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1. 为什么成年人会玩玩具——在数十年来一直依赖那些不得不向父母讨要零花钱的顾客（而这些顾客终将长大成人）之后，玩具行业在“大孩子”身上找到了救星。

Why Adults Are Playing with Toys - After decades of depending on customers who had to beg their parents for pocket money—and who would eventually grow up—the toy industry has found a savior in “kid-ults.” (www.newyorker.com)

2. 让凯茜·埃姆斯成为怪物——在引人入胜的新版《伊甸园之东》中，唯有一处显得格格不入：约翰·斯坦贝克笔下最邪恶的角色被描绘得过于温和了。

Let Cathy Ames Be a Monster - In the captivating new “East of Eden,” only one note rings false: the softening of John Steinbeck’s most evil character. (www.newyorker.com)

3. 芭芭拉·特拉皮多的持续魅力——这位备受追捧的小说家正计划为《更著名的杰克的兄弟》创作续集。她为何能始终保持如此持久的吸引力？

The Constant Rediscovery of Barbara Trapido - The cult novelist is planning a sequel to “Brother of the More Famous Jack.” What accounts for her persistent appeal? (www.newyorker.com)

4. “橄榄园”才是真正的“真北”——两名男子制作了一只指南针，它指向该餐厅位于时代广场的分店。在一次堪比《奥德赛》的漫长旅程中——而且还关乎能否吃到面包棒——他们一路从史泰登岛跋涉而来。

Olive Garden Is the Real True North - Two guys created a compass that points to the restaurant’s Times Square location. On a trek rivalling the Odyssey—and with breadsticks on the line—they navigate all the way from Staten Island. (www.newyorker.com)

5. 杰拉尔德·赛勒斯镜头下黑人生活的壮丽影像——赛勒斯从90年代开始持续记录纽约市的生活。他拍摄的哈莱姆区——那里的街道、爵士俱乐部，以及幽暗而充满灵魂气息的夜晚——所呈现的画面，其独特魅力无与伦比。

Gerald Cyrus’s Magnificent Images of Black Life - Cyrus began consistently documenting New York City in the nineties. His images of Harlem—its streets, its jazz clubs, its dark, soulful nights—evoke the place like nothing else. (www.newyorker.com)

6. 《天鹅》遭遇肤浅的反思——这部关于真人秀节目《天鹅》的新纪录片，讲述了该节目先对参赛者进行极致改造，再让他们在选美比赛中相互角逐的故事，却未能深入探讨该节目的残酷性，也未能剖析滋生这种现象的文化根源。

“The Swan” Gets a Superficial Reckoning - A new documentary about the reality series, which gave participants extreme makeovers before pitting them against one another in a beauty pageant, fails to grapple with the show’s cruelty, or with the culture that enabled it. (www.newyorker.com)

7. 欧洲还能信任美国吗？——俄罗斯正在北约领土上不断升级挑衅行为。波兰外交部长向美国传递了一条信息：“你们或许在别处有‘婚外情’，但对我们欧洲来说，你们已经‘结了婚’。”

Can Europe Still Trust America? - Russia is escalating its provocations in NATO territory. Poland''s foreign minister has a message for the U.S.: “You may have affairs elsewhere, but to us, Europe, you are married.” (www.newyorker.com)

8. 一名美国记者因间谍罪在俄罗斯入狱——《华尔街日报》驻外记者埃文·格什科维奇因被诬告犯有间谍罪而被定罪，他讲述了自己在俄罗斯监狱中的经历。

An American Journalist Imprisoned as a Spy in Russia - Evan Gershkovich, a foreign correspondent for the Wall Street Journal who was convicted on false charges of espionage, talks about his time in a Russian prison. (www.newyorker.com)

9. 杰里米·斯特朗谈饰演马克·扎克伯格及其他不受欢迎的角色——这位当代杰出演员谈如何对马克·扎克伯格、肯达尔·罗伊和罗伊·科恩产生同情，以及为何《纽约客》的那篇人物特写至今仍令他耿耿于怀。

Jeremy Strong on Playing Mark Zuckerberg and Other Unpopular Characters - One of the great actors of the era on finding sympathy for Mark Zuckerberg, Kendall Roy, and Roy Cohn—and why the New Yorker Profile still stings. (www.newyorker.com)

10. 纽约电影节第二周：口若悬河，行动果敢——来自世界各地的新片将各年龄段的机智健谈者塑造成戏剧冲突与危险的推手。

The New York Film Festival, Week Two: Loose Talk, Bold Action - New movies from around the world treat sharp-minded talkers of all ages as agents of drama and danger. (www.newyorker.com)

11. 每日漫画：10月2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, October 2nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

12. 人工智能还会抢走我们的工作吗？——就业末日尚未到来。相反，正在发生的是另一件事。

Will A.I. Still Take Our Jobs? - The jobs apocalypse hasn’t arrived. Something else is happening instead. (www.newyorker.com)

13. 贾斯汀·库兰德的摄影作品让我们心悬一线——此外：凯莱拉的前卫R&B音乐、杰西卡·兰格的艺术创作、澳大利亚芭蕾舞团演绎的奥斯卡·王尔德作品，以及更多内容。

Justine Kurland’s Photographs Keep Us on Edge - Also: the progressive R. & B. of Kelela, the art of Jessica Lange, the Australian Ballet on Oscar Wilde, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

14. 一位海地人在美国生活的悄然瓦解——埃曼努埃拉是全家唯一拥有“临时保护身份”的人。如今这一身份已不复存在，她悄然辞去了工作，拼命地约会以寻找丈夫，并开始隐姓埋名。

The Quiet Unravelling of a Haitian Life in America - Emmanuella was the only one in her family on Temporary Protected Status. Now that it’s gone, she’s leaving her job without a word, desperately dating to find a husband, and beginning to go underground. (www.newyorker.com)

15. 资金雄厚的拉美裔选民争取战：让拉美裔继续投票支持共和党——在驱逐出境潮和特朗普支持率低迷的背景下，一个由科赫兄弟支持的组织招募了密歇根州的拉美裔人士，为迈克·罗杰斯争取了超过十万名选民的支持。

The Well-Funded Fight to Keep Latinos Voting Republican - Amid deportations and Trump’s lagging popularity, one Koch-backed group has recruited Michigan Latinos to reach more than a hundred thousand voters for Mike Rogers. (www.newyorker.com)

16. 为何伊朗局势可能再度升级——随着美国护航船只通过霍尔木兹海峡，海湾地区的石油出口已出现反弹。但实现持久和平面临的障碍却比以往任何时候都更大。

Why the War in Iran Is Likely to Heat Up Again - Oil exports in the Gulf have rebounded as the U.S. escorts ships through the Strait of Hormuz. But the obstacles to a lasting peace are greater than ever. (www.newyorker.com)

17. 皮特·赫格塞斯刚刚在“错误的战争”中宣布了胜利——这位五角大楼中好斗的文化斗士，可能很快会成为国会的头号目标。

Pete Hegseth Just Declared Victory in the Wrong War - The combative culture warrior in the Pentagon may soon be Congress’s top target. (www.newyorker.com)

18. 每日漫画：10月1日，星期四——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

19. 《华盛顿圆桌会议》直播：华盛顿能否有效管控人工智能？——值此习近平主席赴华盛顿出席重要峰会之际，美国政界人士在如何应对人工智能潜在监管问题上存在严重分歧。

The Washington Roundtable Live: Can D.C. Get a Grip on A.I.? - With Xi Jinping visiting Washington for a major summit, American politicians are deeply divided over how to approach potential regulation of artificial intelligence. (www.newyorker.com)

20. 佐伊·卡赞执导的《伊甸园之东》：既令人陶醉又充满大爱——克里斯托弗·阿博特和迈克·费斯特在片中分别饰演约翰·斯坦贝克笔下的特拉斯克兄弟，展开激烈对决；而弗洛伦斯·皮尤饰演的凯茜，则是一位让人不由得为之喝彩的哥特式反派。

Zoe Kazan’s Heady and Bighearted “East of Eden” - While Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist duke it out as John Steinbeck’s Trask brothers, Florence Pugh’s Cathy is a gothic villain you can’t help but root for. (www.newyorker.com)

21. “康奈尔七人”强奸案如何演变为全国性丑闻——地区检察官和大学方面都做出了令人失望的回应，这暴露了机构层面上普遍存在的疏忽现象。

How the “Cornell Seven” Rape Case Became a National Scandal - The dismal responses from both the D.A. and the university reveal a larger pattern of institutional carelessness. (www.newyorker.com)

22. 科尔姆·托宾朗读托拜厄斯·沃尔夫的作品——这位作家将与黛博拉·特赖斯曼一同朗读并探讨2005年发表于《纽约客》的《等待命令》。

Colm Tóibín Reads Tobias Wolff - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Awaiting Orders,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2005. (www.newyorker.com)

23. “汤姆·克鲁斯大集结”——经典角色和惊险刺激的特技表演，让汤姆·克鲁斯的名字成为了电影魔力的代名词。在《Digger》中，他打破了以往的动作片惯例，向我们展示了崭新的一面——无论结果是好是坏。

Tom Cruise-a-Palooza - Iconic roles and death-defying stunts have made Tom Cruise’s name synonymous with movie magic. In “Digger,” he breaks his action streak to show us something new—for better or for worse. (www.newyorker.com)

24. 迄今为止我们查明的选举舞弊行为——在仔细核查了数十亿张选票后，我们发现了无数起选举舞弊案例。之所以说是“无数”，部分原因在于我们既不愿也不愿数到三十四以上。

Voter Fraud We’ve Identified So Far - After scouring billions of ballots, we have identified countless instances of voter fraud. They are countless, in part, because we are unwilling and unable to count past thirty-four. (www.newyorker.com)

25. 苏珊·柯林斯为何能执政如此之久——即使这位缅因州资深参议员最终败给了一位民主党人，她漫长的任期也印证了将联邦资金引入本州所具有的影响力——并促使选民对其他疑虑视而不见。

Why Susan Collins Has Lasted So Long - Even if Maine’s longtime senator is finally defeated by a Democrat, her lengthy tenure speaks to the power of bringing federal money home—and asking voters to overlook other misgivings. (www.newyorker.com)

26. 特朗普为何推迟取消萨尔瓦多人的合法身份——白宫已悄然暂停了一项终止数千名来自萨尔瓦多移民“临时保护身份”的命令，此举是在建筑行业及其他利益集团数月来的游说之后做出的。

Why Trump Delayed Cancelling Legal Status for Salvadorans - The White House has quietly paused an order to end Temporary Protected Status for thousands of immigrants from El Salvador, a move that came after months of lobbying from the construction industry and other interest groups. (www.newyorker.com)

27. 《Verity》是对人才的极度浪费——达科塔·约翰逊和安妮·海瑟薇所具备的戏剧张力，在这部因对骇人听闻的恶行所产生的怀疑而变得荒谬混乱的爱情故事中被白白浪费了。

“Verity” Is a Criminal Waste of Talent - The melodramatic power of Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway is squandered in a romantic tale that’s ludicrously muddled by suspicions of monstrous misdeeds. (www.newyorker.com)

28. 每日漫画：9月30日，星期三——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

29. 卡罗琳·福尔切朗读马哈茂德·达尔维什的作品——这位诗人将与凯文·杨一同朗读并探讨马哈茂德·达尔维什的《猫头鹰之夜》，以及她自己的诗作《石头博物馆》。

Carolyn Forché Reads Mahmoud Darwish - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “The Owl''s Night,” by Mahmoud Darwish, and her own poem “The Museum of Stones.” (www.newyorker.com)

30. 推动反人工智能运动的人文主义——在华盛顿特区举行的“拥护人类大会”上，与会者谈论得较少的是就业和政策，而更多的是他们的人生哲学。

The Humanism Driving the Anti-A.I. Movement - At the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, D.C., attendees talked less about jobs and policy, and more about their philosophy of life. (www.newyorker.com)

31. 芭芭拉·金索尔夫正在读什么——这位普利策奖得主的新作、充满私密情感的小说《帕蒂塔》将于下周出版。

What Barbara Kingsolver Is Reading - The Pulitzer Prize winner’s intimate new novel, “Partita,” is out next week. (www.newyorker.com)

32. 汤姆·克鲁斯在《Digger》中既令人捧腹，又妙趣横生——在这部亚历杭德罗·G·伊尼亚里图构思精巧的末日闹剧中，说教式的讽刺与视觉上的超凡脱俗势均力敌。

Tom Cruise Is a Scream—and a Gas—in “Digger” - In Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s conceptually elaborate apocalyptic farce, hectoring satire and visual sublimity fight to a draw. (www.newyorker.com)

33. 市长与民族主义者之争——尽管本国领导人并未如此，世界各地的城市领导人仍在捍卫民主。

Mayors vs. Nationalists - Leaders of cities around the world are standing up for democracy, even if the leaders of their countries are not. (www.newyorker.com)

34. 每日漫画：9月29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, September 29th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

When “Gender Deception” Is a Crime - A new book revisits a notorious British sexual-assault trial in which a woman was convicted of posing as a man in bed. (www.newyorker.com)

36. 个人的选择无法拯救美国的公立学校——尼科尔·汉娜-琼斯曾将女儿送进一所表现不佳的当地学校，如今对此深感后悔。但将这个问题个人化并非正确的解决之道。

Individual Choices Won’t Fix America’s Public Schools - Nikole Hannah-Jones sent her daughter to a struggling local school and has come to regret it. But personalizing the problem is the wrong approach. (www.newyorker.com)

37. 我可能成为的“传统妻子”新类型——仅限穿搭：我看起来完全就像是《大草原上的小木屋》的性感版，但我坚决不做任何家务。

New Kinds of Trad Wife I Could Be - Outfit Only: I totally look like I’m in a sexy version of “Little House on the Prairie,” but I refuse to do a single chore. (www.newyorker.com)

38. 我们所看到的究竟是真还是假？——人工智能无处不在，往往让人难以分辨什么是真实的。

Is What We’re Watching True or False? - A.I. is everywhere, and it’s often hard to tell what’s even real. (www.newyorker.com)

39. 每日漫画：9月28日星期一——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

40. 卡通版经济衰退指标——你的毕生积蓄只有一只飞蛾吗？你是否患上了“金钱眼”？这可能意味着我们正处于经济低迷期。

Cartoon Recession Indicators - Is your life savings a single moth? Are you afflicted with moola eyes? It might be a sign we’re in a downturn. (www.newyorker.com)

41. 美国为何呈现如今的面貌——从广阔的街区网格到蜿蜒的郊区，两个世纪以来，美国人一直在重塑房产周围的景观。

Why America Looks the Way It Does - From vast grids to winding suburbs, Americans have spent two centuries remaking the landscape around property. (www.newyorker.com)

42. 《冰球爸爸与冰球儿子》——育儿是一门实践。你从错误中吸取教训，但最终还是会重蹈覆辙。

Hockey Dads and Hockey Sons - Parenting is a practice. You learn from your mistakes and then repeat them anyway. (www.newyorker.com)

43. 《家长群聊天指南》——从和蔼能干到阴险迷茫，来认识一下那些让你手机响个不停的各种人物吧。

Your Guide to Navigating the Parent Group Chat - From the kind and competent to the scheming and lost, meet all the characters blowing up your phone. (www.newyorker.com)

44. 凯莱布·哈默的“羞辱经济”——这位热门YouTube系列节目《财务审计》的主持人声称，他的目标是提高观众的财务素养，而那些身陷困境的受访者则作为极端反例，警示观众哪些做法应避免。

Caleb Hammer’s Humiliation Economy - The host of “Financial Audit,” a popular YouTube series, claims that his goal is to make his viewers more financially literate, with his down-and-out interviewees serving as extreme test cases for what not to do. (www.newyorker.com)

45. 那位教会我俄罗斯监狱暗语的狱友——在监狱外，我们绝不可能成为朋友。但在我们共处的狭小空间里，我们建立起了一种微妙的默契。

The Cellmate Who Taught Me the Codes of Russian Prison - On the outside, we would have never been friends. But in our small shared space we established a delicate rapport. (www.newyorker.com)

More Sunshine with Joey Arias and Basil Twist - The performance artist and the puppeteer are reviving their avant-garde cabaret show, a leggy fantasia beloved by Cyndi Lauper and the late Paul Reubens. (www.newyorker.com)

47. 在美国司法部，许多律师都在思考是否该辞职了——那些认为特朗普政府正在破坏司法公正的政府律师所面临的困境。

At the Department of Justice, Many Lawyers Are Wondering If It’s Time to Quit - The quandary faced by government lawyers who think that the Trump Administration is subverting justice. (www.newyorker.com)

48. 为什么没人愿意修缮美国最危险的道路之一？——“百万美元公路”常发生落石和雪崩，这里既发生过骇人听闻的车祸，也上演过英勇的救援行动。

Why Doesn’t Anyone Want to Fix One of America’s Scariest Roads? - The Million Dollar Highway, prone to rockfall and avalanches, is the site of horrific crashes and courageous rescues. (www.newyorker.com)

49. 维多利亚·滕特勒-克里洛夫的《花卉区》——城市中心的一片绿洲。

Victoria Tentler-Krylov’s “Flower District” - An oasis in the middle of the city. (www.newyorker.com)

50. 帕维尔·帕夫利科夫斯基是如何学会拍摄欧洲的裂痕的——这位波兰导演的职业生涯，始终致力于探索精神与政治层面的边界之谜。

How Paweł Pawlikowski Learned to Film Europe’s Fractures - The Polish director has made a career out of examining the mysteries of borders, both spiritual and political. (www.newyorker.com)

51. 简评书评——《光辉》、《云盗》、《亲爱的经销商》和《公民野兽》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Radiance,” “Cloudthief,” “Dear Dealer,” and “Citizen Beast.” (www.newyorker.com)

52. 读者来信——读者就M. R. 奥康纳关于“烟跳者”的报道、凯莱法·桑内关于人工智能音乐的文章、詹妮弗·威尔逊关于内衣的文章以及安娜·霍姆斯关于购房的随笔发表了看法。

Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to M. R. O’Connor’s story about smokejumpers, Kelefa Sanneh’s piece about A.I. music, Jennifer Wilson’s article about lingerie, and Anna Holmes’s home-ownership essay. (www.newyorker.com)

53. 饼干怪兽试图完成他的AI任务——我好困惑。我对饼干可是了如指掌！现在我居然得用AI来处理饼干相关的工作？

Cookie Monster Tries to Meet His A.I. Mandate - Me confused. Me know cookie inside and out! Now me has to use A.I. for cookie work? (www.newyorker.com)

54. 探寻……花旗球场的“酒香”？——在大都会队比赛场外的停车场里，来自“SuperVinoBros”的TikTok品酒师瑞安和克里斯·戈伊多斯开了一瓶神秘葡萄酒，并猜测其产地。

Detecting Notes of . . . Citi Field? - In the parking lot outside a Mets game, the TikTok sommeliers Ryan and Chris Goydos, of SuperVinoBros, crack open a mystery wine and guess its provenance. (www.newyorker.com)

55. 美国是如何成为反法西斯国家的——富兰克林·D·罗斯福在应对法西斯主义威胁方面行动迟缓。一部新史著探讨了他——以及整个国家——最终是如何转变立场的。

How America Became Antifascist - Franklin D. Roosevelt was slow to confront the threat of Fascism. A new history explores how he—and the country—finally came around. (www.newyorker.com)

56. 总统与媒体之争——到目前为止，唐纳德·特朗普的行为已不足为奇。不过，上周值得注意的是媒体的反应方式。

The President vs. the Press - Donald Trump’s behavior cannot be called unexpected at this point. What was noteworthy last week, however, was the way that the media responded. (www.newyorker.com)

57. 亚历山大·索尔仁尼琴的《千钧一发》——那位警尉似乎正在一字不差地记录格列布所说的话，但用的是完全不同的词语。

“Narrow Escape,” by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - The police lieutenant appeared to be writing down exactly what Gleb was telling him, but relying upon completely different words. (www.newyorker.com)

58. 斯蒂芬妮·伯特所著《南塔基特的垂柳》——“他们也无法离开这个岛。”

“Weeping Willow, Nantucket,” by Stephanie Burt - “They can’t get off the island either.” (www.newyorker.com)

59. 亚历山大·索尔仁尼琴的小说首次以英文出版——与亚历山大·索尔仁尼琴之子伊格纳特·索尔仁尼琴的对话。

Fiction by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, in English for the First Time - A conversation with Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s son Ignat Solzhenitsyn. (www.newyorker.com)

60. 伊希翁·哈钦森的《星光下的迪安杰洛》——“天哪，魔鬼又在搞他那套老把戏了。”

“D’Angelo in Starlight,” by Ishion Hutchinson - “Good God, the devil is up to his old tricks.” (www.newyorker.com)

61. 伊朗对如何与特朗普达成和平协议感到苦恼和困惑——在联合国大会经历了一周的激烈讨论后，一项新的停火提议曾一度出现，但似乎很快便销声匿迹了。

Iran’s Bitterness and Bewilderment Over How to Make Peace with Trump - After a heated week at the U.N. General Assembly, a new ceasefire proposal came and apparently went. (www.newyorker.com)

62. 诺兰·韦尔斯的家人仍在寻求真相——密西西比州大陪审团决定不对一名黑人青少年在划船途中死亡一事提起指控，但其确切死因仍不明朗。

Nolan Wells’s Family Still Wants Answers - A Mississippi grand jury declined to bring charges in connection with the death of a Black teen-ager during a boating trip, but it’s still unclear exactly how he died. (www.newyorker.com)

63. 塔琳·西蒙的《父亲形象》——在古根海姆博物馆的新展中，这位艺术家通过一位匿名联邦调查局探员漫长的职业生涯，探讨了爱国主义与父权制的话题。

Taryn Simon’s Father Figures - In a new show at the Guggenheim, the artist grapples with patriotism and patriarchy through the long career of an anonymous F.B.I. agent. (www.newyorker.com)

64. 公共空间真的属于公众吗？——一群当地居民正努力将城市空间还给民众，包括游说将空地改造成花园，以及就一个庭院问题与活动场地“瓜斯塔维诺”展开抗争。

Are Public Spaces Really for the Public? - A group of locals is trying to reclaim city spots for the people—including lobbying to turn vacant lots into gardens and fighting the event venue Guastavino’s over a courtyard. (www.newyorker.com)

65. 让索菲亚·科波拉为之着迷的青少年肖像——约瑟夫·萨博的照片捕捉到了美国青少年自然流露的神态，以及他们身姿舒展、洒脱无忧的优雅。

The Teen Portraits That Captivated Sofia Coppola - Joseph Szabo’s pictures capture American adolescents’ spontaneous presence and loose-limbed, insouciant grace. (www.newyorker.com)

66. 在宾夕法尼亚车站度过的一夜——对于那些努力将无家可归的纽约人安置到收容所的外展工作者来说，每个夜晚既会见到熟悉的面孔，也会面临新的挑战。

A Night Living in Penn Station - For the outreach workers trying to place homeless New Yorkers in shelters, each evening presents familiar faces and fresh challenges. (www.newyorker.com)

67. 苏珊·柯林斯的“缅因州摇钱树”——这位参议员利用自己在国会的资历，为本州争取了大量资源。对于那些讨厌她所在政党的选民来说，这够了吗？

Susan Collins’s Maine Money Machine - The senator uses her seniority in Congress to bring significant resources to her state. Is that enough for voters who hate her party? (www.newyorker.com)

68. 阿里·伊曼纽尔谈唐纳德·特朗普、埃隆·马斯克以及商政交织——这位娱乐经纪人兼高管与大卫·雷姆尼克畅谈了他与总统、科技大亨以及穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼的往来，以及在“灰色地带”中运作的经历。

Ari Emanuel on Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and Mixing Business with Politics - The entertainment agent and executive talks with David Remnick about his dealings with the President, the tech mogul, and Mohammed bin Salman, and operating within “shades of gray.” (www.newyorker.com)

69. 纽约电影节第一周：迟到总比不到好——今年的主要亮点包括一位被低估的伟大导演的电影节首映，以及备受赞誉的电影人带来的令人惊叹的新作。

The New York Film Festival, Week One: Better Late Than Never - This year’s prime offerings include the festival début of an overlooked great director and startling new work by acclaimed filmmakers. (www.newyorker.com)

70. 李敏珍谈《美国补习班》——继《打金子》现象级热潮后她的首部小说——作者与大卫·雷姆尼克畅谈了从公司法领域转行成为小说家的经历，以及如何让全球读者理解韩国文化与生活体验。

Min Jin Lee on “American Hagwon,” Her First Novel After the Phenomenon of “Pachinko” - The author talks with David Remnick about leaving corporate law to become a novelist, and making Korean culture and experiences legible to readers around the globe. (www.newyorker.com)

71. “我要和习近平吃一样的”——当唐纳德遇见金平。

I’ll Have What Xi’s Having - When Donald met Jinping. (www.newyorker.com)

72. 每日漫画：9月25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, September 25th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

73. 《黄金时段》中，“捕食者猎手”化身掠食者——罗伯特·帕丁森献上了一场令人目眩神迷、如狼似虎的表演，为兰斯·奥本海姆这部讲述真人秀主持人兴衰历程的时代剧奠定了基调。

The Predator Catcher Turns Predatory in “Primetime” - A dazzling, wolfish performance from Robert Pattinson anchors Lance Oppenheim’s period piece about the rise and fall of a reality-TV host. (www.newyorker.com)

74. 超凡脱俗的索米架起了非洲与西方爵士乐之间的桥梁——此外：大卫·格林斯潘与露皮塔·尼永奥同台献艺，纳西西斯特的“现成物”艺术，一位香港籍电影人对家族历史的探索，以及更多精彩内容。

The Sublime Somi Bridges African and Western Jazz - Also: David Greenspan and Lupita Nyong’o onstage, the found-object art of Narcissister, a Hong Kong-born filmmaker’s exploration of family history, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

75. 《生化危机》虽然有趣，却缺乏灵魂。还能是什么呢？——扎克·克雷格拍出了一部出色的电子游戏改编电影，部分原因在于他省略了那些让扎克·克雷格的电影变得出色的元素。

“Resident Evil” Is Fun, but Soulless. What Else Could It Be? - Zach Cregger has made a great video-game movie, in part by leaving out the things that make a Zach Cregger movie great. (www.newyorker.com)

76. 共和党人终于因特朗普而惊慌失措的那一周——面临中期选举大考的总统所属政党，正苦苦寻求一条摆脱其“伊朗战争”死循环的出路。

The Week Republicans Finally Panicked About Trump - The President’s party, facing a midterm reckoning, is begging for a way out of his Iran-war doom loop. (www.newyorker.com)

77. 尤内斯科与契诃夫的“大改造”——在《谵妄》和《樱桃园》中，实验派导演们将经典剧作彻底拆解后重新构建。

Gut Renos of Ionesco and Chekhov - In “Delirium” and “The Cherry Orchard,” experimental directors smash up and rebuild classic plays. (www.newyorker.com)

78. 每日漫画：9月24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, September 24th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

79. 生存故事告诉我们什么（我们应该倾听吗？）——这些关于人类在大自然中展现韧性的故事，让我们在舒适的沙发上也能感受到野性的刺激。在这个高度发达的时代，我们为何还要回归这些朴实无华的生存故事呢？

What Survival Stories Tell Us (and Should We Listen?) - Tales of human resilience in nature bring the thrill of the wild to the comfort of the couch. In our hyper-developed day and age, why do we return to stripped-down tales of survival? (www.newyorker.com)

80. 并不存在所谓的“人工智能竞赛”——我们总被灌输一种观念，即中国的技术进步将带来灾难性后果。但率先实现创新的，往往并非最终的赢家。

There Is No A.I. “Race” - We’re constantly told that Chinese advances would have catastrophic consequences. But the first to innovate is rarely the one who wins. (www.newyorker.com)

81. 目前正在艺术博览会展位上展出——如果艺术市场不复存在，你至少还拥有一幅巴特·辛普森的画作。

Currently on View in an Art-Fair Booth - If the art market ceases to exist, you’ll at least have a painting of Bart Simpson. (www.newyorker.com)

82. MAHA如何拆散了一个家庭——随着麻疹病例数达到35年来的最高水平，围绕疫苗的争议给家庭带来了新的压力，并将MAHA的政治纷争带入了家庭。

How MAHA Tore One Family Apart - As measles cases reach a thirty-five-year high, disagreements over vaccines are putting new strains on families—and bringing the politics of MAHA into the home. (www.newyorker.com)

83. 《“NAZA”》让以色列直面加沙战争——在这部纪录片中，以色列军方和情报部门的消息人士揭露了导致大量平民死亡和大面积破坏的系统、政策和做法。

“NAZA” Puts Israel Face to Face with the War in Gaza - In this documentary, Israeli military and intelligence sources reveal systems, policies, and practices that have resulted in high numbers of civilian deaths and widespread destruction. (www.newyorker.com)

84. 中国“氛围编码之都”能为我们揭示什么关于人工智能热潮的启示——科技工作者们纷纷涌向杭州郊外的小镇良渚，希望摆脱中国的企业文化，并借助人工智能开创自己的未来。

What China’s Vibe-Coding Capital Can Tell Us About the A.I. Boom - Tech workers have flocked to Liangzhu, a small town outside Hangzhou, looking to escape China’s corporate culture and build their future with A.I. (www.newyorker.com)

85. 一位OpenAI工程师与他的朋友们探讨未来——在布伦特·卡茨（Brent Katz）的短纪录片《乔什的婚礼》（Josh’s Wedding）中，一群伴郎们正在思考其中一人正在研发的一项技术。

An OpenAI Engineer and His Friends Debate the Future - In Brent Katz’s short documentary “Josh’s Wedding,” a group of groomsmen reckon with a technology that one of them is building. (www.newyorker.com)

86. 每日漫画：9月23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, September 23rd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

87. 凯特·阿特金森对历史的痴迷——作者的最新小说《我们的崇高自我》是一部某种意义上说对“物”着迷的谋杀悬疑小说。

Kate Atkinson’s Obsession with History - “Our Noble Selves,” the author’s latest novel, is an object-obbsessed murder mystery, of a sort. (www.newyorker.com)

88. 唐纳德·特朗普和习近平所向往的世界——当美国总统为中国领导人举办盛大的欢迎晚宴时，这两位领导人似乎以一种耐人寻味的方式相互映照。

The Worlds That Donald Trump and Xi Jinping Want - As the President stages a gala welcome for the Chinese leader, it appears that, in curious ways, the two men mirror each other. (www.newyorker.com)

89. 特朗普最近对媒体的攻击只是又一次转移视线吗？——在CNN、MS NOW和《Politico》被禁止进入白宫后，整个电视媒体团宣布抵制总统。

Is Trump’s Latest Press Attack Just Another Distraction? - After CNN, MS NOW, and Politico were barred from the White House, the entire TV press pool announced a boycott of the President. (www.newyorker.com)

90. 安妮·迪拉德的创作主题是整个世界——在《廷克溪的朝圣者》一书让她一举从被搁置的稿堆中脱颖而出、成为文学界名流的数十年后，我们相遇了。

Annie Dillard’s Subject Was the Whole World - We met decades after “Pilgrim at Tinker Creek” took her from the slush pile to literary celebrity, in a flash. (www.newyorker.com)

91. 每日漫画：9月22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, September 22nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

92. 就连埃德·希兰的道歉也引发了正反两方面的反应——在因麦克莫尔发表支持巴勒斯坦的言论而将其从巡演阵容中除名后，这位流行巨星独自在费城登台，表示了歉意，随后又为自己的道歉再次致歉。

Even Ed Sheeran’s Apology Took Both Sides - After allowing Macklemore to be removed from his tour for pro-Palestinian remarks, the pop star took the stage in Philadelphia alone, said he was sorry, and then apologized for apologizing. (www.newyorker.com)

93. “羞耻心的缺失如何削弱民主”——羞耻感将我们凝聚在一起，也能对权贵起到制约作用。

How the Absence of Shame Weakens Democracy - A sense of shame binds us together—and can hold the powerful in check. (www.newyorker.com)

94. 人工智能可能采取的几种做法——人工智能告诉一半人“及膝袜”正流行，告诉另一半人“隐形袜”正流行，结果所有人都死在了“袜子大战”中。

Some Ways A.I. Might Do It - A.I. tells fifty per cent of people that knee-high socks are in and the other fifty per cent that no-show socks are in, and everyone dies in the Sock Wars. (www.newyorker.com)

95. 每日漫画：9月21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, September 21st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

96. 托马斯·杰斐逊的失散后裔——科学家们获得了新的证据，证明这位总统曾与他的黑人女仆莎莉·赫明斯育有子女，而且他们的血脉至今仍流淌在全国各地。

The Lost Descendants of Thomas Jefferson - Scientists have new proof that the President had children with his enslaved chambermaid Sally Hemings—and that their bloodline endures across the country. (www.newyorker.com)

97. 查理·柯克校园丑闻的余波——全国各地的学生和教职员工因对这位保守派活动家遇害事件的反应而受到惩罚。德克萨斯理工大学法学院的一名应届毕业生仍在努力洗清自己的名声。

The Fallout of a Charlie Kirk Campus Scandal - Students and faculty across the country were punished for their reactions to the conservative activist’s murder. A recent graduate of Texas Tech’s law school is still trying to clear her name. (www.newyorker.com)

98. 《等待杰斯》——在这位说唱歌手于洋基体育场举办的场场售罄的演出以及HBO播出的八集纪录片中，他再次证明了自己的独一无二。

Waiting for Jay-Z - In a sold-out run at Yankee Stadium and an eight-part documentary on HBO, the rapper makes the latest case for his own singularity. (www.newyorker.com)

99. 芭芭拉·金索尔夫眼中小说的作用——这位全美最受欢迎的小说家之一创作了她所称的“社会参与型小说”。在她的新书中，她探讨了艺术的作用——以及艺术究竟为谁而存在。

What Barbara Kingsolver Believes the Novel Can Do - One of the country’s most popular novelists writes what she calls socially engaged fiction. In her new book, she considers the role of art—and who it’s for. (www.newyorker.com)

100. 埃尔南·迪亚兹的宏大实验——在这部名为《Ply》的小说中，这位普利策奖得主描绘了一座满目疮痍的纽约、一个支离破碎的社会，以及存在的终极形态。

Hernan Diaz’s Grand Experiment - In the novel “Ply,” the Pulitzer Prize winner imagines a ruined New York, a fractured society, and the ultimate structure of existence. (www.newyorker.com)

101. 标点符号的神奇力量——几个世纪以来，逗号、破折号、分号和空格一直影响着我们的阅读方式。当机器开始构句时，会发生什么呢？

The Curious Power of Punctuation - Commas, dashes, semicolons, and spaces have shaped how we read for centuries. What happens when machines start crafting the sentences? (www.newyorker.com)

102. “生育率下滑”的真正原因是什么？——人们表示，他们希望生育的孩子比实际生育的更多。是现代生活阻碍了他们，还是我们对美好生活的观念发生了变化？

What’s Really Behind the Baby Bust? - People say they want more children than they’re having. Is modern life stopping them—or have our ideas about a good life changed? (www.newyorker.com)

103. 巴里·布利特（Barry Blitt）的《拔掉插头》（Pulling the Plug）——人工智能的“杀毒开关”是否可行？

Barry Blitt’s “Pulling the Plug” - Is an A.I. kill switch possible? (www.newyorker.com)

104. 今天加沙的生活究竟是怎样的——停火近一年后，分析人士贾瑟·阿布·穆萨阐述了重建面临的障碍，以及他自己家庭所遭受的创伤。

What Life Is Actually Like in Gaza Today - Nearly a year after the ceasefire, the analyst Jaser Abu Mousa explains the impediments to rebuilding, and the devastation of his own family. (www.newyorker.com)

105. 爱荷华州的民粹主义复兴——在州长和参议员席位的激烈角逐中，两党的候选人都声称自己正在与腐败体制作斗争。

A Populist Revival in Iowa - In close contests for governor and a Senate seat, candidates from both parties claim that they’re fighting a corrupt system. (www.newyorker.com)

106. 《奥尼尔扣篮联盟》幕后——这位篮球传奇人物主办的扣篮大赛于今夏拉开帷幕，其中一位明星选手格外引人注目——他就是27岁的诗歌爱好者麦克·麦克伦。

Inside Shaq’s League of Dunkers - The basketball legend’s dunking tournament launched this summer, with a clear star—a twenty-seven-year-old poetry lover named Mac McClung. (www.newyorker.com)

107. 与乔治亚·奥克利一起学习如何渴望——新版《理智与情感》电影的导演在《正常人》女主角黛西·埃德加-琼斯的协助下，畅谈如何向Z世代推广简·奥斯汀的作品。

Learning to Yearn with Georgia Oakley - The director of the new “Sense and Sensibility” film chats about marketing Jane Austen for Gen Z, with a little help from “Normal People” ’s Daisy Edgar-Jones. (www.newyorker.com)

108. 《盐的回归》——马克·库兰斯基2002年的畅销书再次跻身榜单，这都要归功于一位从未吃过土豆饼的年轻TikTok用户。

The Return of “Salt” - Mark Kurlansky’s 2002 best-seller is back on the list, all thanks to a young TikToker who’s never had a latke. (www.newyorker.com)

109. 人工智能凌驾于法律之上吗？——我们的法律体系尚未做好应对自主行动的机器的准备。

Is A.I. Above the Law? - Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own. (www.newyorker.com)

110. 简评书评——《马耳他版本》、《那个夏天的尽头》、《柏林：过去与现在》和《让·图默》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Maltese Version,” “That Summer’s End,” “Berlin Before and After,” and “Jean Toomer.” (www.newyorker.com)

111. 汤姆·布雷迪的“终局”——一部新传记认为，这位明星四分卫的离婚是他最大的失误。

Tom Brady’s Endgame - A new biography argues that the star quarterback’s divorce was his biggest fumble. (www.newyorker.com)

112. 我为何要无保护独攀埃尔卡皮坦——当你们中的一些人问我，是否愿意在仅靠指尖悬挂、面临死亡威胁之际记录下我的所思所想时，我想：为什么不呢？

Why I Free-Solo El Capitan - When some of you asked if I’d record my thoughts as I hang by my fingertips over my impending death, I thought, Why not? (www.newyorker.com)

113. 我们的人工智能问题——为什么那些创造了这项技术的人——这项技术已经证明了另一个世界是可能的——却不能采取一些措施来防止人类灭绝呢？

Our A.I. Problem - Why can’t the people who produced the technology, which has already shown that a different world is possible, just do the things that would prevent extinction? (www.newyorker.com)

114. 餐厅点评：《Ugly Baby》——这家备受喜爱的布鲁克林餐厅重磅回归，为沉醉于泰国辛辣风味之中的这座城市奉上美食。

Restaurant Review: Ugly Baby - The beloved Brooklyn restaurant is back to serve a city in the thrall of Thai spiciness. (www.newyorker.com)

115. 丹尼尔·波皮克的《债务》——“这究竟是怎样的债务，其货币竟是睡眠？”

“Debt,” by Daniel Poppick - “What debt is this whose currency is sleep?” (www.newyorker.com)

116. 莎拉·安德森的《黑马》——每天至少一次，我会按下“像淤青一样的思绪”这个按钮；即使我不按，它最终还是会自动播放起来。

“Dark Horse,” by Sarah Anderson - At least once a day I press the Thought like a bruise, and if I don’t it eventually starts to play anyway. (www.newyorker.com)

117. 莎拉·安德森谈如何摆脱 intrusive thoughts——作者探讨了她的作品《Dark Horse》。

Sarah Anderson on Relief from Intrusive Thoughts - The author discusses her story “Dark Horse.” (www.newyorker.com)

118. 莎伦·霍根，自传体小说作家——这位电视编剧兼演员谈“夹心一代”、荧幕上的爱情，以及与自己的剧集一同走过岁月。

Sharon Horgan, Autofiction Auteur - The TV writer-actor on the sandwich generation, finding love onscreen, and growing older with her shows. (www.newyorker.com)

119. 莎拉·安德森朗读《黑马》——作者朗读了她发表在2026年9月28日刊上的这篇故事。

Sarah Anderson Reads “Dark Horse” - The author reads her story from the September 28, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

120. 梅丽莎·布罗德的《花园》——“我身处伊甸园。上帝的光芒／轻抚着树叶。”

“Garden,” by Melissa Broder - “I was in Eden. God’s light / Tongued the leaves.” (www.newyorker.com)

121. 托马斯和卡瓦诺听证会以“事实剧场”的形式重现——纪录剧《福特/希尔计划》虽记录了近期事件，但它本身是当下的产物：在公民紧迫感这一理念正逐渐失势的当下，这是一部行动主义戏剧。

The Thomas and Kavanaugh Hearings Restaged as a Theatre of Fact - “The Ford/Hill Project,” a documentary play, may capture recent events, but it’s a product of the present: activist theatre in a moment when the idea of civic urgency is losing purchase. (www.newyorker.com)

122. 难以捉摸的麦莉·赛勒斯——这位歌手曾展现过性感、质朴、迷幻以及迪士尼式的纯真风格。在她的新专辑《Bass Persuades》中，她彻底融入了舞池。

The Unknowable Miley Cyrus - The singer has been raunchy, folksy, psychedelic, Disney-clean. On her new album, “Bass Persuades,” she disappears onto the dance floor. (www.newyorker.com)

123. 胡塞武装为何是沙特阿拉伯的问题——当也门胡塞武装夺取红海上一处对沙特石油运输至关重要的战略要冲时，美国选择不进行干预。

Why the Houthis Are Saudi Arabia’s Problem - The U.S. opted not to intervene as Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized a major choke point for Saudi oil shipments on the Red Sea. (www.newyorker.com)

124. 莉娜·邓纳姆的《Famesick》是一部关于电影人涉足电视行业的警示之作——在记录《女孩们》的制作过程时，邓纳姆的回忆录揭示了从独立电影制作的自由转向电视行业的商业要求的代价。

Lena Dunham’s “Famesick” Is a Cautionary Tale of Filmmakers Doing TV - In chronicling the making of “Girls,” Dunham’s memoir reveals the cost of moving from the freedom of independent filmmaking to the corporate demands of television. (www.newyorker.com)

125. 以色列的“卡塔尔门”丑闻——本雅明·内塔尼亚胡的助手们是否向外国势力兜售了影响力？

Israel’s Qatargate Scandal - Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power? (www.newyorker.com)

126. 教室应该更像健身房吗？——随着人工智能对学术领域施加越来越大的压力，我们或许可以借鉴这样一个地方：在那里，过程本身就是一种回报。

Should the Classroom Be More Like the Gym? - As A.I. presses harder on the academic enterprise, we might look to a place where process is its own reward. (www.newyorker.com)

127. 苏珊娜·霍夫斯的歌单里都有谁？——在卡莱尔咖啡馆驻唱演出前夕，这位“班格尔斯”乐队的主唱透露了她的演出曲目，其中包括一首王子（Prince）的歌曲以及她新专辑《The List》中的曲目——这张专辑的创作灵感源自她的一连串前男友。

Who’s on Susanna Hoffs’s List? - On the eve of her residence at Café Carlyle, the Bangles singer dishes on her set list, which includes a Prince song and tracks from her new album, “The List,” inspired by a string of old boyfriends. (www.newyorker.com)

128. Grandmaster Flash 谈《一种文化的诞生》——这位 DJ 解释了他如何研发出一些唱片机创新技术，这些技术最终催生了我们今天所熟知的嘻哈音乐，并阐述了为何“狂暴五人组”的最大热门单曲竟成了他们走向衰落的开端。

Grandmaster Flash on “Birth of a Culture” - The d.j. explains how he worked out some of the turntable innovations that led to hip-hop as we know it, and why the Furious Five’s biggest hit was the beginning of the end. (www.newyorker.com)

129. 马尔科姆·格拉德威尔论“美国式的杀戮”——这位《纽约客》特约撰稿人剖析了美国在枪支暴力方面面临的独特问题，并阐述了他认为警力不足是这一问题根源的原因。

Malcolm Gladwell on “The American Way of Killing” - The New Yorker staff writer examines America’s unique problem with gun violence, and why he thinks under-policing is at the root of our problem. (www.newyorker.com)

130. 新的露西·莱特比报告偏离了重点——瑟尔沃尔调查委员会调查了为何未能阻止这名护士杀害婴儿，但并未探讨她是否确实犯下了这一罪行。

The New Lucy Letby Report Misses the Point - The Thirlwall Inquiry looked at why the nurse wasn’t prevented from murdering babies. But it didn’t address the question of whether she had actually done so. (www.newyorker.com)

131. 每日漫画：9月18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, September 18th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

132. 一位“反特朗普派”和一位民主党人谈如何彻底击败“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）运动——莎拉·朗韦尔的《如何吃掉一头大象》和亚当·詹特尔森的《超级多数》探讨了如何击败“特朗普主义”。

A Never Trumper and a Democrat on Beating MAGA for Good - Sarah Longwell’s “How to Eat an Elephant” and Adam Jentleson’s “Supermajority” grapple with how to defeat Trumpism. (www.newyorker.com)

133. 阻止山火的绵羊——成群的牲畜正在啃食那些长得过高、难以触及的植被，否则这些植被可能会成为山火的燃料。

The Sheep That Stop Wildfires - Herds of livestock are munching through overgrown, hard-to-reach vegetation that could otherwise become fuel for firestorms. (www.newyorker.com)

134. 为什么中国对人工智能并不感到存在危机——中国对这项技术的担忧与美国的担忧日益不同。这对国际合作意味着什么？

Why China Isn’t Getting Existential About A.I. - China’s fears about the technology are increasingly distinct from those of the U.S. What does that mean for international coöperation? (www.newyorker.com)

135. 纽约电影节的“电影世界”单元——此外还有：Bikini Kill乐队的朋克摇滚狂欢、纽约市芭蕾舞团的秋季演出季、澳大利亚单人喜剧《加里·斯塔尔：经典企鹅》等。

New York Film Festival’s World of Cinema - Also: the punk-rock ruckus of Bikini Kill, New York City Ballet’s fall season, the Australian solo comedy “Garry Starr: Classic Penguins,” and more. (www.newyorker.com)

136. 当科技巨头接管课堂时，我们失去了什么——娜塔莎·辛格的著作《编程儿童》追踪了公立学校如何被私营企业所迷惑，从而为当今教育科技领域的反噬埋下了伏笔。

What We Lost When Big Tech Took Over the Classroom - Natasha Singer’s book “Coding Kids” tracks how public schools were bewitched by private corporations, setting the stage for the ed-tech backlash of today. (www.newyorker.com)

137. 牛肉会成为下一个“内燃机”吗？——小罗伯特·F·肯尼迪每天都吃牛肉，但面对物价上涨和又一则气候警告，越来越多的美国人或许会想在晚餐时换点别的。

Is Beef the Next Internal-Combustion Engine? - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., eats it every day, but more Americans, faced with rising prices and another climate warning, might want something else for dinner. (www.newyorker.com)

138. 《纽约客》对2026年美国国家图书奖小说类提名作品的报道——马龙·詹姆斯、路易丝·埃尔德里奇、埃德维奇·丹蒂卡特等。

The New Yorker’s Coverage of the 2026 National Book Award Fiction Nominees - Marlon James, Louise Erdrich, Edwidge Danticat, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

139. 每日漫画：9月17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, September 17th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

140. 那种“开学”的感觉——随着师生重返课堂，《Critics at Large》节目的主持人们对教育这门艺术本身进行了反思。

That Back-to-School Feeling - With teachers and students returning to the classroom, the hosts of Critics at Large reflect on the art of education itself. (www.newyorker.com)

141. 给父母的秋季电视节目预览——你考虑过在 MS NOW 上观看“每天六小时的 MSNBC”吗（或者看福克斯新闻，这取决于你父母的具体喜好）？

Your Parents’ Fall TV Preview - Have you considered “Six Hours a Day of MSNBC” on MS NOW (or Fox News, depending on your specific parents)? (www.newyorker.com)

142. 在旧秩序崩溃之际，唐纳德·特朗普重返联合国——特朗普正处于这一地缘政治时刻的核心，他通过破坏盟友关系的霸凌行径、无端挑起战争的行为以及保护主义的煽动言论，成为这一局势的催化剂。

Donald Trump Returns to the U.N. Amid the Collapse of the Old Order - Trump is at the heart of this geopolitical moment, catalytic in his alliance-fraying bullying, unprovoked warmongering, and protectionist demagoguery. (www.newyorker.com)

143. 人工智能究竟会如何杀死我们？——人工智能公司的员工正越来越多地敲响警钟。我们该如何看待他们的警告？

How, Exactly, Could A.I. Kill Us? - Employees of A.I. companies are increasingly sounding the alarm. What should we make of their warnings? (www.newyorker.com)

144. 每日漫画：9月16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, September 16th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

145. 艾米莉·圣约翰·曼德尔这部行文流畅的新作——《告别派对》是一部带有科幻色彩的优雅犯罪小说。

Emily St. John Mandel’s Fluid New Novel - “Exit Party” is an elegant crime story with sci-fi shadings. (www.newyorker.com)

146. 孕早期令人不安的模糊性——二元检测给人一种确定性的错觉，但怀孕是一个非线性的过程，确认怀孕的过程，其实就是逐步排除所有其他可能性的过程。

The Unsettling Ambiguity of Early Pregnancy - Binary tests offer an illusion of certainty, but pregnancy is a nonlinear experience, and confirming one is a process of slowly ruling out all other possibilities. (www.newyorker.com)

147. 简·奥斯汀作品新书目——包括《脑残第三空间》和《接地气又有氛围》。

Updated Jane Austen Titles - Including “Brain-Rot Third Space” and “Based and Vibey.” (www.newyorker.com)

148. 《混凝土的历史》为物质世界赋予了人性——约翰·威尔逊这部充满奇思妙想的首部纪录长片，揭示了这种无处不在的建筑材料的社会本质及其背后的政治利害关系。

“The History of Concrete” Humanizes the Material World - John Wilson’s whimsical first documentary feature reveals the social essence, and the political stakes, of the ubiquitous stuff of construction. (www.newyorker.com)

149. 我与人工智能代理共度的周末——具有代理能力的AI最擅长优化那些流程，而就在不久前，这些流程还被视为曾经的模拟体验中已经达到极致优化的版本。

My Weekend with an A.I. Agent - What agentic A.I. is best at is optimizing processes that, not too long ago, were presented as the already maximally optimized version of a once analog experience. (www.newyorker.com)

150. 人工智能的漫长末日——在业界普遍呼吁加强监管之后，令人担忧的并非问题是否真实存在，而是没有万无一失的解决方案。

The Long Doomsday of A.I. - After industry-wide calls for regulation, what’s concerning isn’t that the problems are real. It’s that there are no guaranteed solutions. (www.newyorker.com)

151. 鲍勃·麦基对亮片情有独钟——这位以用羽毛和流苏为卡罗尔·伯内特、雪儿和埃尔顿·约翰设计服装而闻名的设计师，在“老好莱坞”的工艺方面造诣深厚。

Bob Mackie Was Serious About Sequins - The designer, known for dressing Carol Burnett, Cher, and Elton John in feathers and fringe, excelled at Old Hollywood craftsmanship. (www.newyorker.com)

152. 邮寄投票得以保留——最高法院在一份未署名的裁决中表明，其愿意对唐纳德·特朗普的施政纲领加以限制。

Mail-In Voting Survives - In an unsigned ruling, the Supreme Court demonstrated that it is willing to limit Donald Trump’s agenda. (www.newyorker.com)

153. 每日漫画：9月15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, September 15th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

154. 2026年美国国家图书奖初选名单——《纽约客》公布了青少年文学、翻译文学、诗歌、非虚构类和虚构类奖项的初选名单。

The 2026 National Book Awards Longlist - The New Yorker presents the longlists for Young People’s Literature, Translated Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction. (www.newyorker.com)

155. 《旅程》第5集：孩子们——孩子们会被送回这对夫妇的豪宅吗？就在法官作出裁决之际，艾娃查阅了一份机密法庭文件，并发现了一个惊人的事实。

“The Journey,” Episode 5: The Children - Will the children be returned to the couple’s mansion? As the judge reaches a decision, Ava examines a confidential court file and makes a startling discovery. (www.newyorker.com)

156. 《旅程》第4集：法庭——一名代孕妈妈偷偷将自己代孕生下的婴儿带回了家。而且，在一种前所未有的情况下，她似乎有机会将孩子留下。

“The Journey,” Episode 4: The Courts - One of the surrogates secretly takes home the baby she carried. And, in an unprecedented circumstance, it seems like she might have the chance to keep her. (www.newyorker.com)

157. 《旅程》第三集：行业——要组建这样一个大家庭，需要整个社区的共同努力。艾娃揭示了代孕行业令人震惊的监管缺失，正是这一缺失使这对夫妇的计划得以实现。

“The Journey,” Episode 3: The Industry - It takes a village to create such a large family. Ava uncovers how the stunning lack of regulation in the surrogacy industry enabled the couple’s plans. (www.newyorker.com)

158. 《旅程》第2集：准父母——艾娃调查阿卡迪亚庄园内究竟发生了什么。这对夫妇到底在打什么主意？他们为什么想要这么多孩子？

“The Journey,” Episode 2: Intended Parents - Ava investigates what is going on inside the Arcadia mansion. What is the couple actually up to? And why do they want so many kids? (www.newyorker.com)

159. 我能接受的“约定”——婚姻很艰难；而“约定”则充满魅力、大胆且成熟。结婚意味着“我是个浪漫主义者”；而达成“约定”则意味着“我懂世事”。

Arrangements I Would Accept - Marriage is hard; an arrangement is sexy, bold, mature. Getting married says, “I’m a romantic.” Having an arrangement says, “I know how the world works.” (www.newyorker.com)

160. 《旅程》，第一集：礼物——德克萨斯州的一名女子同意为加利福尼亚州的一对富有的夫妇代孕。她以为自己是在帮助一个需要帮助的家庭。随后，她成为了一名举报人。

“The Journey,” Episode 1: Gifts - A woman in Texas agrees to carry a child for a wealthy couple in California. She thinks she’s helping a family in need. Then she becomes a whistle-blower. (www.newyorker.com)

161. 人工智能会抹去我们的羞耻感吗？——科技界长期以来一直由那些特立独行者主导，他们对是非对错的看法有意识地与大多数人不同。

Will A.I. Overwrite Our Sense of Shame? - The tech world has long been run by iconoclasts whose ideas about right and wrong are self-consciously different from those of most people. (www.newyorker.com)

162. 预告片：《旅程》——为什么一对神秘夫妇会在洛杉矶的一座豪宅里收留婴儿？《In the Dark》推出的五集系列纪录片对此展开调查。

Trailer: “The Journey” - Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? A five-part series from In the Dark investigates. (www.newyorker.com)

163. 约翰·威尔逊的《平凡之诗》——《混凝土史》的导演探讨了喜剧的价值、NIMBY现象，以及如何将偶然捕捉的瞬间与Hallmark频道的制作规则相结合来创作电影。

John Wilson’s Poetry of the Mundane - The director of “The History of Concrete” discusses the value of comedy, NIMBYs, and making films out of both found moments and the rules that govern the Hallmark Channel. (www.newyorker.com)

164. 每日漫画：9月14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, September 14th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

165. 震惊马术界的暴力纷争——一位知名盛装舞步教练开枪打伤了一名态度嚣张的学生——而如今他却坚称自己才是真正的受害者。

The Violent Feud That Shocked the Horse World - A prominent dressage trainer shot a belligerent student—and now maintains that he’s the real victim. (www.newyorker.com)

166. 一种迁徙性涉禽的非凡之旅——鹬类进行着鸟类世界中最长的不停歇迁徙。但这或许还不是它们最令人惊叹之处。它们能在不断变化的地球上生存下来吗？

The Incredible Journey of a Migratory Shorebird - Godwits make the longest non-stop migration in the bird world. That might be the least of their marvels. Can they survive a changing planet? (www.newyorker.com)

167. 我那些万无一失、稳赚不赔的“Polymarket”赌注——我脖子上的斑点：是癌症吗？88% 是。12% 需要进一步检查，而这些检查我的保险都不予报销。

My Surefire, Can’t-Lose Polymarket Bets - Spot on my neck: Cancer? 88% Yes. 12% More tests are needed, none of which are covered by my insurance. (www.newyorker.com)

168. 在《情境》一书中，《坚毅》的作者安吉拉·达克沃思彻底转变了观点——在《情境》一书中，安吉拉·达克沃思对“我们不应逃避问题”这一传统观点提出了挑战。

In “Situated,” Angela Duckworth, the Author of “Grit,” Does an About-Face - In “Situated,” Angela Duckworth challenges the conventional wisdom that says we shouldn’t run away from our problems. (www.newyorker.com)

169. 能“随机应变”的助听器——一家名为Fortell的公司开发了一款基于人工智能的设备，旨在实时过滤背景噪音。它真的有效吗？不妨问问Fortell的测试对象史蒂夫·马丁。

The Hearing Aid That Plays It by Ear - A company called Fortell made an A.I.-powered device that tries to tune out background noise in real time. Does it work? Ask Fortell’s test subject, Steve Martin. (www.newyorker.com)

170. 美国最富有——也是最低调——的阶层——遍布全美的这些百万富翁们，通过经营热狗摊、汽车经销店、医疗诊所和便利店积累了财富。随后，他们学会了如何保护这些财富。

The Wealthiest—and Stealthiest—Class in America - America’s everywhere millionaires built fortunes from hot dogs, car dealerships, medical practices, and convenience stores. Then they learned how to protect them. (www.newyorker.com)

171. 姐妹们共同购房——随着结婚率下降、房价上涨，成年兄弟姐妹们正将希望寄托在他们现有的家庭上。

The Sisters Buying Homes Together - As marriage rates fall and housing prices climb, adult siblings are betting on the family they already have. (www.newyorker.com)

172. 保拉·科尔不想再等了——在音乐学院花园，这位歌手回顾了她的新双专辑《Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989-1998》；与莎拉·麦克拉克兰共同创办“莉莉丝音乐节”的经历；以及杰·雷诺曾拿她的腋毛开玩笑的那次。

Paula Cole Doesn’t Want to Wait - At the Conservatory Garden, the singer reflects on her new two-album set, “Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989-1998”; launching Lilith Fair with Sarah McLachlan; and the time Jay Leno made fun of her armpit hair. (www.newyorker.com)

173. 关继威始终面带微笑——在一次自由岛之行中，这位演员谈到了他的新回忆录《永不言弃》，书中记录了他从难民到《印第安纳·琼斯》中的童星，再到凭借《一切，无处不在，同时发生》斩获奥斯卡奖的历程。

Ke Huy Quan Keeps Smiling - On a trip to Liberty Island, the actor chats about his new memoir, “Never Say Die,” which chronicles his journey from refugee to child star in “Indiana Jones” to winning an Oscar, for “Everything Everywhere All at Once.” (www.newyorker.com)

174. 贾里德·库什纳的“美元外交”——唐纳德·特朗普的女婿正是那种将公职视为积累巨额财富手段的华盛顿政界人物。

Jared Kushner’s Dollar Diplomacy - Donald Trump’s son-in-law represents the kind of Washington figure for whom public office serves as a means to extraordinary wealth. (www.newyorker.com)

175. 美国自助仓储设施现象——为什么我们如此痴迷于将自己的物品塞进金属箱子里，然后就再也不去理会它们了？

The American Religion of Self-Storage Facilities - Why are we so obsessed with putting our belongings in metal boxes and then never looking at them again? (www.newyorker.com)

176. 迪恩·罗勒的《开端》——城市如同一张空白画布。

Dean Rohrer’s “Beginnings” - The city as a blank canvas. (www.newyorker.com)

177. 简评书评——《Dèy》、《埃特纳》、《他们死了吗？》和《无归处》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Dèy,” “Etna,” “Are They Dead Yet?,” and “Unbelonging.” (www.newyorker.com)

178. 大都会艺术博物馆对约翰·加利亚诺态度的转变揭示了什么——服装学院决定取消为这位英国时装设计师举办的备受争议的展览，这提醒我们，权力仍存在一些制衡机制。

What the Met’s John Galliano Reversal Reveals - The Costume Institute’s decision to scrap its controversial exhibition for the British fashion designer is a reminder that a few checks on power still exist. (www.newyorker.com)

179. 乔伊斯·卡罗尔·奥茨朗读《迷失的孩子》——作者朗读了她发表在2026年9月21日刊上的这篇短篇小说。

Joyce Carol Oates Reads “Lost Child” - The author reads her story from the September 21, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

180. 犹太复国主义的道德危机是源于“未选择的路”，还是“原罪”？——当本杰明·莫泽用一个关于犹太人例外论的故事取代另一个时，奥默·巴托夫揭示了当论战取而代之历史时，我们究竟失去了什么。

Is Zionism’s Moral Crisis About Roads Not Taken—or Original Sin? - Where Benjamin Moser replaces one story of Jewish exceptionalism with another, Omer Bartov shows what’s lost when polemic takes the place of history. (www.newyorker.com)

181. 乔迪·霍兰德的《九月下旬》——“如今空气／变得更暗了；我的菜园空空如也。”

“Late September,” by Jodie Hollander - “Now the air / is darker; my garden plots are empty.” (www.newyorker.com)

182. 乔伊斯·卡罗尔·奥茨的《迷失的孩子》——那一刻，基特几乎想起了——这个地方究竟是什么，以及里面有人在等着他们。

“Lost Child,” by Joyce Carol Oates - It almost returned to Kit then—what this place was, and who was waiting for them inside. (www.newyorker.com)

183. “回归自然”运动的遗风——一本新书记录了那些让这一运动得以延续的、头脑清醒且坚韧不拔的少数人。

What’s Left of the Back-to-the-Landers - A new book captures the hard-headed and hearty few who have kept the movement alive. (www.newyorker.com)

184. 如何捍卫民主——德国极右翼作为一股政治力量的崛起，反映了一个老生常谈的难题。

How to Protect Democracy - The emergence of Germany’s far right as a political force represents an old dilemma. (www.newyorker.com)

185. 乔伊斯·卡罗尔·奥茨谈“深植的记忆”——这位作家探讨了她的短篇小说《迷失的孩子》。

Joyce Carol Oates on Embedded Memories - The author discusses her story “Lost Child.” (www.newyorker.com)

186. 斯蒂芬妮·霍瓦特（Stephanie Horvath）的《车道》（Driveway）——“在肠胃深处，／在口中，／在那不可分割的／‘胆汁’般的体液中。”

“Driveway,” by Stephanie Horvath - “In the gut, / In the mouth, / In the irreducible / ‘Bile’ humor.” (www.newyorker.com)

187. 关于“非房主”——无论我们是否谈论，代际财富都在塑造我们的未来和友谊。

On Not Being a Homeowner - Generational wealth shapes our futures and friendships, whether we talk about it or not. (www.newyorker.com)

188. 里克·伯恩斯，纽约乐观主义者——这位导演（肯·伯恩斯的兄弟）将推出其长篇纪录片《纽约：一部纪录片》的两集新内容，此次内容涉及“桑迪”超级风暴、新冠疫情以及埃里克·亚当斯。

Ric Burns, N.Y.C. Optimist - The director—and brother of Ken Burns—is releasing two new episodes of his long-running “New York: A Documentary Film,” this time covering Superstorm Sandy, COVID, and Eric Adams. (www.newyorker.com)

189. “蓝色浪潮”真的要来了吗？——民主党在席位上占据优势，但他们在中期选举中能否获胜远非定局。

Is a Blue Wave Really Coming? - Democrats have the numbers on their side, but their success in the midterms is far from a sure thing. (www.newyorker.com)

190. 《起义》是一堂阴郁却杂乱无章的历史课——在保罗·格林格拉斯对1381年农民起义的影视改编中，历史再现的必要性与快节奏动作电影的拍摄手法相互博弈，最终各取所需。

“The Uprising” Is a Grim But Scattershot History Lesson - In Paul Greengrass’s dramatization of the Peasants’ Revolt of 1381, the imperatives of historical re-creation and hyperkinetic action filmmaking fight each other to a draw. (www.newyorker.com)

191. 每日漫画：9月11日星期五——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

192. 科林·卡佩尼克：单膝下跪十年后——在这本新回忆录《险境之战》中，这位前NFL球星讲述了他当时面临的来自联盟的强烈反弹。

Colin Kaepernick, Ten Years After Taking a Knee - In his new memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” the former N.F.L. star recounts the backlash he faced from the league. (www.newyorker.com)

193. 约翰·威尔逊与《混凝土史》——这位纪录片导演在威尔逊经营的独立电影院里会见了《纽约客》特约撰稿人安德鲁·马兰茨，共同探讨了他的最新项目。

John Wilson and “The History of Concrete” - The documentary filmmaker met up with the New Yorker staff writer Andrew Marantz at Wilson’s independent movie theatre to discuss his newest endeavor. (www.newyorker.com)

194. 人工智能会“失控”吗？——在OpenAI和Anthropic接连动荡之后，人们常将人工智能描述为一种具有人性的存在，能够制定计划并追求欲望。但事实要复杂得多。

Can A.I. “Go Rogue”? - In the wake of turmoil at OpenAI and Anthropic, it’s become common to describe A.I. as a kind of person, hatching plans and pursuing desires. The truth is a little trickier. (www.newyorker.com)

195. 美国注定无法赢得“反恐战争”——自“9·11”事件以来25年间，美国在全球范围内针对极端主义发动了多次军事行动，导致近百万人丧生。这究竟取得了什么成果？

The U.S. Was Never Going to Win the “War on Terror” - In the twenty-five years since 9/11, the U.S. has waged several military campaigns against extremism around the world, resulting in the deaths of almost a million people. What has it accomplished? (www.newyorker.com)

196. 无声电影时代的服饰瑰宝——此外还有：埃里卡·巴杜（Erykah Badu）的新灵魂乐、印度古典舞节、约翰·威尔逊（John Wilson）献给混凝土的颂歌，以及更多精彩内容。

The Sartorial Riches of the Silent-Film Era - Also: the neo-soul of Erykah Badu, a festival of Indian classical dance, John Wilson’s ode to concrete, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

197. 《我的辉煌职业生涯》是今夏最佳剧集——这部对迈尔斯·富兰克林1901年所著澳大利亚小说的全新流行女性主义诠释，既充满活力又富有智慧。

“My Brilliant Career” Is the Best Show of the Summer - A new pop-feminist interpretation of Miles Franklin’s 1901 Australian novel is both fizzy and intelligent. (www.newyorker.com)

198. 特洛伊·杰克逊至今仍对自己的参议员竞选感到惊讶——这位前州参议员取代格雷厄姆·普拉特纳，成为缅因州民主党提名候选人。但正如他在劳动节周末提醒选民的那样：“这原本可能是任何其他人。”

Troy Jackson Is Still Surprised That He’s Running for Senate - The former state senator replaced Graham Platner as Maine’s Democratic nominee. But as he reminded voters over Labor Day weekend, “it could have been anyone else.” (www.newyorker.com)

199. 加拿大与美国针锋相对——一段曾有的友谊已成过眼云烟。

Canada and the U.S.A. Face Off - A former friendship on ice. (www.newyorker.com)

200. 每日漫画：9月10日，星期四——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 10th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

201. 民主党是否依然过于“觉醒”？——政治活动家亚当·詹特尔森曾认为，“民主党获胜的途径就是让基本盘真正激动起来。”如今，他正试图将该党从其极左派系手中夺回控制权。

Is the Democratic Party Still Too Woke? - The political operative Adam Jentleson once believed “the way for Democrats to win was to get your base really riled up.” He’s now trying to wrest the Party away from its far-left flank. (www.newyorker.com)

202. 深夜宿舍聊天话题，中年版更新——“上床、结婚、杀掉”：所得税申报表、人寿保险单，还有那个在你入职时从人力资源部拿到的、说明福利内容的文件夹——你刚拿到就弄丢了？

Late-Night Dorm-Room Conversation Topics, Updated for Middle Age - Fuck, Marry, Kill: Income-tax returns, life-insurance policies, that folder explaining benefits that you received from H.R. when you were onboarded, and then immediately lost? (www.newyorker.com)

203. 莉迪亚·戴维斯所著的《最爱的躯体》——我告诉她，我最近读了一篇关于殡葬师的文章。其中一位接受采访的殡葬师说了一句话，让我恍然大悟。

“Favorite Bodies,” by Lydia Davis - I told her that I’d been reading an article about morticians. One of the morticians interviewed had said something that was a revelation. (www.newyorker.com)

204. 右翼的“让美国再次性感”运动——在多年倡导端庄与纯洁之后，保守派正拥抱一项新事业：露胸。

The Right’s Crusade to “Make America Hot Again” - After years of championing modesty and purity, conservatives are embracing a new cause: cleavage. (www.newyorker.com)

205. 在《太阳永不落山》中，乔·斯旺伯格将爱情剥离至最本质的状态——这位导演时隔六年推出的首部剧情长片，将安克雷奇的一段三角恋转化为一场哲学实验。

In “The Sun Never Sets,” Joe Swanberg Strips Romance to Its Bones - The filmmaker’s first feature in six years turns a love triangle in Anchorage into a philosophical experiment. (www.newyorker.com)

206. 每日漫画：9月9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, September 9th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

207. 给内衣爱好者的五本书——推荐给所有穿内衣的人。

Five Books for Lingerie Lovers - Recommended reading for anyone who wears underwear. (www.newyorker.com)

208. 9·11事件纪念——人们立刻意识到，这是一场史无前例的大规模恐怖袭击。二十世纪已经结束，二十一世纪已经开始。

Remembrance of September 11th - It became immediately evident that this was terrorism on an unexampled scale. The twentieth century had ended, and the twenty-first had begun. (www.newyorker.com)

209. 一些我们希望永远不会拍成的经典续集——不过，如果你正在阅读这篇文章，并且想批准其中一部开拍，请随时与我们联系。

Some Legacy Sequels We Hope Are Never Made - But if you’re reading this and want to green-light one, please don’t hesitate to be in touch. (www.newyorker.com)

210. 可以写第三人称的回忆录吗？——在布莱恩·迪伦这部引人入胜的新书《矛盾心理：一段成长历程》中，作者将年轻时的自己描绘成一个名为B的神秘而笨拙的人物。

Can You Write a Memoir in the Third Person? - In Brian Dillon’s bewitching new book, “Ambivalence: An Education,” the author’s younger self is depicted as an inscrutable, fumbling figure named B. (www.newyorker.com)

211. Flock 希望打造一个受严密监控、无处可逃的世界——这家公司在美国街头部署了13万台监控摄像头，将隐私视为换取安全与安保的合理妥协，其论调与“9·11”事件后监控热潮时的言论如出一辙。

Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit - The company, which has a hundred and thirty thousand cameras monitoring the streets of the U.S., frames privacy as a worthwhile trade-off for safety and security, echoing the language of the post-9/11 surveillance boom. (www.newyorker.com)

212. 东德的冷战历史能否解释德国选择党（AfD）的崛起？——在上周末赢得一场州议会选举后，德国极右翼势力距离掌权已比过去几十年任何时候都更近了一步。

Can East Germany’s Cold War History Explain the Rise of the AfD? - After winning a state election this past weekend, the German far right is closer to power than it has been in decades. (www.newyorker.com)

213. 本雅明·内塔尼亚胡无视的警告——《国土报》的最新报道显示，在10月7日之前，以色列总理曾被告知加沙将引发一场“地震”，但他并未将此事告知其安全部门负责人。

The Warning Benjamin Netanyahu Ignored - New reporting from Haaretz shows that, before October 7th, the Israeli Prime Minister was told to expect an “earthquake” from Gaza—and didn’t tell his security chiefs. (www.newyorker.com)

214. 每日漫画：9月8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, September 8th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

215. 丹尼·麦克布莱德对“男子气概危机”的解决之道——在这部新短篇小说集中，这位演员兼喜剧演员为这一往往显得过于严肃的议题注入了一股清新爽朗的活力。

Danny McBride’s Solution to the Masculinity Crisis - In a new story collection, the actor and comedian injects a refreshing breeziness into a discourse that can lean toward self-seriousness. (www.newyorker.com)

216. 《纽约客》推出的五集音频调查报道《旅程》——一对神秘夫妇为何在洛杉矶的一座豪宅里收养婴儿？本片深入探讨了这一可能动摇代孕行业根基的丑闻。

“The Journey,” a Five-Part Audio Investigation from The New Yorker - Why did a mysterious couple collect babies in a Los Angeles mansion? Examining a scandal that threatens to undermine the surrogacy industry. (www.newyorker.com)

217. 毁书以启智——Anthropic公司正试图“将世界上所有的书都进行破坏性扫描”。我们到底该有多担心？

Destroying Books to Build a Mind - Anthropic is trying to “destructively scan all the books in the world.” How worried should we be? (www.newyorker.com)

218. “羞耻心的消亡”正在撕裂我们——越来越多的人为了狭隘的私利而无视社会规范。其后果灾难性。

The Death of Shame Is Tearing Us Apart - Increasingly, people are ignoring social norms in favor of a narrow self-interest. The results are disastrous. (www.newyorker.com)

219. 我出差期间照看我女朋友的注意事项——确保布莱斯随时都能喝到水，但即使她喝得不多，也别大惊小怪。布莱斯认为补充水分是“佳得乐编造的一场阴谋”。

Instructions for Watching My Girlfriend While I’m Out of Town - Make sure that water is always available to Blythe, but don’t freak out if she doesn’t drink much. Blythe believes that hydration is “a conspiracy invented by Gatorade.” (www.newyorker.com)

220. 《鬼影实录》悄然登陆百老汇——该恐怖电影系列原版创作者奥伦·佩利造访了这部新舞台剧，并畅谈了那栋在2005年曾令他毛骨悚然、同时也激发了他创作灵感的吱呀作响的老房子。

“Paranormal Activity” Creeps Onto Broadway - Oren Peli, the creator of the original horror-film series, stops by the new stage production and dishes on the creaky house that spooked—and inspired—him back in 2005. (www.newyorker.com)

221. 格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆倾尽所有——这位女权主义偶像深知，你或许会用一生的时间走向一个你永远无法进入的世界，但这并不能免除你继续前行的责任。

Gloria Steinem Gave It All - The feminist icon understood that you may spend your whole life walking toward a world you will never enter, but that does not relieve you of the obligation to walk. (www.newyorker.com)

222. 《秋季时尚与设计特刊》——改变时尚、餐饮和艺术领域的力量。

The Fall Style & Design Issue - The forces transforming fashion, dining, and the arts. (www.newyorker.com)

223. 沙特阿拉伯的米其林星级之路——这个王国正致力于重塑形象，力求成为美食界的一股劲旅，为此不仅斥资支持新餐厅开业，还网罗了众多名厨。它能成功吗？

Saudi Arabia’s Pursuit of Michelin Stardom - The kingdom, seeking to rebrand as a culinary juggernaut, has bankrolled new restaurants and conscripted big-name chefs. Will it succeed? (www.newyorker.com)

224. 爱马仕如何打破时尚桎梏——在女装艺术总监纳德吉·范赫（Nadège Vanhée）的引领下，这家以精湛工艺著称的时装屋正大胆探索前卫之美。

How Hermès Unharnessed Fashion - Under the stewardship of Nadège Vanhée, the artistic director of women’s wear, a house known for craftsmanship is exploring the risqué. (www.newyorker.com)

225. 威廉·德·库宁的《亲密关系的发掘》——这位艺术家素描作品的首次大型展览，生动展现了他的痛苦与愤怒，以及他所生活的那个令人恐惧的时代。

Willem de Kooning’s Excavations of Intimacy - The first major show of the artist’s drawings articulates his pain and anger and the frightful era he lived in. (www.newyorker.com)

226. 卡拉·拉利离婚后做了什么菜——凭借《食物即情感》一书，这位食谱作家加入了那些探索“新单身人士”食欲的作家行列。

What Carla Lalli Cooked After Her Divorce - With “Food Is a Feeling,” the cookbook author joins a lineage of writers who have explored the appetites of the newly unmarried. (www.newyorker.com)

227. A.1.的祸害——A.1.会引发如此大的恐惧是可以理解的，因为我们当中许多人对调味料感到不适。

The Scourge of A.1. - For A.1. to cause such fear is understandable, because many of us are not comfortable with condiments. (www.newyorker.com)

228. 《这就是洛雷莱》的丰富叙事——内特·阿莫斯创作的歌曲既承袭又戏谑了那些陈旧的唱作人套路。

The Prolific Storytelling of This Is Lorelei - Nate Amos writes songs that both embrace and lampoon dusty singer-songwriter tropes. (www.newyorker.com)

229. 人工智能引发的“就业末日”是否被推迟了？——到目前为止，Claude和ChatGPT等人工智能模型的普及尚未导致大规模的失业潮。但这些模型的部署正在加速，经济压力也在不断加大。

Has the A.I. Job Apocalypse Been Postponed? - So far, the proliferation of A.I. models such as Claude and ChatGPT hasn’t led to mass displacement of workers. But deployment is accelerating and economic pressures are rising. (www.newyorker.com)

230. 今晚，你能感受到那种韵味吗？——多年来，一位秘鲁配音演员一直试图说服迪士尼批准他用克丘亚语翻译的《狮子王》。新纪录片《Runa Simi》记录了他这一历程的曲折历程。

Can You Feel the Dub Tonight? - For years, a Peruvian voice actor has tried to get Disney to sign off on his Quechuan translation of “The Lion King.” The new documentary “Runa Simi” follows his path unwinding. (www.newyorker.com)

231. Grandmaster Flash 重新诠释嘻哈历史——在这位开创性的 DJ 的新书《一种文化的诞生》中，他讲述了自己眼中的嘻哈起源。

Grandmaster Flash’s Remix of Hip-Hop History - In his new book, “Birth of a Culture,” the trailblazing d.j. tells his version of how it all began. (www.newyorker.com)

232. 《美国优雅的艺术》——奋斗、自我重塑与魅力如何成为一种民族风格。

The Art of American Sophistication - How striving, self-invention, and charm became a national style. (www.newyorker.com)

233. “文化战争”已蔓延至内衣领域——随着曾倡导“承诺戒指”和“纯洁文化”的右翼势力发起一场旨在“让美国再次火热起来”的运动，“文化战争”已蔓延至内衣领域。

The Culture Wars Have Come for Lingerie - The culture wars have come for lingerie as the right, once the advocates of promise rings and purity culture, embarks on a crusade to “Make America Hot Again.” (www.newyorker.com)

234. 汤姆·萨克斯致敬香奈儿——在这位始终充满挑衅精神的艺术家位于市中心的工作室里，他打造了该品牌巴黎旗舰店的低保真版本。

Tom Sachs Channels Chanel - At his downtown studio, the perennially provocative artist makes a lo-fi version of the brand’s flagship Parisian store. (www.newyorker.com)

235. 读者来信——读者就贝卡·罗斯菲尔德对蕾切尔·卡斯克最新小说的书评、亚历山德拉·施瓦茨关于临终陪护员的文章，以及扎克·赫尔范德关于“老新闻报刊亭”的《Talk》专栏报道发表了看法。

Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Becca Rothfeld’s review of Rachel Cusk’s latest novel, Alexandra Schwartz’s piece about death doulas, and Zach Helfand’s Talk story about the Old News Newsstand. (www.newyorker.com)

236. 每日漫画：9月7日，星期一——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

237. 简评书评——《分手》、《那些狗》、《性与异议》和《我们愿意相信》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Breakup,” “All Them Dogs,” “Sex and Dissent,” and “We Want to Believe.” (www.newyorker.com)

238. 伦纳特·盖贝尔的《Showstopper》——通勤时尚。

Lennart Gäbel’s “Showstopper” - Commuter couture. (www.newyorker.com)

239. 《海伦，帮帮我：值得榨出的果汁》——一位美食评论家解答了读者关于柑橘类水果引发的感情纠纷以及餐厅生日晚餐的问题。

Helen Help Me: Juice That’s Worth the Squeeze - A food critic answers readers’ questions about a citrus-related relationship dispute and restaurant birthday dinners. (www.newyorker.com)

240. “9·11”事件二十五周年——袭击发生四分之一世纪后，事件引发的悲痛、战争以及随之而来的政治风波，至今仍深刻影响着美国人的生活。

9/11 at Twenty-Five - A quarter century after the attacks, the grief, wars, and political furies of their aftermath still shape American life. (www.newyorker.com)

241. 芭芭拉·汉比的《致生来就有牙齿并每天磨利它们的颂歌》——“如果你喜欢惊喜，那么出生无疑是最棒的。”

“Ode to Being Born with Teeth and Sharpening Them Every Day,” by Barbara Hamby - “If you like surprises, being born has to be the best.” (www.newyorker.com)

242. 一位濒临“自愿离境”的政治活动人士——致力于推动民主党候选人当选的达伊西·冈萨雷斯正准备最早于本月离开美国。她希望自己的政党能对此予以关注。

A Political Operative on the Verge of Self-Deportation - Daysi González, who works to elect Democrats, is gearing up to leave the U.S. as soon as this month. She wants her own party to pay attention. (www.newyorker.com)

243. 希沙姆·马塔尔的《新鞋》——我在伦敦的生活，那段靠着最简陋的日常习惯勉强拼凑起来的生活，变得单薄而缺乏说服力。如今，它很少让我觉得真实。

“New Shoes,” by Hisham Matar - My life in London, the life I had cobbled together with the barest of routines, grew thin and unconvincing. It now seldom felt real. (www.newyorker.com)

244. 希沙姆·马塔尔朗读《新鞋》——作者朗读了发表在2026年9月14日刊上的这篇短篇小说。

Hisham Matar Reads “New Shoes” - The author reads his story from the September 14, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

245. 希沙姆·马塔尔谈伦敦的“局外人”——这位作家探讨了他的短篇小说《新鞋》。

Hisham Matar on the Outsider in London - The author discusses his story “New Shoes.” (www.newyorker.com)

246. 多萝西娅·拉斯基的《最糟糕》——“我就是最糟糕的那种人。”

“Worst,” by Dorothea Lasky - “I am the worst kind of person.” (www.newyorker.com)

247. 《巴约挂毯》的漫长归乡之旅——这或许是世界上最著名的纺织品。但要将其运回英格兰，不仅需要多年的外交斡旋，还需要大批工程师的协助，以及法国方面的一丝善意。

The Bayeux Tapestry’s Long Journey Home - It’s perhaps the most famous textile in the world. But getting it to England required years of diplomacy, a horde of engineers, and a touch of kindness from the French. (www.newyorker.com)

248. 来自“彼岸”的Netflix节目——《临终遗言》（Famous Last Words）——刚刚推出了格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆（Gloria Steinem）那期节目。该节目的独特之处在于，受访者可以毫无保留地畅所欲言，因为他们知道，采访内容要等到他们去世后才会播出。

The Netflix Show That Airs from the Great Beyond - The promise of “Famous Last Words”—which just released its Gloria Steinem episode—is that the show’s subjects can finally speak freely, knowing that the interview won’t come out until they’ve died. (www.newyorker.com)

249. 《迷失在米妮·埃文斯作品中的艺术》——在惠特尼美术馆的新展览中，当凝视这位艺术家笔下那些错综复杂的世界时，会有这样一个瞬间：眼睛停止了解读，心灵开始臣服。

The Art of Getting Lost in Minnie Evans - There comes a moment, looking at the artist’s dense worlds, in a new exhibit at the Whitney, when the eye stops decoding and the mind begins to surrender. (www.newyorker.com)

250. 一所身处美国橄榄球狂热漩涡中的大学——奥伯林学院的橄榄球队上赛季一场未胜，这引发了关于这所小型文理学院的人是否应该关心此事的大讨论。

A College Caught in the Middle of America’s Football Obsession - Oberlin’s football team was winless last season, sparking discourse over whether anyone at the small liberal-arts school should care. (www.newyorker.com)

251. 滑板手眼中的洛杉矶——徐杰通过拍摄翻倒的汽车、车祸现场以及一栋着火的银行大楼，捕捉了这座城市狂乱的极端景象。

How a Skateboarder Sees Los Angeles - Jerry Hsu captures the city’s manic extremes, with photographs of overturned cars, collisions, and a bank building ablaze. (www.newyorker.com)

252. “反人工智能广告”宣传活动——喜剧演员哈里斯·阿尔特曼和戴夫·罗斯一直在全市各地张贴虚假科技产品的海报，其中包括“可穿戴爷爷”、会思考的内裤以及人工智能餐具。

The Anti-A.I.-Ad Ad Campaign - The comedians Harris Alterman and Dave Ross have been putting up posters for fake tech products across the city, including a wearable grandpa, underwear that thinks, and A.I. cutlery. (www.newyorker.com)

253. 唐纳德·特朗普为何要与加拿大挑起争端？——总统这种升级冲突的本能正在给他带来政治代价。

Why Is Donald Trump Picking a Fight with Canada? - How the President’s instinct for escalation is costing him politically. (www.newyorker.com)

254. 林赛·克兰西案为何以陪审团意见不一告终——检方和辩方都试图讲述一个条理清晰的故事。但最终，长达五周、涉及八十余名证人的证词，仍未能解开克兰西当时精神状态这一核心谜团。

Why the Lindsay Clancy Trial Ended in a Deadlock - Both the prosecution and the defense tried to tell tidy stories. But, in the end, five weeks of testimony from more than eighty witnesses couldn’t resolve the central mystery of Clancy’s state of mind. (www.newyorker.com)

255. 前共和党人莎拉·朗韦尔谈“如何吃掉一头大象”——通过与焦点小组合作，朗韦尔始终密切关注选民的真实想法，以及如何对抗“特朗普主义”。她向《纽约客》特约撰稿人埃文·奥斯诺斯介绍了这套行动指南。

Sarah Longwell, a Former Republican, on “How to Eat an Elephant” - Working with focus groups, Longwell keeps a bead on what voters are really thinking, and how to combat Trumpism. She presents the playbook to the New Yorker staff writer Evan Osnos. (www.newyorker.com)

256. 埃德维奇·丹蒂卡谈危难时期的海地裔美国人——这位近期推出新小说的作家，与《纽约客》杂志的多琳·圣菲利克斯探讨了在海地裔美国人面临大规模驱逐的当下，“家”的意义。

Edwidge Danticat on Haitian Americans in a Time of Peril - The writer, who recently released a new novel, speaks with The New Yorker’s Doreen St. Félix about the meaning of home in an era when Haitian Americans are targeted for mass deportation. (www.newyorker.com)

257. 每日漫画：9月4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, September 4th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

258. 东汉普顿那片拥有奇特树木的秘密花园——在福利树木园驻留期间，我邂逅了多株珍稀树木，其中包括一株曾随阿波罗14号登月的“树”的克隆体。

East Hampton’s Secret Garden of Unusual Trees - During a residency at the Folly Tree Arboretum, I encountered significant specimens including a clone of a “tree” that went to the moon on Apollo 14. (www.newyorker.com)

259. 乔斯琳·比奥（Jocelyn Bioh）在加纳选美大赛上的《贱女孩》——此外：哈里·斯泰尔斯（Harry Styles）入驻M.S.G.剧院，《鬼影实录》惊悚登陆百老汇，达科塔·范宁（Dakota Fanning）与杰克·约翰逊（Jake Johnson）联袂主演新片，以及更多资讯。

Jocelyn Bioh’s “Mean Girls” at a Ghana Beauty Pageant - Also: Harry Styles takes up residence at M.S.G., “Paranormal Activity” terrifies Broadway, Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson star in a new movie, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

260. 唐纳德·特朗普的首都改造计划——一群顾问、规划师和建筑师正在协助总统推进他这一心仪的项目——按照他自己的设想改造华盛顿特区。

Donald Trump’s Capital Makeover - A coterie of advisers, planners, and architects is enabling the President’s passion project—renovating D.C. in his own image. (www.newyorker.com)

261. 唐纳德·特朗普如何在策略上胜过最高法院——无论是在舞厅案还是邮寄选票案中，总统都在试探大法官们是否愿意阻止他的行动。

How Donald Trump Outmaneuvers the Supreme Court - In both the ballroom and the mail-in-ballot cases, the President has tested the Justices’ willingness to stop him in his tracks. (www.newyorker.com)

262. 《不择手段》中的“原则性犬儒主义”——埃莱格斯·布拉顿执导的第二部剧情长片，由马克·沃尔伯格和亚赫亚·阿卜杜勒-马廷二世主演，从黑帮视角切入，展现了二十世纪六十年代围绕民权展开的法律斗争。

The Principled Cynicism of “By Any Means” - Elegance Bratton’s second feature, starring Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, brings a gangland perspective to the legal battle for civil rights in the nineteen-sixties. (www.newyorker.com)

263. 我们毁掉了童年吗？——我们把责任归咎于智能手机，但问题可能出在我们自己身上。

Have We Destroyed Childhood? - We blame smartphones—but the problem might be us. (www.newyorker.com)

264. 《希望》的惊世骇俗——在罗洪振的怪兽电影中，暴力的小镇喜剧与好莱坞的大制作帝国主义发生了碰撞。

The Blockbuster Audacity of “Hope” - In Na Hong-jin’s monster movie, violent small-town comedy and big-budget Hollywood imperialism collide. (www.newyorker.com)

265. 格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆的最后一篇随笔——当你像我一样有幸长寿时，你的职责就是提醒我们，我们已经走了多远。

Gloria Steinem’s Final Essay - When you’re lucky enough to have lived a long life, as I have, your role is to remind us how far we have come. (www.newyorker.com)

266. 每日漫画：9月3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, September 3rd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

267. 缅怀多莉·帕顿——《纽约客》的评论家们回顾了这位巨星的一生及其艺术遗产。

Remembering Dolly Parton - The New Yorker’s critics take stock of the star’s life and legacy. (www.newyorker.com)

268. 在边缘艺术节上大开眼界——爱丁堡年度前卫艺术盛会“鲁姆斯普林加”上的二十余场演出。

Seeing It All Hang Out at the Fringe - Twenty-odd shows from Edinburgh’s annual avant-garde rumspringa. (www.newyorker.com)

269. 阿基尔·夏尔马的《母亲》——拉达一直认为这个世界充满邪恶，人们心怀恶意。但她对邪恶的认知，不过是普通人的那种看法罢了。

“Motherji,” by Akhil Sharma - Radha had always believed that the world was evil and people malicious. But her sense of evil had been that of an ordinary person. (www.newyorker.com)

270. 特朗普的新殖民主义将适得其反——总统正在大肆宣传他与委内瑞拉达成的重大石油交易，但他在海外的干预正引发愤怒，并导致了意想不到的后果。

Trump’s Neocolonialism Will Backfire - The President is touting his big Venezuelan oil deal, but his interventions abroad are stirring anger and having unintended consequences. (www.newyorker.com)

271. 欢迎参加“职业日”——根据公司的新规定，我花了大约两个小时摆弄一个AI聊天机器人，教它如何做我的工作，以便它能取代我。还有问题吗？

Welcome to Career Day - I spend two-ish hours messing around with an A.I. chatbot, as per the company’s new mandate, teaching it how to do my job so that it can replace me. Any questions? (www.newyorker.com)

272. 报道广阔世界——尼尔·阿舍森曾身处冷战时期欧洲重大危机的漩涡之中。像他这样的职业生涯如今还存在吗？

Reporting the Big World - Neal Ascherson found himself at the center of the great crises of Cold War Europe. Do careers like his exist anymore? (www.newyorker.com)

273. 在“雏菊链田野”（Daisy Chain Fields）的“Zoomer莉莉丝音乐节”上，奥利维亚·罗德里戈这场由女性主导、持续一整天的活动，有时让人感觉就像其他任何一场商业音乐节一样。但如果以音乐为衡量标准，这场活动确实令人惊艳。

Taking In the Scene at Daisy Chain Fields, the Zoomer Lilith Fair - Olivia Rodrigo’s daylong, woman-led event felt at times like any other corporate music festival. But, if music is the measure, it was up to something stunning. (www.newyorker.com)

274. 为总统打圆场——科技巨头们各执一词。

Carrying Water for the President - Tech titans are all over the map. (www.newyorker.com)

275. 每日漫画：9月2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, September 2nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

276. 五部精彩的校园小说——本刊评论家为您精选的开学读物。此外：埃迪丝·华顿的一部中篇小说，为这个季节画上句号。

Five Great Campus Novels - Our critic’s picks for going back to school. Plus: an Edith Wharton novella for a last gasp of the season. (www.newyorker.com)

277. AI“垃圾食品”的独特恐怖之处——为什么当餐厅使用生成式AI来制作菜单和宣传材料时，会让人感到如此不安？

The Unique Horrors of A.I. Food Slop - Why does it feel so unsettling when restaurants use generative A.I. to create their menus and promotional materials? (www.newyorker.com)

278. 舞池小说的奇特魅力——新一波图书作品发掘了地下电子音乐的文学潜力。

The Strange Power of the Dance-Floor Novel - A new run of books embrace the literary potential of underground electronic music. (www.newyorker.com)

279. 《森林里的日与夜》从阴影中浮现——这部由萨蒂亚吉特·雷执导的充满激情的剧情片，讲述了四名中产阶级男子在乡村肆无忌惮地纵情狂欢的故事，生动展现了社会分裂与不公的百态。

“Days and Nights in the Forest” Emerges from the Shadows - This passionate melodrama by Satyajit Ray, about four middle-class men on a heedless spree in a rural village, is a teeming panorama of social divisions and inequities. (www.newyorker.com)

280. 每日漫画：9月1日，星期二——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

281. 李敏珍朗读温迪·考夫曼的作品——作者将与黛博拉·特雷斯曼一同朗读并探讨发表于1997年《纽约客》杂志的《第八十六街上的海伦》。

Min Jin Lee Reads Wendi Kaufman - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Helen on Eighty-Sixth Street,” which was published in The New Yorker in 1997. (www.newyorker.com)

282. 一位曾对马戏团提起诉讼并赢得数百万美元赔偿金的人士提出的“实现财务成功的七个步骤”——你可以通过确保自己处于最佳位置，让财富与繁荣能“狠狠地”砸中你的脸，从而最大限度地提高成功几率。

Seven Steps to Financial Success, According to a Guy Who Won a Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Against the Circus - You can optimize your chances by insuring that you’re in the best possible position to get whacked in the face by wealth and prosperity. (www.newyorker.com)

283. 乔治·W·布什的“沉默法则”——他满怀爱意地描绘移民，赞扬自由贸易和外交，并对美国政坛日益粗鄙化深表遗憾。为什么他就是不愿谈论唐纳德·特朗普呢？

George W. Bush’s Code of Silence - He lovingly paints immigrants, praises free trade and diplomacy, and rues the coarsening of American politics. Why won’t he talk about Donald Trump? (www.newyorker.com)

284. “削减警察经费”是疯狂之举吗？——对“觉醒”年代的反思。

Was “Defund the Police” Crazy? - A reckoning with the “woke” years. (www.newyorker.com)

285. 每日漫画：8月31日，星期一——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

Daily Cartoon: Monday, August 31st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

286. 《消失者》书评——马龙·詹姆斯的新小说讲述了一群男同性恋者在经历一场血腥的反同袭击后，寻求爱情、情感联结与补偿的故事。

“The Disappearers,” Reviewed - Marlon James’s new novel follows a group of gay men who seek love, connection, and restitution after a bloody homophobic attack. (www.newyorker.com)

287. 全体起立！“土狼法庭”现在开庭——在由威尔·福特主演的新片《土狼大战阿克梅》中，威利·E·土狼向那家总把他炸得粉身碎骨的公司讨回公道。接下来，人身伤害律师“摩托车迈克”将对此发表看法。

All Rise! Coyote Court Is Now in Session - In the new film “Coyote vs. Acme,” starring Will Forte, Wile E. Coyote demands justice from the company that keeps blowing him up. Here to weigh in is the personal-injury attorney Motorcycle Mike. (www.newyorker.com)

288. 烟雾跳伞员从飞机上跳下扑灭森林大火——自二十世纪四十年代以来，烟雾跳伞员一直通过跳伞降落在美国偏远地区，以控制危险的火势。

Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires - Since the nineteen-forties, smokejumpers have been parachuting into remote parts of the U.S. to contain dangerous blazes. (www.newyorker.com)

289. 谁害怕人工智能音乐？——当说唱歌手Fenix Flexin在单曲《Rubberz》中首次展现出一种新口音时，他无意间卷入了一场关于音乐造假的百年争论。

Who’s Afraid of A.I. Music? - When the rapper Fenix Flexin débuted a new accent on his single “Rubberz,” he stumbled into a century-old fight over musical fraudulence. (www.newyorker.com)

290. 《马蒂斯的〈戴帽女子〉：一场现代丑闻》书评——在引发轩然大波的首展一个多世纪后，《戴帽女子》依然以令人惊叹的方式抵制着美学与品味的种种束缚。

“Matisse’s Femme au Chapeau: A Modern Scandal,” Reviewed - More than a century after its incendiary début, “Woman with a Hat” remains wonderfully resistant to the dictates of beauty and taste. (www.newyorker.com)

291. 简评书评——《黑盾》、《无尽的结局》、《至日》和《我曾是邦妮与克莱德》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Black Shield,” “Endless Endings,” “Solstice,” and “I Was Bonnie & Clyde.” (www.newyorker.com)

292. MAHA监护权之争——一位父亲想给孩子们接种疫苗，而他们的母亲不同意。随后，孩子们生病了。

The MAHA Custody Battle - A father wanted to vaccinate his children. Their mother didn’t. Then the kids got sick. (www.newyorker.com)

293. 《丽兹酒店的调酒师》远不及《卡萨布兰卡》——这部由法国作家兼播客主持人菲利普·科林创作的畅销小说，背景设定在德国占领巴黎时期，虽然构思精妙，但在具体呈现上却有所欠缺。

“The Barman of the Ritz” Is No “Casablanca” - The best-selling novel by the French author and podcaster Philippe Collin, which is set during the German Occupation of Paris, has a great premise but suffers in the execution. (www.newyorker.com)

294. 伊朗战争给美国人造成了多大损失？——正确的计算不能仅考虑军事开支。

How Much Is the Iran War Costing Americans? - A proper calculation must take in more than just the military costs. (www.newyorker.com)

295. 吉姆·诺尔曼的《逆戟鲸乐团》——这位声音艺术家在不列颠哥伦比亚省与歌唱的鲸鱼一同弹奏吉他长达十三年。如今，他将这段合作成果收录在《逆戟鲸精选集》中发行。

Jim Nollman’s Orca-stra - The sound artist spent thirteen years playing guitar alongside singing whales in British Columbia. Now he’s releasing their collaboration, on “Orcas’ Greatest Hits.” (www.newyorker.com)

296. 明尼阿波利斯发生了什么——“大都会突击行动”的亲历记及其后续发展。

What Happened in Minneapolis - Living through Operation Metro Surge, and what came after. (www.newyorker.com)

297. 最高法院是否在破坏民主？——一部新的法律史著作认为，应剥夺大法官推翻与最高法院地位平等的政府其他分支决定的权力。该著作出版的时机颇为尴尬。

Has the Supreme Court Sandbagged Democracy? - A new legal history argues that the Justices should be stripped of their power to overrule coequal branches of government. It arrives at an awkward moment. (www.newyorker.com)

298. 马克·扎克伯格面临的社会清算——Meta达成的和解协议将迫使Facebook和Instagram做出实质性改变。这也反映出，公众的愤怒在面对科技巨头的速度和规模时，是多么无力。

Mark Zuckerberg’s Social Reckoning - The Meta settlement will force meaningful changes on Facebook and Instagram. It also reflects the degree to which public outrage is outmatched by the speed and size of Big Tech. (www.newyorker.com)

299. 里弗斯·库莫正在将一切拼凑起来——这位唱作人兼Weezer乐队主唱谈到了乐队新专辑《Gold Album》的制作过程、他与父亲的关系，以及我们讲述的关于自己的故事。

Rivers Cuomo Is Piecing It All Together - The singer-songwriter and Weezer front man on the making of the band’s new LP, the Gold Album, his relationship with his father, and the stories we tell about ourselves. (www.newyorker.com)

300. 海伦·辛普森朗读《咚咚咚咚咚咚》——作者朗读了她发表在2026年9月7日刊杂志上的故事。

Helen Simpson Reads “Lub Dub Lub Dub Lub Dub” - The author reads her story from the September 7, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)