûsuke Hamaguchi. (www.newyorker.com)

29. 每日漫画：5月18日，星期一——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 18th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

30. 《赞/贬夏日，一咒》——“在悲伤的船税中，在树液里，在松树的枝桠上，／尽管人心如冬，夏日依然降临。”

For/Against Summer, a Spell - “In sorrowship dues, in sap, on the spines of pines, / despite the winter of hearts, summer came.” (www.newyorker.com)

31. 罗伯特·平斯基的《零售天使》——“你在莫里斯糖果店里，那台太妃糖机的镀铬臂膀间，展现出优雅的风姿， / 跳着萨拉班德舞， / 将完美无瑕的糖果拆解又重新编织。”

“The Angel of Retail,” by Robert Pinsky - “Your spirit of grace in the taffy machine’s chrome arms / At Morris’s Candy performing a sarabande / Unknitting and knitting again immaculate sweets.” (www.newyorker.com)

32. 隔壁的人口贩卖受害者——一名年轻女孩被从几内亚带到达拉斯附近的一个富裕郊区。此后十六年，她一直被迫从事苦役。

The Human-Trafficking Victim Next Door - A young girl was brought from Guinea to a wealthy suburb near Dallas. She spent the next sixteen years of her life in forced servitude. (www.newyorker.com)

33. 玛丽·托德·林肯长期以来饱受嘲讽。她的声誉还能挽回吗？——在历史的记载中，这位第一夫人被视为一位情绪失控的寡妇和挥霍无度的花钱如流水之人。而她最新的传记作者则选择着重展现她的心理韧性和政治才能。

Mary Todd Lincoln Has Long Been Derided. Is Her Reputation Salvageable? - History knows the First Lady as a hysterical widow and a lavish spender. Her most recent biographer chooses to highlight her mental fortitude and political prowess. (www.newyorker.com)

34. NFL选秀的神秘魅力与大众吸引力——每年一度的选秀大会吸引数百万观众收看，并受到众多专业和业余预测者的深入分析。然而，归根结底，这仍是一场赌博。

The Mystery and Mass Appeal of the N.F.L. Draft - The annual draft is watched by millions, and analyzed by a set of professional and amateur prognosticators. Still, it comes down to a crapshoot. (www.newyorker.com)

35. 查亚·切尔诺温为受伤的世界发声——这位作曲家的作品近期在德国的一个音乐节上亮相，其中包含对针对儿童的战争罪行的痛心控诉。

Chaya Czernowin Gives Voice to a Wounded World - The composer’s work, featured at a recent festival in Germany, includes a howling denunciation of war crimes against children. (www.newyorker.com)

36. 棒球界的《大宪章》找到了新归宿——1999年，弗兰克·默里在苏富比拍卖会上竞拍并成功拍得《棒球规则》（Laws of Base Ball），这是一份详细记载了美国国民运动早期规则的19世纪文献。如今，它的价值已达到他当初出价的250倍。

Baseball’s Magna Carta Finds a New Home - In 1999, Frank Murray bid in a Sotheby’s auction and nabbed the “Laws of Base Ball,” a nineteenth-century document detailing early rules of America’s pastime. Now it’s worth two hundred and fifty times what he paid. (www.newyorker.com)

37. 沙吉的“轰动”普拉提课程——这位格莱美奖得主雷鬼巨星此行是为了宣传他的新专辑《Lottery》，并即将与斯汀展开合作，此刻他正在改革器课程中伸展身体、活力四射。

Shaggy’s Boombastic Pilates Session - In town to talk about his new album, “Lottery,” and en route to a collaboration with Sting, the Grammy-winning reggae star stretches and shakes at a reformer workout class. (www.newyorker.com)

38. 美国消费者的关税退款在哪里？——特朗普政府已开始向缴纳进口关税的企业退还超过1500亿美元。但迄今为止，这些企业的绝大多数客户仍未感受到多少实惠。

Where Are the Tariff Refunds for American Consumers? - The Trump Administration has started repaying more than a hundred and fifty billion dollars to companies that paid its import duties. So far, most of their customers are still waiting to see much benefit. (www.newyorker.com)

39. 简评书评——《走进碎木机》、《《超越入门》、《《天堂17》》和《《巴黎的纪念碑》》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Into the Wood Chipper,” “Transcendence for Beginners,” “Paradiso 17,” and “The Monuments of Paris.” (www.newyorker.com)

40. 卡迪尔·尼尔森的《户外写生》——春日印象。

Kadir Nelson’s “Plein Air” - Impressions of spring. (www.newyorker.com)

41. 真实的高中年鉴留言——“你今天下午会读到这句话一次，直到五十多岁才会再读到，但到那时，我早已死在自己的公寓里，孤零零地，除了脚踝上的电子监控器，浑身赤裸。”

Realistic High-School-Yearbook Inscriptions - “You will read this once this afternoon and not again until you’re in your fifties, but, by that time, I will have already died, alone in my apartment, totally nude, except for my ankle monitor.” (www.newyorker.com)

42. 哈基姆·杰弗里斯能否带领民主党夺回众议院控制权？——唐纳德·特朗普主导的史无前例的选区划分操纵，加上民主党内部的分歧，使得这位少数党领袖通往胜利的道路比以往任何时候都更加艰难。

Can Hakeem Jeffries Lead a Democratic Takeover of the House? - An unprecedented gerrymandering effort led by Donald Trump—and internal divisions among Democrats—has made the Minority Leader’s path to victory harder than ever. (www.newyorker.com)

43. “有意识”饮酒时代——美国人正逐渐失去对酒精的兴趣。迷你马丁尼能否将他们重新吸引回来？

The Age of “Intentional” Drinking - Americans are losing their appetite for booze. Could the mini Martini lure them back? (www.newyorker.com)

44. 莫扎特与萨利埃里能和解吗？——在摩根图书馆的莫扎特展览上，威尔·夏普和保罗·贝坦尼畅谈了在Starz新版《阿玛迪斯》中饰演古典乐界最臭名昭著的两位对手的经历。

Can Mozart and Salieri Work It Out? - At the Morgan Library’s Mozart exhibition, Will Sharpe and Paul Bettany dish about playing classical music’s most notorious rivals, on Starz’s new “Amadeus” reboot. (www.newyorker.com)

45. 人工智能“烂文”的雏形——在ChatGPT问世之前，已有“情节机器人”（Plot Robot）、“自动垮掉派”（Auto-Beatnik），以及长达一个世纪以来各种旨在实现写作自动化的尝试。

The Prehistory of A.I. Slop - Before ChatGPT, there was the Plot Robot, Auto-Beatnik, and a century’s worth of schemes for automating authorship. (www.newyorker.com)

46. 王维科的《梦驾》——每天早晨，他都会“醒来”——虽然这并非他会用的词——浑身疲惫，因为整夜未眠，整夜都在开车。

“The Dreamdrive,” by Weike Wang - Each morning, he “awoke”—not the term he would have used—exhausted, having not slept and having driven all night. (www.newyorker.com)

47. 餐厅点评：《Dean’s》绝非寻常酒馆——这家由King团队打造的市中心新餐厅，以精美绝伦的呈现方式，自豪地奉上既迷人又带点怪诞的英式经典菜肴。

Restaurant Review: Dean’s Is Not Your Average Pub - A new downtown restaurant from the team behind King serves proudly jolie-laide English classics, beautifully. (www.newyorker.com)

48. 布茨·莱利，马克思兄弟——布茨·莱利的荒诞电影将流行美学与激进政治理念融为一体。

Boots Riley, Marx Brother - Boots Riley’s zany movies combine pop aesthetics with radical politics. (www.newyorker.com)

49. 《The Audacity》是一部带有明确立场的残酷硅谷讽刺剧——这部AMC台的喜剧剧集对科技圈“兄弟帮”的犀利嘲讽，在2026年看来或许并不陌生，但它聚焦于这些科技精英所创造的世界中那些常被忽视的元素，赋予了该剧一种奇特的活力。

“The Audacity” Is a Brutal Silicon Valley Satire with an Agenda - The AMC dramedy’s skewering of tech bros might feel familiar in 2026—but a focus on oft-overlooked elements of the world they’ve created gives the series a strange verve. (www.newyorker.com)

50. 王薇可朗读《梦驱》——作者朗读了她发表在2026年5月25日刊上的短篇小说。

Weike Wang Reads “The Dreamdrive” - The author reads her story from the May 25, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

51. 民主党能夺回参议院控制权吗？——该党的选情终于出现好转，但机遇往往会迅速让位于内部分歧。该党是否有应对之策？

Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate? - Their electoral prospects are finally improving, but opportunities can quickly give way to divisions. Does the Party have a plan? (www.newyorker.com)

52. 王薇可谈反复出现的梦境与孤独——作者探讨了她的短篇小说《梦境之旅》。

Weike Wang on Recurring Dreams and Loneliness - The author discusses her story “The Dreamdrive.” (www.newyorker.com)

53. 永远无法合法吸烟的一代——英国新颁布的一项法律规定，年轻人终其一生都不得购买香烟。对英国政府而言，即便是六十岁的人，终有一天也会被视为未成年人。

The Generation That Will Always Be Too Young to Smoke - A new law in the U.K. bars young people from buying cigarettes for the rest of their lives. For the British government, even a sixty-year-old will someday be underage. (www.newyorker.com)

54. 唐纳德·特朗普访华的排场与奉承——这位总统与习近平的会谈——他似乎对后者的领导风格颇为羡慕——虽然促成了飞机和大豆的潜在交易，但在伊朗问题上却未达成任何明显共识。

The Pageantry and Flattery of Donald Trump’s Visit to China - The President’s talks with Xi Jinping, whose leadership style he seems to envy, yielded potential deals for airplanes and soybeans but no apparent agreement on Iran. (www.newyorker.com)

55. 艺术能教人吗？——将某部作品称为“说教性”作品，如今已成了被立即否定的一条理由。但那些具有教育倾向的作品——从《匹特》到《伊丽莎白·科斯特洛》——所展现的艺术价值，是否暗示我们应当重新思考？

Can Art Teach? - Calling something “didactic” has become grounds for immediate dismissal. But do the merits of works with an educational bent—from “The Pitt” to “Elizabeth Costello”—suggest we should think again? (www.newyorker.com)

56. 在纽约市“越界”骑行——布莱恩·芬克的摄影作品记录了骑行者们如何突破这座拥挤城市所设下的种种限制，并在过程中尽情展现自我。

Biking Outside the Lines in New York City - Brian Finke’s photographs document riders breaking through the constraints of the city’s crowded landscape—and showing off while they do. (www.newyorker.com)

57. 路易斯安那州初选地图：实时结果——比尔·卡西迪正试图在特朗普背书的挑战者面前保住自己的席位；受“路易斯安那州诉卡莱斯案”裁决影响，国会席位竞选已被推迟。

Louisiana Primary-Election Map: Live Results - Bill Cassidy tries to defend his seat against a Trump-endorsed challenger; congressional races are postponed in the wake of the Louisiana v. Callais decision. (www.newyorker.com)

58. “煽动六人组”成员谈民主党复兴——民主党众议员杰森·克劳阐述该党如何物色胜选候选人，并制定能够击败唐纳德·特朗普和共和党的竞选策略。

A Member of the “Seditious Six” on Reviving the Democratic Party - The Democratic representative Jason Crow on how the Party can recruit winning candidates and craft a message that will defeat Donald Trump and the G.O.P. (www.newyorker.com)

59. 《历史之争与美国建国250周年》，特邀历史学家吉尔·莱波尔——三位著名历史学家就这一国家里程碑展开讨论，而此时正值围绕美国人如何看待历史这一议题的政治争论愈演愈烈。莱波尔称，这简直是一场“混乱的闹剧”。

The History Wars and America at 250, with the Historian Jill Lepore - Three prominent historians discuss a national milestone arriving in the midst of a politically charged conflict over how Americans see the past. It’s a “goat rodeo,” Lepore says. (www.newyorker.com)

60. 美国建国250周年：街头视角——我们询问了美国民众对国家建国250周年的所思所感。

America at 250: A View from the Streets - We asked Americans what they’re thinking and feeling about the nation’s two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary. (www.newyorker.com)

61. 每日漫画：5月15日（星期五）——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 15th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

62. 以色列新政策如何切断加沙的人道主义援助——停火数月后，以色列官员禁止了37家国际非政府组织入境。一家“无国界医生”诊所目前在没有抗生素、甚至没有患者座椅的情况下仍在坚持运营。

How a New Israeli Policy Cuts Off Humanitarian Aid in Gaza - Months into the ceasefire, Israeli officials barred thirty-seven international N.G.O.s. A Doctors Without Borders clinic is carrying on without antibiotics, or even chairs for patients. (www.newyorker.com)

63. 超现实主义蓝调诗人阿贾·莫内（aja monet）的爵士风新专辑——此外还有：琼·塞梅尔（Joan Semmel）的革命性裸体摄影、阿莱希娅·哈里斯（Aleshea Harris）执导的电影《Is God Is》，蕾切尔·赛姆（Rachel Syme）畅谈琳琅满目的二手市场，以及更多精彩内容。

The Surrealist Blues Poet aja monet’s Jazzy New Album - Also: Joan Semmel’s revolutionary nudes, Aleshea Harris’s film adaptation of “Is God Is,” Rachel Syme on thrift markets galore, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

64. 《新“唐尼化”世界的地名》——在粗俗帝国，太阳永不西沉。

Place-Names from a Newly Donny-fied World - The sun never sets on the Vulgarian Empire. (www.newyorker.com)

65. 罗斯坦·巴特曼格利探索美国音乐的边界——这位曾效力于“吸血鬼周末”乐队的通才音乐人，热衷于挑战我们对流行歌曲的固有认知。

Rostam Batmanglij Wanders to the Edges of American Sound - The polymath musician, formerly of Vampire Weekend, likes to push our idea of what a pop song can be. (www.newyorker.com)

66. 选区划分之争对中期选举及2028年大选意味着什么——《纽约时报》首席政治分析师内特·科恩探讨民主党能否在选区划分之争中与共和党抗衡。

What the Gerrymandering Wars Mean for the Midterms—and 2028 - Nate Cohn, the New York Times’ chief political analyst, on whether the Democrats can match the G.O.P. in the fight over redistricting. (www.newyorker.com)

67. 《以赛亚·拉沙德的忏悔》——这位查塔努加说唱歌手在22岁时便得到了肯德里克·拉马尔的赏识。随后，他的生活变得愈发复杂。

The Confessions of Isaiah Rashad - The Chattanooga rapper was anointed by Kendrick Lamar at the age of twenty-two. Then his life got more complicated. (www.newyorker.com)

68. 当唐纳德·特朗普在中国展开“冒险”时，华盛顿特区却自得其乐——总统匆匆赶往北京，试图讨好习近平。而在美国本土，白宫里却充斥着非总统级别的车队、电子游戏，以及一种慵懒的气氛。

While Donald Trump Adventures in China, D.C. Entertains Itself - The President swept off to Beijing to court Xi Jinping. Back Stateside, it was non-Presidential motorcades, video games, and a languid vibe at the White House. (www.newyorker.com)

69. 每日漫画：5月14日，星期四——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 14th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

70. 基尔·斯塔默恐怕难逃下台命运——在一系列灾难性的选举结果之后，这位英国首相的权威已荡然无存。

Keir Starmer Won’t Survive This - After a disastrous set of election results, the British Prime Minister’s authority is in tatters. (www.newyorker.com)

71. 德克萨斯州大弯地区边境墙带来的迫在眉睫的灾难——环保组织、当地警长以及一位竞选国会议员的拥枪派YouTube博主都反对修建这堵墙。但工程仍在推进。

The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas - The wall is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway. (www.newyorker.com)

72. 唐纳德·特朗普会被允许销毁他的记录吗？——水门事件后通过的一项法律规定，总统记录属于政府财产。特朗普政府则宣称该法律违宪。

Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records? - A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional. (www.newyorker.com)

73. 难民安置计划的终结——当特朗普政府对世界上最弱势群体置之不理时，究竟发生了什么。

The End of Refugee Resettlement - What happened when the Trump Administration turned its back on the world’s most vulnerable. (www.newyorker.com)

74. 大都会艺术博物馆慈善晚宴的真正起点——每年，马克酒店都会变成一个喧闹的明星聚集地。

Where the Met Gala Really Begins - Every year, the Mark Hotel is transformed into a chaotic celebrity holding pen. (www.newyorker.com)

75. 《您身边的社区通讯》——从布鲁克林的《博鲁姆公报》到洛杉矶的《东区报》，这些地方性通讯正为我们带来一种社区归属感，而这种感觉在算法推送中早已缺失。

Your Friendly Neighborhood Newsletter - Local newsletters from “The Boerum Bulletin” in Brooklyn to “The Eastside Rag” in L.A. are providing a sense of community that’s missing from our algorithmic feeds. (www.newyorker.com)

76. 布兰迪（一位好姑娘）在夫妻治疗中——“布兰迪，”费尔德曼医生谨慎地问道，“当他说大海是他的爱人时，你听到了什么？”

Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy - “Brandy,” Dr. Feldman says, carefully, “when he says that the sea is his lady, what do you hear?” (www.newyorker.com)

77. 匈牙利避免了民主崩溃。我们能做到吗？——在维克托·奥尔班执政期间，匈牙利历经多年的腐败和民主侵蚀，如今必须重建其制度。新任总理佩特尔·马加尔面临着如何实现这一目标的质疑。

Hungary Avoided Democratic Collapse. Can We? - After years of corruption and democratic erosion under Viktor Orbán, Hungary must rebuild its institutions. Its new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, faces questions about how he’ll do it. (www.newyorker.com)

78. 《克里姆林宫的巫师》的空洞诡计——奥利维耶·阿萨亚斯改编自一部以弗拉基米尔·普京虚构顾问为原型的小说，却将政治简化为个人恩怨，将暴行贬低为轶事。

The Hollow Trickery of “The Wizard of the Kremlin” - Olivier Assayas’s adaptation of a novel about a fictionalized adviser to Vladimir Putin reduces politics to personalities and atrocities to anecdotes. (www.newyorker.com)

79. 奥利维耶·阿萨亚斯的“政治觉醒”——这位导演的最新作品《克里姆林宫的巫师》探讨了弗拉基米尔·普京的崛起之路，在此他谈到了几本对他理想形成产生过重要影响的书籍。

Olivier Assayas’s Coming of Political Age - The director—whose newest film, “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” examines the ascent of Vladimir Putin—discusses a few of the books that have helped to shape his ideals. (www.newyorker.com)

80. 每日漫画：5月13日，星期三——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 13th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

81. 西班牙为何敢于对抗唐纳德·特朗普——社会党总理佩德罗·桑切斯自始至终一直领导着欧洲各国反对对伊朗开战。

Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump - Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start. (www.newyorker.com)

82. 巴迪·布拉德利的舞蹈遗产——莫琳·福特的新传记《感受地板》讲述了一位鲜为人知的黑人编舞家如何将最新舞步传授给白人明星们。

Buddy Bradley’s Legacy of Dance - Maureen Footer’s new biography, “Feel the Floor,” shows how a little-known Black choreographer taught white stars all the latest moves. (www.newyorker.com)

83. 为何特朗普的灵性顾问为总统献上了一尊金像——福音派牧师马克·伯恩斯解释说，尽管特朗普总统发布过自己扮成耶稣的照片，但他的支持者并不认为他是神一般的存在。

Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President - Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus. (www.newyorker.com)

84. 一位科学家在“洪迪乌斯号”邮轮上与汉坦病毒的惊险遭遇——当时他正身处南大西洋某处，一位朋友发来短信，说一艘邮轮上爆发了疫情：“求求你，别告诉我你就在这艘船上。”

A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius - He was somewhere in the South Atlantic when a friend texted him about an outbreak on a cruise: “Please tell me you’re not on this ship.” (www.newyorker.com)

85. 每日漫画：5月12日，星期二——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 12th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

86. 停火的艺术——特朗普总统处理伊朗战争的方式，如何将这场时而短暂停火、时而持续不断的冲突，变成了现状。

The Art of the Ceasefire - How President Trump’s approach to the war in Iran is turning endless conflict, interrupted by fleeting pauses, into the status quo. (www.newyorker.com)

87. 将“特朗普时代”载入史册——当国家的历史已成为政治角力的战场时，该如何更新美国历史教科书？

Writing the Trump Years Into History - How do you bring an American-history textbook up to date when the country’s past has become a political battleground? (www.newyorker.com)

88. 根据你的睡姿，你的性格是——你总爱用全身的重量压在睡伴身上，而你的体重会突然完全转移到搭在对方身上的那条腿或手臂上。

Your Personality, According to Your Sleeping Position - You have a penchant for pinning your sleep partner beneath your full weight, which has suddenly shifted entirely into the leg or arm you’ve draped across their body. (www.newyorker.com)

89. 一位教授兼前院长认为，大学教育为何可能走向“OnlyFans”化——大学教育已变得千篇一律。在人工智能时代，学生们可能会寻求那些在别处无法获得的东西。

Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans - Universities have become generic, one professor and former dean argues. In the A.I. era, students may demand something they can’t get elsewhere. (www.newyorker.com)

90. 每日漫画：5月11日（星期一）——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 11th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

91. 洛杉矶二十一名兄妹的命运——近二十名儿童被发现面临遭受虐待和忽视的风险。他们的父母是否会为此承担责任？

The Fate of Twenty-one Los Angeles Siblings - Nearly two dozen kids were found at risk of abuse and neglect. Will their parents be held accountable? (www.newyorker.com)

92. 从“精神效应”到“精神困境”——既然超低价航空公司在欧洲如此成功，为何在美国却难以蓬勃发展？

From the Spirit Effect to the Spirit Dilemma - Why can’t ultra-discount airlines thrive in the U.S. when they are so successful in Europe? (www.newyorker.com)

93. 《Obsession》背后的26岁青年：一部关于单相思走向失控的惊悚故事——电影制作人柯里·巴克十几岁时以网络短剧喜剧演员的身份崭露头角。如今，他正以好莱坞下一位杰出恐怖片导演的身份声名鹊起。

The Twenty-Six-Year-Old Behind “Obsession,” a Terrifying Tale of a Crush Gone Awry - The filmmaker Curry Barker got his start online as a teen-age sketch comedian. Now he’s making his name as Hollywood’s next great horror auteur. (www.newyorker.com)

94. 佐兰·曼达尼任命的新任惩教专员能否解决莱克斯岛监狱的问题？——斯坦利·理查兹将对改革的信心以及他自身的入狱经历带入这场持续的危机之中。

Can Zohran Mamdani’s New Correction Commissioner Solve the Problem of Rikers? - Stanley Richards brings faith in reform and his own experience of incarceration to an ongoing crisis. (www.newyorker.com)

95. 与临终母亲共读如何让我了解她的一生——作为一名教师，她常与别人的孩子谈论文学。终于，我也获得了同样的机会。

How Reading with My Dying Mother Revealed Her Life - As a teacher, she would talk about literature with other people’s children. Finally I got the same chance. (www.newyorker.com)

96. 餐厅点评：Lysée——每周有一个晚上，在李恩智位于曼哈顿的这家小巧的糕点店Lysée里，甜点既是开胃菜，也是主菜，更是餐桌上的全部。

Restaurant Review: Lysée - One evening a week, at Eunji Lee’s tiny Manhattan pâtisserie, Lysée, sweets are appetizer, entrée, and everything else. (www.newyorker.com)

97. 佩特尔·马加尔带领匈牙利人摆脱了专制统治。如今他将带领他们走向何方？——在当选后首次接受外国记者的深度专访时，这位新任总理承诺：“我们不想建立一个权力机器。”

Péter Magyar Led Hungarians out of Autocracy. Where Will He Take Them Now? - In his first substantial conversation with a foreign journalist since being elected, the new Prime Minister promised, “We don’t want to build a power machine.” (www.newyorker.com)

98. 洛杉矶终于准备好迎接地铁了吗？——历经数十年的屡屡受挫，一条新的地铁线路终于在这座城市最拥堵的大道上开通了。

Is Los Angeles Finally Ready to Take the Subway? - After decades of false starts, a new rail line has opened along the city’s most congested boulevard. (www.newyorker.com)

99. 《羊侦探》对绵羊的误解——这部由休·杰克曼和艾玛·汤普森主演的新片改编自一部近乎完美的“绵羊犯罪小说”，但令人失望的是，该改编作品对动物心理几乎毫无兴趣。

What “The Sheep Detectives” Doesn’t Understand About Sheep - The new film, starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, is based on a near-perfect “sheep crime novel”—but the adaptation shows disappointingly little interest in the animal mind. (www.newyorker.com)

100. 精神航空与非休闲阶层的休闲时光之终结——这家廉价航空公司曾是一团糟。但它也是经济型旅行的象征，为大众带来了一种朴素的自由。

Spirit Airlines and the Death of Leisure for the Non-Leisure Class - The low-cost carrier was a mess. But it was also an icon of budget travel, facilitating a kind of modest freedom for the masses. (www.newyorker.com)

101. 重拾母爱的祖母们——在《Mawmaw》中，摄影师安东尼·威尔逊向西弗吉尼亚州的女性们致敬，她们在经历种种变故后，依然悉心照料着子女的子女。

The Grandmothers Who Become Mothers Again - In “Mawmaw,” the photographer Anthony Wilson pays tribute to West Virginia women who, after one tragedy or another, care for their children’s children. (www.newyorker.com)

102. 亿万富翁们是否走得太远了？——“我们看到他们已经操之过急，”社会学家布鲁克·哈灵顿说，“他们正在掠夺美国的文化机构。他们正在掠夺民主。”

Have Billionaires Gone Too Far? - “We’ve seen them overplaying their hand,” the sociologist Brooke Harrington says. “They’re pillaging American cultural institutions. They’re pillaging democracy.” (www.newyorker.com)

103. 英国政坛的动荡新时代——基尔·斯塔默的支持率低迷导致工党在地方选举中遭遇惨败。如今，随着五大政党竞相争夺选票，极右翼势力或许已具备赢得大选的有利条件。

The Chaotic New Era of British Politics - Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory. (www.newyorker.com)

104. 凯西·马斯格雷夫斯专辑乐评：《Middle of Nowhere》——在这张新专辑《Middle of Nowhere》中，这位歌手巧妙地演绎了乡村音乐的两大经典主题：她的家乡得克萨斯州，以及孤独。

Kacey Musgraves Music Review: “Middle of Nowhere” - On her new album, “Middle of Nowhere,” the singer toys with two of country music’s great themes: her home state of Texas, and solitude. (www.newyorker.com)

105. 《沉默的朋友》中，一棵树在马尔堡生长——在伊尔迪科·埃内迪这部引人深思的自然史诗中，来自三个不同时代的三个孤独的实验者，试图揭开植物的奥秘，并从中领悟到关于自身的重要真谛。

A Tree Grows in Marburg in “Silent Friend” - In Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative nature epic, three lonely experimenters from three different eras seek to unlock the secrets of plants—and learn something vital about themselves. (www.newyorker.com)

106. 特朗普时代下的巴拉克·奥巴马——记者彼得·斯莱文向前总统提出了许多民主党人心中的疑问：在危机时刻，他为何不采取更多行动？

Barack Obama in the Trump Era - The reporter Peter Slevin asks the former President the question on many Democrats’ minds: Why isn’t he doing more in a time of crisis? (www.newyorker.com)

107. 在母亲身陷囹圄中长大——哈丽特·克拉克的新小说《山丘》与她童年时探望被关押在监狱中的母亲的经历如出一辙。她接受了蕾切尔·阿维夫的采访。

Growing Up with a Mother in Prison - Harriet Clark’s new novel, “The Hill,” parallels her own childhood years spent visiting the prison where her mother was incarcerated. She talks with Rachel Aviv. (www.newyorker.com)

108. 每日漫画：5月8日，星期五——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 8th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

109. 蕾切尔·赛姆盛装亮相——另：杰西卡·温特推荐的以母亲为主题的电影

Rachel Syme Gets Suited Up - Also: Jessica Winter’s mom-themed movie picks (www.newyorker.com)

110. 那鲜红的“V”字——我倒也乐得当个青少年时期的异类——尤其是当这种排斥来自一群蠢货的时候。

The Scarlet “V” - I was comfortable being a tween pariah—especially when the rejection came from such idiots. (www.newyorker.com)

111. 我们是否对未来想得太多了？——在人类历史的大部分时间里，人们并不试图预测未来。也许这才是明智之举。

Do We Think Too Much About the Future? - For most of history, people didn’t try predicting it. Maybe that was wise. (www.newyorker.com)

112. 教皇就任一周年之际，白宫再度发难——谁能想到利奥十四世竟能在如此短的时间内创造如此多的历史？

The Pope’s First Anniversary Is Marked by More Sparring from the White House - Who would have thought that Leo XIV would make so much history so fast? (www.newyorker.com)

113. 对普京而言，问题（和偏执）正不断加剧——无人机袭击、网络中断以及经济的突然下滑，已导致一些俄罗斯知名人士开始公开质疑总统的执政能力。

For Putin, Problems (and Paranoia) Keep Mounting - Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have led some prominent Russians to start openly questioning their President’s grip on power. (www.newyorker.com)

114. 大卫·阿滕伯勒的时代——对于几代电视观众而言，这位备受喜爱的主持人将我们客厅里的那块玻璃屏幕与窗外的广阔世界紧密相连。而他的传奇仍在继续。

The Reign of David Attenborough - For generations of TV viewers, the beloved presenter has linked the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond. And he’s not done yet. (www.newyorker.com)

115. 直击霍尔木兹海峡——吱吱作响的轮子才能得到润滑油。

Straight Outta Hormuz - The squeaky wheel gets the oil. (www.newyorker.com)

116. 《总统的所有承包商》——在顾问们敦促其专注于国内议程之际，特朗普将目光投向了首都周边的建设项目。

All The President’s Contractors - Urged by advisers to focus on the domestic agenda, Trump trains his gaze on construction projects around the capital. (www.newyorker.com)

117. 每日漫画：5月7日，星期四——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 7th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

118. 英国的反犹太主义问题——在近期发生一系列暴力袭击事件后，英国政府已将反犹太主义定性为“危机”。但他们的解决方案究竟能保护犹太人，还是会使局势雪上加霜？

The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem - The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will their solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse? (www.newyorker.com)

119. 大都会艺术博物馆慈善晚会、电影《穿普拉达的女王2》以及时尚界的现状——这场奢华的筹款晚会和这部票房大片，都凸显了近几十年来时尚界与媒体领域的剧变。如今，谁才是真正的主导者？

The Met Gala, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and the State of Style - The opulent fund-raiser and the box-office hit both highlight dramatic shifts in fashion and media in recent decades. These days, who’s calling the shots? (www.newyorker.com)

120. 在这个中期选举季，别忘了“葡萄酒妈妈”们——在这个政治氛围异常激烈的时代，这个界定模糊、饱受非议的群体依然是选举中可靠的动力源泉。

This Midterm Season, Don’t Forget Your Wine Mom - In an age of hyperpolitics, the ill-defined, much-maligned cohort remains a reliable source of electoral energy. (www.newyorker.com)

121. 缩减社会保障规模的真正代价——在新领导层的领导下，该机构削弱了全国各地办事处的作用，并将业务集中管理，这使得数百万美国人更难获得福利方面的帮助。

The Real Cost of Downsizing Social Security - Under new leadership, the agency has reduced the role of field offices across the country and centralized its operations, making it harder for millions of Americans to get help with their benefits. (www.newyorker.com)

122. 一场国会初选如何演变成围绕人工智能的代理之战——亚历克斯·博雷斯希望对这项技术进行监管。他的竞选活动使OpenAI与Anthropic两家公司的影响力形成了对峙。

How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I. - Alex Bores wanted to regulate the technology. His race has pitted OpenAI’s influence against Anthropic’s. (www.newyorker.com)

123. 母亲节礼物，传达“对不起，我青春期时对你做的一切”——一支奢华的香薰蜡烛或许无法弥补那些因荷尔蒙剧烈波动而造成的多年“折磨”，但试一试总没错！

Mother’s Day Gifts That Say, “Sorry for Everything I Did to You as a Teen” - A luxurious candle probably can’t undo years of terrorization brought on by massive hormonal swings, but it’s worth a try! (www.newyorker.com)

124. 卡什·帕特尔针对《大西洋月刊》提起的战略性、无理诉讼——近期一波法律诉讼给记者们带来了新的压力，也引发了人们对调查性报道未来的担忧。

Kash Patel’s Strategic, Frivolous Lawsuit Against The Atlantic - A recent wave of legal challenges is putting renewed pressure on journalists and raising concerns about the future of investigative reporting. (www.newyorker.com)

125. 道格拉斯·斯图尔特谈描写同性恋生活的伟大小说——这位小说家的新作《约翰之约翰》现已出版，他在此分享了几部自己最喜爱的、以酷儿角色为主角的历史小说。

Douglas Stuart on Great Novels of Gay Life - The novelist—whose new book, “John of John,” is out now—shares a few of his favorite works of historical fiction that center on queer characters. (www.newyorker.com)

126. 杨安泽加入配文大赛——这位政界人士尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Andrew Yang Enters the Caption Contest - The politician tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

127. 丹尼·德维托加入配文大赛——这位演员、制片人和导演尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Danny DeVito Enters the Caption Contest - The actor, producer, and director tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

128. 《芝麻街》加入配文大赛——艾摩、大鸟、饼干怪兽和艾比·卡达比尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Sesame Street Enters the Caption Contest - Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

129. “The Try Guys” 参加配文大赛——这些网络红人兼《搞砸的隐秘力量》一书的合著者，尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

The Try Guys Enter the Caption Contest - The internet sensations and co-authors of “The Hidden Power of F*cking Up” try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

130. 库梅尔·南贾尼和戴夫·巴蒂斯塔参加配文大赛——《斯图伯》的主演们尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista Enter the Caption Contest - The “Stuber” stars try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

131. 佐伊·索尔达娜和扎克·加利费安纳基斯参加配文大赛——《失踪环节》的主演们尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Zoe Saldaña and Zach Galifianakis Enter the Caption Contest - The “Missing Link” stars try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

132. 卡拉莫·布朗、安东尼·波罗夫斯基和鲍比·伯克参加配文大赛——《酷男帮》剧组成员尝试为《纽约客》漫画配文。

Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Bobby Berk Enter the Caption Contest - “Queer Eye” cast members try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

133. 亚当·科诺弗参加配文大赛——这位演员兼作家尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Adam Conover Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and writer tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

134. 威尔·法瑞尔和约翰·C·赖利参加配文大赛——这两位演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Enter the Caption Contest - The actors try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

135. 乔恩·哈姆加入配文大赛——这位演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Jon Hamm Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

136. 尼克·克罗尔加入配文大赛——这位演员兼喜剧演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Nick Kroll Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

137. 雷特和林克参加配文大赛——YouTube每日节目《Good Mythical Morning》的两位主持人尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Rhett and Link Enter the Caption Contest - The hosts of the daily YouTube show “Good Mythical Morning” try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

138. 吉姆·加菲根参加配文大赛——这位演员兼喜剧演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Jim Gaffigan Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

139. 爱丽丝·卡斯诺夫参加配文大赛——一位神童尝试为《纽约客》漫画配文。

Alice Kassnove Enters the Caption Contest - A child prodigy tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

140. 尼克·奥弗曼加入配文大赛——这位演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Nick Offerman Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

141. 比尔·哈德尔加入配文大赛——这位喜剧演员兼演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Bill Hader Enters the Caption Contest - The comedian and actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

142. 一场针对人工智能的低保真反抗——随着精致、机器生成的视觉效果无处不在，艺术家和设计师们正拥抱一种充满手工痕迹的不完美风格。

A Lo-Fi Rebellion Against A.I. - As slick, machine-generated visuals become ubiquitous, artists and designers are embracing a style of handmade imperfection. (www.newyorker.com)

143. 一位父亲新近萌生的女权主义——如果要我坦率地说，没有哪个男孩配得上我的“公主”——如果我不承认“公主”这个称呼本质上带有居高临下的意味，我大概会这么说。

A Father’s Newfound Feminism - If you want my honest opinion, no boy will ever be good enough for my princess—is a thing I’d say if I didn’t acknowledge that “princess” is a fundamentally patronizing epithet. (www.newyorker.com)

144. 亚当·斯科特参加配文大赛——这位演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Adam Scott Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

145. 阿比·雅各布森和扎克·伍兹参加配文大赛——这两位演员尝试为《纽约客》的漫画配文。

Abbi Jacobson and Zach Woods Enter the Caption Contest - The actors try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

146. 每日漫画：5月6日，星期三——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 6th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

147. 伊朗战争如何使权力天平向中国倾斜——随着美国在海外的信誉和军事能力受到考验，中国通过置身事外并从中汲取经验，获得了更多话语权。

How the Iran War Is Shifting Power Toward China - As the U.S.’s credibility and military capacity are tested abroad, China has gained leverage by staying out of the fight and learning from it. (www.newyorker.com)

148. 穆里尔·斯帕克，这位双面间谍——一部新传记指出，这位小说家虚构了自己的身世，但秘密密码才是她天才的源泉。

Muriel Spark, the Double Agent - A new biography claims that the novelist fabricated her origin story—but that secret codes lie at the heart of her genius. (www.newyorker.com)

149. 2026年大都会艺术博物馆慈善晚会：贝索斯夫妇、碧昂斯与鲜血——今年的晚会不仅有备受争议的联合主席，还以垒球为主题，并至少有一处对艺术史上的丑闻进行了恰如其分的隐喻。

The 2026 Met Gala: Bezoses, Beyoncé, and Blood - This year’s event had controversial co-chairs, a softball theme, and at least one apt reference to an art-historical scandal. (www.newyorker.com)

150. 多梅尼科·格诺利令人目眩的日常生活特写——这位意大利画家将静物画推向了新的极致，让一条领带或一张床单看起来宛如外星景观。

Domenico Gnoli’s Dizzying Closeups of the Everyday - The Italian painter took still-life to new extremes, making a tie or a bedsheet look like an alien landscape. (www.newyorker.com)

151. 每日漫画：5月5日，星期二——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 5th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

152. 人工智能会让大学变得过时吗？——美国人早已对各类机构，包括学术界，心存疑虑。越来越多的人可能会认为，大学所授予的文凭并不值得付出那样的代价。

Will A.I. Make College Obsolete? - Americans already distrust institutions, including academia. More and more people may decide that its stamp of approval isn’t worth the cost. (www.newyorker.com)

153. 我完全不明白女儿为什么不跟我说话——我完全不明白女儿为什么不跟我说话。等她不再歪曲自己的童年记忆时，我才会停止“篡改历史”。

I Have No Idea Why My Daughter Doesn’t Talk to Me - I have no idea why my daughter doesn’t talk to me. I’ll stop “rewriting history” when she stops remembering her childhood wrong. (www.newyorker.com)

154. 俄亥俄州初选地图：实时结果——谢罗德·布朗正在角逐J.D.万斯参议员席位的民主党初选；维韦克·拉马斯瓦米有望赢得共和党州长初选。

Ohio Primary Elections Map: Live Results - Sherrod Brown is running in the Democratic primary for J. D. Vance’s Senate seat; Vivek Ramaswamy looks to win the Republican primary for governor. (www.newyorker.com)

155. 玛丽莲·梦露将被拍摄升华为一种艺术——好莱坞美女如云，而梦露拥有的却是一种更为罕见的特质：感染力。

Marilyn Monroe Made Being Photographed Into an Art - Hollywood was full of beauties. What Monroe had was something rarer: the ability to project. (www.newyorker.com)

156. 每日加赠漫画：《天际之灵》——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Bonus Daily Cartoon: Spirit in the Sky - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

157. 每日漫画：5月4日，星期一——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 4th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

158. 艾伦·巴斯《女儿手术期间，我想起在佛罗伦萨酒店度过的一个夜晚》——“她在老桥上的一家摊位买了一件黑色皮夹克。”

“While My Daughter Is in Surgery I Think About a Night in a Hotel in Florence,” by Ellen Bass - “She’d bought a black leather jacket from a stall on the Ponte Vecchio.” (www.newyorker.com)

159. 重塑身份政治的这一理念背后有着错综复杂的来龙去脉——金伯莉·克伦肖向我们提出了“交织性”和“批判性种族理论”这两个概念。她的新回忆录表明，她仍在为这些概念的含义而持续抗争。

The Idea That Reshaped Identity Politics Has a Complicated Backstory - Kimberlé Crenshaw gave us the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory.” Her new memoir shows that she isn’t done fighting over what they mean. (www.newyorker.com)

160. 让美国看起来像一片应许之地的艺术家——弗雷德里克·埃德温·丘奇让整个国家相信了自己的神话。这既是他的成就，也是他的覆灭。

The Artist Who Made America Look Like a Promised Land - Frederic Edwin Church sold a nation on its own mythology. That was his making—and his unmaking. (www.newyorker.com)

161. 在HBO的《黑暗巫师》中，迪恩·波特登场——这位高空跳伞运动员于2015年在一场悲剧性事故中丧生，当时距离他领取行为艺术奖仅剩一天。一部新的纪录片系列将探索他的生平与遗产。

In HBO’s “The Dark Wizard,” Dean Potter Climbs On - The BASE jumper died in a tragic accident in 2015, the day before he was to accept an award for performance art. A new docuseries explores his life and legacy. (www.newyorker.com)

162. 美国人如何再次陷入“淘金热”——飙升的金价、在社交媒体上走红的淘金网红、充满男子气概的淘金真人秀，以及特朗普对黄金的痴迷，共同点燃了一场自1849年以来前所未有的淘金热潮。

How Americans Caught Gold Fever Again - Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849. (www.newyorker.com)

163. 巴拉克·奥巴马反思自己在“特朗普时代”的角色——这位前总统仍是美国最受欢迎的政治人物之一。他对国家负有怎样的责任？

Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump - The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it? (www.newyorker.com)

164. 科尔伯特节目中的小号手谈《深夜秀》停播后的生活——自2015年以来，乔恩·兰普利一直担任《深夜秀》的驻场乐队成员，而该节目已被CBS电视台毫不留情地取消。随着最后一集的临近，他回顾了这段经历。

Colbert’s Trumpet Player on Life After Late Night - Since 2015, Jon Lampley has played in the house band of “The Late Show,” which CBS unceremoniously cancelled. As the final episode looms, he takes a look back. (www.newyorker.com)

165. 两百五十年的复杂纪念活动——唐纳德·特朗普不愿承认错误的态度表明，今年7月4日，我们恐怕难以看到那些直面美国历史复杂性的纪念活动。

Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations - Donald Trump’s aversion to admitting fault suggests that we will not likely see events that grapple with the nuanced nature of the nation’s history this July 4th. (www.newyorker.com)

166. 人工智能行业正蓬勃发展。它何时才能真正盈利？——就在埃隆·马斯克起诉其前OpenAI合伙人之际，人工智能公司正迅速扩张，但利润依然稀缺。

The A.I. Industry Is Booming. When Will It Actually Make Money? - As Elon Musk sues his former OpenAI partners, A.I. companies are expanding rapidly, but profits are still scarce. (www.newyorker.com)

167. 美国建国250周年——一个国家的希望与矛盾。

America at 250 - A nation’s hopes and paradoxes. (www.newyorker.com)

168. 《独立宣言》在修改前是否更好？——在争论、批评与妥协之中，这个分裂的国家不得不展现出团结一致的姿态。但这付出了代价。

Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits? - Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost. (www.newyorker.com)

169. 充满美国特色且极具张力的高中辩论世界——“一旦顺利进行，就会让人欲罢不能。”

The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate - “When it goes well, it can be extremely addicting.” (www.newyorker.com)

170. 简评书评——《韩国救世主》、《小镇女孩》、《湖底》和《八月、九月、十月》

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Korean Messiah,” “Small Town Girls,” “Underlake,” and “August, September, October.” (www.newyorker.com)

171. 长者优惠迪士尼乐园——准备好你的优惠券吧。蟾蜍先生的疯狂之旅即将带你前往泌尿科医生那里，还有“打盹隧道”等着你。

Senior-Discount Disneyland - Get your coupons ready. Here comes Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to the Urologist and the Tunnel of Nap. (www.newyorker.com)

172. 布伦达·希尔曼的《1970》——“你的头发有一码长。蓝色工装衬衫。破洞牛仔裤。”

“1970,” by Brenda Hillman - “Your hair is a yard long. Blue work shirt. Ripped jeans.” (www.newyorker.com)

173. 美国革命其实没那么了不起——美国人长期以来一直认为，正是他们掀起了全球性的反抗浪潮。但若将这一事件置于当时更广泛的帝国战争背景下审视，情况就大不相同了。

The American Revolution Wasn’t That Big a Deal - Americans have long imagined that they set off a global age of revolt. Seen within the era’s wider wars of empire, the story looks rather different. (www.newyorker.com)

174. 哈丽特·克拉克的处女作是一部别具一格的成长小说——在《山丘》中，一位女儿通过探望身陷囹圄的母亲逐渐成长，继承了那段曾摧毁她家庭的青年激进主义所留下的余波。

Harriet Clark’s Début Is a New Kind of Coming-of-Age Novel - In “The Hill,” a daughter comes of age through visits to her imprisoned mother, inheriting the afterlife of a youthful radicalism that shattered her family. (www.newyorker.com)

175. 在高线公园，佛像取代了巨型鸽子——那座鸟类雕塑从切尔西“鸽舍”飞走后，策展人塞西莉亚·阿莱曼尼主持安装了一件新作品——一座神圣的砂岩巨像，其原型是一尊被塔利班摧毁的佛像。

On the High Line, Buddha Is the New Giant Pigeon - After the bird sculpture flew the Chelsea coop, the curator Cecilia Alemani oversaw the installation of a new work—a sacred sandstone colossus, based on one destroyed by the Taliban. (www.newyorker.com)

176. 《宪法第二十五修正案》真的可行吗？——肯尼迪遇刺后，一位名叫约翰·费里克的初出茅庐的律师被召至华盛顿起草该条款。如今，人人都希望他能就将特朗普赶下台一事发表看法。

Is the Twenty-fifth Amendment Really an Option? - After J.F.K.’s assassination, a neophyte lawyer named John Feerick was summoned to Washington to draft the provision. Now everyone wants him to weigh in on booting Trump from office. (www.newyorker.com)

177. 一个美国青少年的生活与时代——从某些方面来说，这世界已经完蛋了。但作为一个12岁孩子，生活还是挺不错的。

The Life and Times of an American Tween - In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats. (www.newyorker.com)

178. 读者来信——读者就莎拉·斯蒂尔曼关于移民儿童被拘留的报道、帕特里克·拉登·基夫对新奥尔良汽车保险欺诈案的调查，以及罗南·法罗和安德鲁·马兰茨对萨姆·阿尔特曼的专访发表了看法。

Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Sarah Stillman’s piece about the detention of migrant children, Patrick Radden Keefe’s investigation into car-insurance fraud in New Orleans, and Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz’s profile of Sam Altman. (www.newyorker.com)

179. 巴里·布利特的《红、白与有点蓝》——美国的生日派对。

Barry Blitt’s “Red, White, and Kinda Blue” - America’s birthday party. (www.newyorker.com)

180. 《特朗普的美国地图》——对美国的一次完全不带党派色彩的制图学重新诠释。

Mapping Trump’s America - A totally nonpartisan cartographic reinterpretation of the United States. (www.newyorker.com)

181. 李昌镐的《排名》——我们大多是男孩，年纪尚轻，彼此间的羁绊显得格外强烈，如同部落一般，紧密得像止血带，然而我们的部落却始终充斥着无休止的争执。

“Standings,” by Chang-rae Lee - We were mostly boys and young enough that the bonds felt fierce, like in a tribe, tourniquet tight, yet our tribe was fuelled by constant disagreements. (www.newyorker.com)

182. 李昌镐谈1976年的童年生活——这位作家探讨了他的短篇小说《排名》。

Chang-rae Lee on What Childhood Was Like in 1976 - The author discusses his story “Standings.” (www.newyorker.com)

183. 餐厅点评：Vato 与 Los Burritos Juarez——这种以薄饼为主、风味浓郁的墨西哥北部风格卷饼正逐渐受到青睐，帕克斜坡区的 Vato 以及福特格林区的 Los Burritos Juarez 便是其中的代表。

Restaurant Review: Vato and Los Burritos Juarez - The slim, tortilla-forward northern-Mexican burrito is getting its due, at spots including Vato, in Park Slope, and Los Burritos Juarez, in Fort Greene. (www.newyorker.com)

184. 李昌镐朗读《排名》——作者朗读了发表于2026年5月11日和18日刊的这篇短篇小说。

Chang-rae Lee Reads “Standings” - The author read his story from the May 11 & 18, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

185. 最高法院是如何废除《投票权法案》的--二十年来，保守派大法官一直在努力铲除民权时代的堡垒。

How the Supreme Court Demolished the Voting Rights Act - For two decades, the conservative Justices worked to eliminate a bulwark of the civil-rights era. (www.newyorker.com)

186. 《蒂米——那头受困的座头鲸的奇异传奇》——科学家们认为，这头病恹恹的座头鲸应该被放任自生自灭。但一支由私人资助、成员背景各异的救援队却不这么认为。

The Strange Saga of Timmy, the Stranded Humpback Whale - Scientists said that an ailing humpback should be left to die in peace. A motley crew of privately funded rescuers disagreed. (www.newyorker.com)

187. 迪士尼的成年粉丝是地球上最幸福的债务人吗？——对于华特迪士尼公司最忠实的粉丝来说，追寻魔法的旅程可能伴随着五位数的信用卡账单。

Are Disney Adults the Happiest Debtors on Earth? - For the Walt Disney Company’s most loyal fans, the pursuit of magic can come with a five-figure credit-card bill. (www.newyorker.com)

188. 《走进“连环杀手的心灵”之旅》——在联合广场附近的一场快闪展上，参观者可以走进一家前Urban Outfitters门店，沉浸于“恐怖屋”般的氛围之中。

My Journey Inside the “Mind of a Serial Killer” - At a pop-up exhibition near Union Square, visitors can immerse themselves in a house-of-horrors-style environment inside a former Urban Outfitters store. (www.newyorker.com)

189. 索拉布·胡拉镜头下的克什米尔：凝固的景象——在《雪》中，这位摄影师展现了一个既充满美丽又饱受血腥蹂躏的地区所陷入的瘫痪状态。

Sohrab Hura’s Frozen Vision of Kashmir - In “Snow,” the photographer evokes the paralysis of a region defined at once by beauty and bloodshed. (www.newyorker.com)

190. 乔纳森·斯威夫特的最后一个玩笑——这位作家亲自撰写了自己的墓志铭。其中是否暗藏着讽刺之意？

Jonathan Swift’s Last Joke - The writer composed his own epitaph. Did it have a secret satirical intent? (www.newyorker.com)

191. 卢克雷西亚·马尔特尔那充满激情的道德洞察力——在这位阿根廷导演的新纪录片《我们的土地》以及近期修复的杰作《无头女人》中，形式的难以捉摸反而成为了通往真理的最直接途径。

The Furious Moral Clarity of Lucrecia Martel - In the Argentinean filmmaker’s new documentary, “Our Land,” and a recently restored masterpiece, “The Headless Woman,” an elusiveness of form becomes the most direct way to the truth. (www.newyorker.com)

192. 莫莉·罗杰斯为《穿普拉达的女王2》设计服装的蜿蜒之路——这位资深服装设计师曾在其好友帕特里夏·菲尔德麾下工作数十年，为卡莉·布雷萧等角色设计服装。随后，她便毅然单飞。

Molly Rogers’s Well-Worn Path to Costuming “The Devil Wears Prada 2” - The veteran costume designer worked for decades under her friend Patricia Field outfitting the likes of Carrie Bradshaw. Then, and just like that, she struck out on her own. (www.newyorker.com)

193. 一位获得特朗普背书的共和党人如何有望成为加州下一任州长——在民主党人比共和党人多出20%的加州，史蒂夫·希尔顿在民调中领先。他能在“蓝州”加州胜出吗？

How a Trump-Endorsed Republican Could Become California’s Next Governor - Steve Hilton is leading in the polls in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by twenty per cent. Could he win in blue California? (www.newyorker.com)

194. NBA传奇人物史蒂夫·科尔——这位金州勇士队主教练谈及与巅峰时期的迈克尔·乔丹并肩作战的经历、他对领导力的领悟，以及在联盟中直言不讳到什么程度才算过火。

The N.B.A. Legend Steve Kerr - The Golden State Warriors’ coach on playing with Michael Jordan in his prime, what he’s learned about leadership, and how outspoken is too outspoken in the league. (www.newyorker.com)

195. 每日漫画：5月1日，星期五——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 1st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

196. 我们在睡梦中也能学习。但我们应该这样做吗？——最新研究表明，人们在做梦时能够进行交流，甚至练习技能。

It’s Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We? - New research suggests that people can communicate and even practice skills while dreaming. (www.newyorker.com)

197. 《淑女修身课》：要不要碎纸——一场碎纸活动应该充满节日气氛，就像嘉年华一样，有气球、棉花糖和蓝草乐队。

Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred - A shredding event should be festive, like a carnival, with balloons and cotton candy and a bluegrass band. (www.newyorker.com)

198. 莎拉·顺莲·拜纳姆朗读琼·西尔伯的作品——作者将与黛博拉·特雷斯曼一同朗读并探讨发表于2022年《纽约客》杂志上的作品《进化》。

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Joan Silber - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Evolution,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2022. (www.newyorker.com)

199. 《激烈对决》及其“葡萄酒妈妈”粉丝们再度聚首——此外还有：MUNA乐队充满活力的流行音乐、胡安妮塔·麦克尼利的直击心灵的画作、音乐剧《海滩》等精彩内容。

“Heated Rivalry” and Its Wine-Mom Fans Reunite - Plus: the radiant pop of MUNA, the visceral paintings of Juanita McNeely, a “Beaches” musical, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

200. 查尔斯和唐纳德意见一致——算是吧，差不多吧。

Charles and Donald See Eye to Eye - Sort of, more or less. (www.newyorker.com)

201. 一位（或两位）国王、一位总统和一个“喷子”——关于查尔斯国王国事访问的思考。

A King (or Two), a President, and a Troll - Reflections on Charles’s State Visit. (www.newyorker.com)

202. 《双钢琴》将现代情感剧拍出了复古风味——阿诺·德普莱尚这部充满张力的作品讲述了一位钢琴家回到故乡，与恩师及前情人重逢的故事。影片将人物性格如多米诺骨牌般层层铺陈，却对他们所处的现实世界视而不见。

“Two Pianos” Turns Modern Melodrama Old-Fashioned - Arnaud Desplechin’s vigorous tale of a pianist’s return home to a mentor and an ex-lover lines up its characters’ traits like dominoes, and ignores the world they live in. (www.newyorker.com)

203. 刺杀未遂事件与王室访美——一位目击者对比了白宫记者晚宴的现场与查尔斯国王及卡米拉王后此次访美之行，此时正值美英关系紧张之际。

An Assassination Attempt and a Royal Visit to Washington - An eyewitness contrasts the scene at the White House Correspondents’ dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s trip amid strained U.S.-U.K. relations. (www.newyorker.com)

204. 每日漫画：4月30日，星期四——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 30th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

205. 爱尔兰毒枭丹尼尔·基纳汉在迪拜被捕——在迪拜自由生活了十年后，这位臭名昭著的爱尔兰毒贩终于被捕，预计将被遣返回都柏林受审。

The Irish Drug Kingpin Daniel Kinahan Is Arrested in Dubai - After living freely in Dubai for a decade, the notorious Irish drug dealer has finally been arrested, and is likely to be sent back to Dublin to stand trial. (www.newyorker.com)

206. 《迈克尔》试图展现——或掩盖什么 - 这部传记电影将这位所谓的“流行乐之王”重新推到了文化舞台的中心，为这位巨星充满争议的遗产涂上了一层新的光鲜外衣。

What “Michael” Tries to Show—or Hide - The bio-pic places the so-called King of Pop back at the center of the culture, putting a fresh coat of varnish on the star’s troubled legacy. (www.newyorker.com)

207. 《小熊维尼的家》——“赫法特伦普，”猫头鹰说，“住在‘赫夫’里。至少，天气暖和的时候是这样。到了冬天，他就会搬到‘斯尼特’去。”

The White House at Pooh Corner - “The Heffatrump,” said Owl, “lives in a Huff. At least, he does in warm weather. In winter he moves to a Snit.” (www.newyorker.com)

208. 《施米加敦！》和《迷失男孩》是精彩绝伦的翻拍之作——如今，“夸张风格”已成为百老汇音乐剧的主流美学。而这两部新作却敢于展现真挚的一面。

“Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys” Are Killer Revamps - Camp has become the go-to aesthetic for Broadway musicals. These two new shows dare to be sincere. (www.newyorker.com)

209. 查尔斯国王与卡米拉王后访美——一面国旗的失误、白宫的施工现场、一场与传粉者的合影，以及特朗普对扮演王室成员的热衷，共同造就了此次访问中那诡异的氛围。

King Charles and Queen Camilla Come to Washington - A flag flub, a White House construction zone, a pollinator photo op, and Trump’s love of royal cosplay all contributed to the bizarre atmosphere of the visit. (www.newyorker.com)

210. 莫妮卡·费雷尔朗读露西·布罗克-布罗伊多作品——这位诗人将与凯文·杨一同朗读并探讨露西·布罗克-布罗伊多的《卡罗莫尔》，以及她自己的诗作《五十年代》。

Monica Ferrell Reads Lucie Brock-Broido - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Carrowmore,” by Lucie Brock-Broido, and her own poem “The Fifties.” (www.newyorker.com)

211. 《穿普拉达的女王2》影评——这部由安妮·海瑟薇、梅丽尔·斯特里普和艾米丽·布朗特再度联袂出演的续集，既令人倍感亲切，又时而荒诞不经——但它同时也是一面精明而光鲜的镜子，映照出我们所处的时代。

“The Devil Wears Prada 2” Movie Review - The sequel, which reunites Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt, is familiar and at times preposterous—but it’s also a savvy, shiny reflection of our era. (www.newyorker.com)

212. 每日漫画：4月29日，星期三——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 29th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

213. 动荡时代的“柯克化”——文化已从调侃某人的死亡，转变为沉迷于实时调侃战争。

The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times - The culture has transitioned from memeing one man’s death to delighting in the memeing of wars in real time. (www.newyorker.com)

214. 《速度与激情》如何讲述好莱坞的故事——漫威电影宇宙常被视为好莱坞超级系列电影的典范。《速度与激情》系列电影的影响力或许同样不容小觑。

How “The Fast and the Furious” Tells the Story of Hollywood - The Marvel Cinematic Universe is often held up as the exemplar of the Hollywood mega-franchise. The “Fast” movies may have been just as influential. (www.newyorker.com)

215. 每日漫画：4月28日，星期二——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 28th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

216. 普京和泽连斯基如何看待伊朗战争——这场战争的连锁反应加剧了全球范围内的冲突、经济动荡和地区紧张局势，乌克兰也不例外。

How Putin and Zelensky View the War in Iran - The war’s ripple effects have exacerbated conflicts, economic insecurity, and regional tensions around the world, including in Ukraine. (www.newyorker.com)

217. 米歇尔·赫斯特对墨西哥的激情描绘——赫斯特以不乏男同性恋情调的视角，捕捉了这个国家的文化，从圣死女神崇拜的公共仪式到日常生活场景。

Michel Hurst’s Impassioned Vision of Mexico - Hurst captured the country’s culture—from public rituals of the cult of Santa Muerte to scenes from everyday life—with no small amount of homoeroticism. (www.newyorker.com)

218. 与医疗服务提供商支持机器人的对话——比起登录门户网站，我宁愿做以下几件事：被蚊子叮三口。开车一路去恩西诺办理公证。

Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot - Here are a few things I’d rather do than log in to a portal: Get three mosquito bites. Drive all the way to Encino to have something notarized. (www.newyorker.com)

219. 唐纳德·特朗普与伊朗的“两败俱伤”式谈判——总统坚持要求德黑兰无条件投降，导致协议无法达成。

Donald Trump’s Lose-Lose Negotiations with Iran - How the President’s insistence on Tehran’s unconditional surrender made it impossible to make a deal. (www.newyorker.com)

220. 每日漫画：4月27日，星期一——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 27th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

221. 唐纳德·特朗普的“特赦经济”——对某些富有的违法者而言，获得特赦只需一场高尔夫球赛——或者在海湖庄园享用一顿价值百万美元的盛宴——就能轻松实现。

Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy - For some wealthy offenders, clemency is just a golf game—or a million-dollar plate at Mar-a-Lago—away. (www.newyorker.com)

222. 帕特里克·鲍尔的百老汇之路与《贝基·肖》——在出演《皮特》之前，这位演员曾做过服务生、调制拿铁，还曾满城奔波为凯莉·布拉德肖搬运戏服。

Patrick Ball’s Path to Broadway and “Becky Shaw” - Before “The Pitt,” the actor waited tables, made lattes, and schlepped Carrie Bradshaw’s wardrobe around town. (www.newyorker.com)

223. 玛莎·格雷厄姆的舞蹈革命还能持续多久？——在她创立的舞团迎来百年华诞之际，该舞团正处于“传承”与“革新传统”之间的两难境地。

How Long Can Martha Graham’s Dance Revolution Last? - As the company she left behind celebrates its centenary, it finds itself caught between preservation and radical tradition. (www.newyorker.com)

224. “比利牧师”向诺曼·福斯特的新“巨石”发起挑战——刚为尼尔·杨的演唱会担任开场嘉宾的街头传教士比利·塔伦，已从焚烧米老鼠人偶的抗议活动转向反对摩根大通与化石燃料行业的关联。

Reverend Billy Takes On Norman Foster’s New Monolith - Fresh from opening shows for Neil Young, the street preacher Billy Talen has moved on from burning Mickey Mouse in effigy to protesting JPMorgan Chase’s ties to fossil fuels. (www.newyorker.com)

225. 纽约现代艺术博物馆PS1分馆的“徽章、运动与曼达尼”展——从事出租车驾驶工作的埃尔查法兄弟——比拉尔和萨拉赫——成为艺术家肯尼思·谭新作的主角，该作品展现了他们工作的艰辛。

Medallions, Movement, and Mamdani at MOMA PS1 - The cab-driving Elcharfa brothers, Bilal and Salah, star in a new piece by the artist Kenneth Tam that showcases the hardships of their jobs. (www.newyorker.com)

226. 卡什·帕特尔对《大西洋月刊》提起的荒谬诉讼——这位联邦调查局局长的律师们似乎误解了法律（或逻辑）的运作方式。

Kash Patel’s Implausible Lawsuit Against The Atlantic - The F.B.I. director’s lawyers seem to misunderstand how the law (or logic) works. (www.newyorker.com)

227. 杰罗姆·鲍威尔抗拒唐纳德·特朗普的启示——一个独立的美联储需要一位独立的领导人。凯文·沃什胜任此职吗？

The Lessons from Jerome Powell’s Defiance of Donald Trump - An independent Fed needs an independent leader. Is Kevin Warsh up to the job? (www.newyorker.com)

228. 当有人将装有字条的瓶子扔进大海时，会发生什么？——大多数瓶子都会消失无踪。一位爱好者正致力于寻找这些字条——以及写下它们的人。

What Happens When Someone Throws a Message in a Bottle Into the Sea? - Most simply disappear. One enthusiast is on a quest to find the notes—and the people behind them. (www.newyorker.com)

229. 托默·哈努卡的《春之问候》——中央公园风格。

Tomer Hanuka’s “Spring Salutations” - Central Park flow. (www.newyorker.com)

230. 《罗马之死》与《温室》书评——沃尔夫冈·科彭于1951至1954年间创作的“失败三部曲”，是一幅描绘一个在物质与道德上均已支离破碎的国家的宏大、多声部画卷。

“Death in Rome” and “The Hothouse,” Reviewed - Wolfgang Koeppen’s “trilogy of failure,” written from 1951 to 1954, is a sprawling, polyphonic portrait of a physically and morally shattered country. (www.newyorker.com)

231. 蒂莎妮·多希的《语言起源论》——“昨夜，离家数月之后，／一只田鹬划破沉寂的夜色，／发出警报。”

“A Theory on the Origin of Language,” by Tishani Doshi - “Last night, after months away from home, / a lapwing piercing the still dark still / with its warnings.” (www.newyorker.com)

232. “Sqirl 重振篇”——这家备受喜爱的洛杉矶咖啡馆曾因一桶发霉的果酱而陷入低谷。如今，它已重新开放，提供晚餐服务。

The Sqirl Redemption Arc - The beloved L.A. café was brought low by a bucket of moldy jam. Now it’s open for dinner. (www.newyorker.com)

233. 劳里·梅特卡夫的第三幕——曾遭解雇的制作人斯科特·鲁丁正押注于将她打造成“美国戏剧界的第一夫人”，以此谋求自己的东山再起。

Laurie Metcalf’s Third Act - The once cancelled producer Scott Rudin has staked his own comeback on making her the First Lady of American Theatre. (www.newyorker.com)

234. 马塞尔·杜尚的多重面貌——这位变幻莫测的艺术家如何颠覆了艺术本身。

The Many Forms of Marcel Duchamp - How the shape-shifting artist radicalized art itself. (www.newyorker.com)

235. 艾伦·伯斯汀的内心书房——克里斯·克里斯托弗森在两人共同出演《爱丽丝已不在此》时曾告诉她，自己是一名诗人。她的新书以诗歌的形式讲述了她的人生故事。

Ellen Burstyn’s Inner Library - Kris Kristofferson told her he was a poet when they co-starred in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Her new book tells the story of her life in poetry. (www.newyorker.com)

236. 美国环保署能否在李·泽尔丁的领导下生存下去？——这家原本旨在保护环境和人类健康的机构，如今却废除了安全法规，支持煤炭产业，并对气候变化置若罔闻。

Can the E.P.A. Survive Lee Zeldin? - The agency, which was founded to protect the environment and human health, has cancelled safety regulations, supported coal, and stopped caring about climate change. (www.newyorker.com)

237. 安东尼·沃尔顿的《汤普金斯广场》——“那是他们私下筹划已久的夜晚，在思绪的幽闭角落里酝酿了数年之久，才终于得以或应当发生。”

“Tompkins Square,” by Anthony Walton - “It was an evening they had planned, privately, in the sequester / of their thoughts for years before it could or should have / happened.” (www.newyorker.com)

238. 艾娃的人生清单——春天来了，随之而来的还有“巨胸家庭主妇”、“大腹便便的笨蛋”和“普通保姆”的身影。

Ava’s Life List - Spring is here, and with it sightings of the Great-breasted Hausfrau, the Pot-Bellied Galoot, and the Common Nanny. (www.newyorker.com)

239. 简评书评——《追寻当下》、《非偶然》、《关于失去与薰衣草》和《无路可归》

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “In Search of Now,” “Nothing Random,” “Of Loss and Lavender,” and “No Way Home.” (www.newyorker.com)

240. 唐纳德·特朗普的大扫除——具体原因往往含糊其辞，继任者尚未确定，但政府官员正纷纷离职，其中包括三位内阁部长。

Donald Trump’s Spring Cleaning - The exact reasons are often left vague and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving the Administration—including three Cabinet secretaries. (www.newyorker.com)

241. 史蒂夫·科尔是否已心力交瘁？——金州勇士队主教练谈他在球队的未来、与德雷蒙德·格林的复杂关系，以及是否会涉足政坛。

Has Steve Kerr Had Enough? - The head coach for the Golden State Warriors on his future with the team, his complicated relationship with Draymond Green, and whether he might give politics a try. (www.newyorker.com)

242. 赛义德·萨拉菲扎德朗读《排除法》——作者朗读了发表于2026年5月4日刊的这篇短篇小说。

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination” - The author reads his story from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

243. 赛义德·萨拉菲扎德谈《以卡夫卡开篇》——作者探讨了他的短篇小说《排除法》。

Saïd Sayrafiezadeh on Opening with Kafka - The author discusses his story “Process of Elimination.” (www.newyorker.com)

244. 赛义德·萨拉菲扎德的《排除法》——小费罐失踪的那晚，我们原以为是某个学生偷走了它，也可能是某位教授——一位兼职教授——趁我们不注意时拿走了它。

“Process of Elimination,” by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh - The night the tip jar went missing, we assumed that it had been stolen by a student, or maybe a professor—an adjunct—who had taken it when we weren’t looking. (www.newyorker.com)

245. 海伦，帮帮我：如何重整你的厨房——《纽约客》美食评论家为读者解答烘焙难题。

Helen, Help Me: How to Recalibrate Your Kitchen - A New Yorker food critic responds to a reader’s baking woes. (www.newyorker.com)

246. 白宫记者晚宴现场枪声大作——我原以为是某位餐饮服务人员打翻了一摞盘子，但随后便听到了“有人开枪了！”的喊声

Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as Gunshots Rang Out - I thought a caterer might have dropped a stack of plates, but then I heard shouts of “Shots fired!” (www.newyorker.com)

247. 阿非卡·班巴塔之死与嘻哈音乐的余生——这位嘻哈音乐的开创者之一，如今正以某种形式萦绕于其间。

The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop - One of the originators of the genre now haunts it. (www.newyorker.com)

248. 借助人工智能，人人都能成为网红——TikTok和Instagram让人们轻松通过自身形象获利。如今，精通社交媒体的人可以利用人工智能来玩转自己的身份，甚至彻底重塑它。

With A.I., Anyone Can Be an Influencer - TikTok and Instagram made it easy to monetize the physical self. Now the social-media-savvy can use A.I. to play with their identity, or overhaul it entirely. (www.newyorker.com)

249. 微剧席卷全球的崛起内幕——如今，绝大多数人都曾观看过——或刷过——那些讲述爱情与背叛的超短剧。中国公司是如何制作这些作品的？

Inside the World-Conquering Rise of the Micro-Drama - Much of humanity has now watched—or scrolled past—extremely short shows about love and betrayal. How do Chinese companies create them? (www.newyorker.com)

250. 切尔诺贝利寡妇的悲剧，四十年后——娜塔莉娅·霍迪姆丘克一直怀念着她的亡夫——那位在核反应堆事故中首位遇难的工人——直到她自己也成为俄罗斯袭击的受害者。

A Chernobyl Widow’s Tragedy, Forty Years Later - Nataliia Khodymchuk lived in memory of her late husband, the first worker to die at the nuclear reactor, until she fell victim to a Russian attack. (www.newyorker.com)

251. 唐纳德·特朗普在海外发动的经济战波及国内——从关税到与伊朗的冲突，这位总统正在摧毁全球经济。

Donald Trump’s Economic Warfare Abroad Comes Home - From tariffs to the war with Iran, the President is blowing up the global economy. (www.newyorker.com)

252. 兰德·保罗参议员为何投票支持限制唐纳德·特朗普的战争权力——这位倾向自由主义的共和党人谈及他为遏制总统在伊朗的行动所做的努力，以及他将在2028年如何与其他共和党总统候选人展开竞选。

Why Senator Rand Paul Voted to Limit Donald Trump’s War Powers - The libertarian-leaning Republican discusses his effort to restrain the President’s actions in Iran, and how he would campaign against other G.O.P. Presidential candidates in 2028. (www.newyorker.com)

253. 《“Fat Swim”与文学中的肥胖恐惧症问题》——小说家艾玛·科普利·艾森伯格与文学评论家詹妮弗·威尔逊探讨了她的短篇小说集《“Fat Swim”》，以及她在当代小说中观察到的肥胖恐惧症现象。

“Fat Swim” and Literature’s Fatphobia Problem - The novelist Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her short-story collection “Fat Swim,” and the fatphobia she finds in contemporary fiction, with the critic Jennifer Wilson. (www.newyorker.com)

254. 每日漫画：4月24日，星期五——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 24th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

255. “埃普斯坦民主党人”的崛起——在要求公开埃普斯坦档案的过程中，该党采取了一种对抗唐纳德·特朗普的全新策略。这是个好主意吗？

The Rise of the Epstein Democrat - In demanding the release of the Epstein files, the Party has embraced a radically new way of fighting Donald Trump. Is it a good idea? (www.newyorker.com)

256. 伊朗支持的网络攻击威胁有多大？——美国网络安全与基础设施安全局（CISA）最近发布的一份安全通告直截了当地提醒我们：在数字时代，战场已扩展至日常生活的方方面面。

How Big a Threat Are Iranian-Backed Cyber Attacks? - A recent CISA advisory was a blunt reminder that, in the digital age, the battlefield has expanded to encompass the geography of everyday life. (www.newyorker.com)

257. Oneohtrix Point Never 的《Sense of the Uncanny》——此外：莎拉·拉尔森（Sarah Larson）最新推荐的播客、百老汇剧目《洛基恐怖秀》（The Rocky Horror Show）和《栏杆》（The Balusters）、法国歌手 Oklou 等。

Oneohtrix Point Never’s Sense of the Uncanny - Also: Sarah Larson’s latest podcast picks, “The Rocky Horror Show” and “The Balusters” on Broadway, the French singer Oklou, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

258. 《DTF圣路易斯》展现的新男性形象——这部剧呈现了一个奇特的世界，男人们在其中反复向彼此表白爱意。这会让他们成为更好的人吗？

The New Masculinity of “DTF St. Louis” - The show exists in a strange world where men repeatedly confess their love for each other. Does it make them better people? (www.newyorker.com)

259. 《半个男人》剧评——理查德·加德继《小驯鹿》之后的新作，讲述了一段长达数十年的准亲属关系，其复杂程度远超荧屏上任何其他男性情谊。

“Half Man” TV Review - Richard Gadd’s follow-up to “Baby Reindeer” traces a decades-long quasi-familial relationship that’s thornier than any other male bond on TV. (www.newyorker.com)

260. 《迈克尔》影评：一部经过美化的传记片，纯粹聚焦事业——这部新片详细讲述了将迈克尔·杰克逊推向巨星地位的幕后运作，却对其个人生活只字未提。

“Michael,” Reviewed: A Sanitized Bio-Pic That’s All Business - The new movie details the backstage maneuvers that catapulted Michael Jackson to stardom but leaves his personal life out of the picture. (www.newyorker.com)

261. 特朗普与那份未曾达成的伊朗协议——与一位言而无信的总统达成协议实属不易。

Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t - It’s tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond. (www.newyorker.com)

262. 每日漫画：4月23日，星期四——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 23rd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

263. 美伊战争对中国意味着什么——布鲁金斯学会中国中心研究员乔纳森·钦探讨了中国与伊朗之间的关系为何被夸大，以及这场冲突可能对台湾的未来产生何种影响。

What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China - Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan. (www.newyorker.com)

264. 一位神童的畅销怀旧之作——内利奥·比德曼的《拉扎尔》在很大程度上讲述的是二十世纪欧洲那段耳熟能详的故事。它为何能引起如此大的反响？

A Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia - Nelio Biedermann’s “Lázár” is, for the most part, the well-rehearsed story of twentieth-century Europe. Why is it making such waves? (www.newyorker.com)

265. 要让人工智能退出校园，还需要什么？——科技界认为，人工智能辅助教育是必要的，也是不可避免的。但越来越多的家长、教育工作者和认知科学家却持相反观点。

What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools? - The tech world assumes that A.I.-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite. (www.newyorker.com)

266. LIV高尔夫正因乏味而走向衰亡——一旦你抛开这个由沙特支持的联赛背后的商业风波，剩下的就只是看着那些富可敌国、道德存疑的中年男子上场打球。

LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom - Once you got past the Saudi-backed league’s business drama, what you were left with was watching sensationally wealthy, morally compromised middle-aged men go to work. (www.newyorker.com)

267. 耶稣的意思是——有些人既犯罪，又去投票，还批评担任总统或副总统的他人，这是他们不该做的，而耶稣很可能就是为此而死的。为了他人的罪。

What Jesus Meant - Some people sin and vote and criticize others who are the President or Vice-President, which they shouldn’t do, and that’s why Jesus likely died. For other people’s sins. (www.newyorker.com)

268. 为何真诚无处不在——《Project Hail Mary》和莉娜·杜汉姆的回忆录《Famesick》都属于新一波艺术作品，它们大胆地选择真诚而非愤世嫉俗。我们为何突然如此渴望将心事坦露无遗？

Why Earnestness Is Everywhere - “Project Hail Mary” and Lena Dunham’s memoir “Famesick” are part of a new wave of art works that boldly embrace sincerity over cynicism. Why are we suddenly so eager to wear our hearts on our sleeves? (www.newyorker.com)

269. 职业摔角教会琳达·麦克马洪的政治之道——作为教育部长，琳达·麦克马洪践行着一位行事张扬、擅长戏剧化表现的男人的目标——这些技能正是她在世界摔角娱乐公司任职期间培养出来的。

What Pro Wrestling Taught Linda McMahon About Politics - As Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon has executed the goals of a brash man with a flair for the theatrical—skills she developed during her time at World Wrestling Entertainment. (www.newyorker.com)

270. 地球日快乐——（致所有庆祝这一天的人。）

Happy Earth Day - (To those who celebrate.) (www.newyorker.com)

271. 达尼亚尔·穆伊努丁谈现实生活的运用与滥用——这位小说家探讨了那些取材于身边人物的虚构作品——这些作品往往会引发争议。

Daniyal Mueenuddin on the Uses, and Abuses, of Real Life - The novelist discusses works of fiction that draw from the people one knows—often, to controversial effect. (www.newyorker.com)

272. 每日漫画：4月22日，星期三——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 22nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

273. 格温多琳·莱利的新小说描绘了中年生活的残局——《棕榈屋》中充斥着固执的男性自尊，以及那些性格犀利的女性，她们的坦率在面对生活时往往无济于事。

Gwendoline Riley’s New Novel Surveys the Wreckage of Middle Age - “The Palm House” is haunted by stubborn male egos and sharp-edged women whose honesty is often ineffectual in the face of life. (www.newyorker.com)

274. 《卡戴珊家族解释一切》（因为她们就是一切）——一位网络卡戴珊理论家的新书认为，金·卡戴珊及其家族是理解新千年媒体的关键。

The Kardashians Explain Everything (Because They Are Everything) - A new book by an online Kardashian theorist argues that Kim and clan are the keys to understanding media in the new millennium. (www.newyorker.com)

275. 每年那短短一周，你会忘记自己有过敏症——你以为这是身体即将彻底崩溃的征兆，结果眼睛却开始发痒流泪。

That One Week Every Year You Forget You Have Allergies - In what you assume is a sign of your body’s imminent total collapse, your eyes are now itching and watering. (www.newyorker.com)

276. 爵士乐的历史瞬间得以拓展——阿赫玛德·贾马尔、乔·亨德森和塞西尔·泰勒新近发布的现场演出档案，不仅彰显了他们的艺术遗产，也展现了爵士乐这一艺术形式的宏大图景。

The History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded - Newly released archival live performances by Ahmad Jamal, Joe Henderson, and Cecil Taylor illuminate their legacies and the art form at large. (www.newyorker.com)

277. 那些渴望出演《紫雨》的明尼苏达人——1983年，摄影师汤姆·阿恩特听说假日酒店的停车场里正发生一件有趣的事：王子的新电影正在进行选角。

The Minnesotans Who Wanted to Be in “Purple Rain” - In 1983, the photographer Tom Arndt heard about something interesting happening in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn: a casting call for Prince’s new movie. (www.newyorker.com)

278. Ticketmaster垄断案的判决是海市蜃楼吗？——在多年票务费用飞涨和销售手段复杂难懂之后，陪审团在一桩反垄断诉讼中裁定该公司败诉。此案对观众购票的影响仍不明朗。

Is the Ticketmaster Monopoly Verdict a Mirage? - After years of skyrocketing fees and byzantine sales practices, a jury ruled against the company in an antitrust case. The effect on concert-going remains uncertain. (www.newyorker.com)

279. 每日加赠漫画：《青春之泉》——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Bonus Daily Cartoon: Fountain of Youth - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

280. 唐纳德·特朗普的凯旋门与专制政体的建筑——当被记者问及这座凯旋门是为谁而建时，特朗普回答说：“为我。”

Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy - When asked by a reporter whom the arch would be for, Trump said, “Me.” (www.newyorker.com)

281. 每日漫画：4月21日，星期二——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 21st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

282. 尼古拉斯·马杜罗在布鲁克林一所臭名昭著的监狱中的生活——据报道，这位委内瑞拉总统被关押在专门收押知名囚犯的监区，该监区以关押说唱歌手和科技大亨而闻名，而与此同时，他的国家与特朗普政府的关系正处于一种微妙的紧张状态。

What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail - The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump. (www.newyorker.com)

283. 《若问我：拯救富有的白人女性》——这些剧集的剧情通常围绕一起谋杀案展开，但这起谋杀案的发生与其说是为了夺走一条人命，不如说是为了给我们的女主角添麻烦，迫使她不得不推迟早午餐或媒体活动，以便掩盖那具令人尴尬的尸体。

If You Ask Me: Save the Rich White Women - The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse. (www.newyorker.com)

284. 绘本带来的乐趣：让孩子也“心领神会”——近期几本采用不可靠叙述者的绘本，让孩子们体验到了那种难得的乐趣：感觉自己比故事更聪明。

The Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke - Several recent books with unreliable narrators give children the rare pleasure of feeling smarter than the story. (www.newyorker.com)

285. 每日漫画：4月20日（星期一）——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 20th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

286. 动态定价会毁了世界杯吗？——足球迷和主办城市政界人士对国际足联在新售票系统下制定的票价感到愤怒。

Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup? - Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system. (www.newyorker.com)

287. 达芙妮·鲁宾-维加重返故里——漫步在地狱厨房街区，这位女演员回忆起昔日偶遇名人（简·方达！唐纳德·萨瑟兰！）的往事，而她正准备在百老汇外剧目《加法器》中饰演那个意气风发的“零先生”。

Daphne Rubin-Vega Comes Home - Strolling through Hell’s Kitchen, the actress recalls old celeb sightings (Jane Fonda! Donald Sutherland!) on her way to playing the swaggering Mr. Zero in “The Adding Machine,” Off Broadway. (www.newyorker.com)

288. 那位挑战迈克尔·杰克逊的动作片导演——安东尼·福奎阿的职业生涯建立在塑造魅力非凡的英雄形象之上。如今，他将讲述这位“流行乐之王”的故事。

The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson - Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop. (www.newyorker.com)

289. 简评书评——《生命的力量》、《活着的感觉》、《温柔以待》和《典范之人》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Power of Life,” “How It Feels to Be Alive,” “Go Gentle,” and “Exemplary Humans.” (www.newyorker.com)

290. 专为中年人设计的密室逃脱——与其他爸爸们一起组队，一边畅聊职业体育、大学体育和孩子（以及他们的运动），一边刻意避免眼神接触、政治话题以及任何流露脆弱的迹象。

Escape Rooms for Middle-Aged People - Work as a team as you and other dads chat about pro sports, college sports, kids (and their sports), while avoiding eye contact, politics, and any hint of vulnerability. (www.newyorker.com)

291. 弗朗茨·赖特《恩惠》——“我的死在第二个抽屉里。”

“Favor,” by Franz Wright - “My death is in the second drawer.” (www.newyorker.com)

292. 重塑日裔美国人拘禁史的小说家——在《问题27与28》中，卡伦·泰·山下探讨了历史叙事是如何被建构的。

The Novelist Reimagining the Japanese American Internment - In “Questions 27 & 28,” Karen Tei Yamashita opens an inquiry into how the story of the past gets made. (www.newyorker.com)

293. 《白板：第六卷》，约翰·麦克菲 著——一个永无止境的项目。

Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee - A project meant not to end. (www.newyorker.com)

294. 当你的数字生活消失殆尽——手机损坏或硬盘损坏可能意味着工作成果、证据、艺术作品，甚至是逝者最后的痕迹都将付之一炬。但有时，数据恢复专家却能从虚无中找回那些丢失的文件。

When Your Digital Life Vanishes - A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void. (www.newyorker.com)

295. 特朗普可能欣赏的教皇们——总统认为教皇利奥十四世是个软蛋。来看看几位真正硬汉般的教皇，他们或许更符合他的口味。

The Popes That Trump Might’ve Liked - The President thinks Pope Leo XIV is a wuss. Meet some real tough-guy Pontiffs who might have fit the bill. (www.newyorker.com)

296. 失败的解剖——从喷雾式避孕套到放射性抗皱霜，巴黎工艺美术博物馆（Musée des Arts et Métiers）的“Flops?!”展览将这些糟糕的发明推到了聚光灯下。

The Anatomy of a Failure - From spray-on condoms to radioactive wrinkle cream, “Flops?!,” at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, in Paris, puts terrible inventions in the spotlight. (www.newyorker.com)

297. 琳达·麦克马洪的“学徒生涯”——这位教育部长曾与丈夫文斯一起经营WWE多年，而文斯是个性格不稳定的人，他和琳达的新上司一样，都深谙如何煽动观众情绪。

The Apprenticeship of Linda McMahon - The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd. (www.newyorker.com)

298. 克里斯托弗·尼曼的“西四街”——这座城市最具标志性的球场之一。

Christoph Niemann’s “West Fourth” - One of the city’s most iconic courts. (www.newyorker.com)

299. 《春天来了，我终于扔掉了最后那束买给你的花》，作者：阿里尔·弗朗西斯科——“已经过了好几周。/ 已经过了好几个月。已经过了好几个季节。”

“Spring Comes and I Finally Throw Out the Last Flowers I Bought You,” by Ariel Francisco - “It’s been weeks. / It’s been months. It’s been seasons.” (www.newyorker.com)

300. 《为温和派辩护》——在这个崇尚激情的时代，“理性”常被讥讽为政治上的怯懦或冷漠的中立。新出版的一本书指出，这恰恰是我们所需要的。

In Defense of the Moderate - In an era that prizes passion, “reasonableness” gets caricatured as political cowardice or bloodless neutrality. A new book says it’s exactly what we need. (www.newyorker.com)