1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. 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)

5. 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)

6. 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)

7. 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)

8. 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)

9. 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)

10. 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)

11. 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)

12. 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)

13. 《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)

14. 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)

15. “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)

16. 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)

17. 《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)

18. 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)

19. 《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)

20. 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)

21. 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)

22. 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)

23. 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)

24. 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)

25. 《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)

26. 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)

27. 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)

28. 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)

29. 《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)

30. “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)

31. 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)

32. 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)

33. 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)

34. 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)

35. 伦纳特·盖贝尔的《Showstopper》——通勤时尚。

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

36. 《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)

37. “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)

38. 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)

39. 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)

40. 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)

41. 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)

42. 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)

43. 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)

44. 《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)

45. 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)

46. 《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)

47. 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)

48. 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)

49. “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)

50. 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)

51. 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)

52. 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)

53. 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)

54. 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)

55. 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)

56. 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)

57. 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)

58. 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)

59. 《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)

60. 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)

61. 《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)

62. 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)

63. 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)

64. 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)

65. 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)

66. 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)

67. 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)

68. 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)

69. 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)

70. 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)

71. 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)

72. 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)

73. 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)

74. 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)

75. 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)

76. 《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)

77. 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)

78. 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)

79. 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)

80. 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)

81. “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)

82. 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)

83. 《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)

84. 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)

85. 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)

86. 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)

87. 《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)

88. 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)

89. 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)

90. 《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)

91. 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)

92. 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)

93. 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)

94. 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)

95. 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)

96. 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)

97. 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)

98. 海伦·辛普森的《咚咚咚咚咚咚》——一种末日将至的感觉——韦里曾这样描述许多人感受到的那种感觉，就像胸口压着一块石头。

“Lub Dub Lub Dub Lub Dub,” by Helen Simpson - A sense of impending doom—that was how Weary had described the feeling many people got, like a heaviness in the chest. (www.newyorker.com)

99. 海伦·辛普森谈《我们在地球上的时间线》——作者探讨了她的短篇小说《咚咚咚咚咚咚》。

Helen Simpson on Our Timeline on This Planet - The author discusses her story “Lub Dub Lub Dub Lub Dub.” (www.newyorker.com)

100. 乔伊·哈乔的《噩梦中的马之歌》——“雨下个不停，下个不停，下个不停。/ 天空正在坠落，坠落，坠落。”

“Horse Song of a Nightmare,” by Joy Harjo - “It is raining, raining, raining. / The sky is falling, falling, falling.” (www.newyorker.com)

101. Pop Smoke的《Welcome to the Party》曾是一首颂歌，后来却成了一首挽歌——对于纽约的一群年轻音乐人来说，这位布鲁克林说唱歌手的遇害远不止是一条新闻头条。

Pop Smoke’s “Welcome to the Party” Was an Anthem, Then an Elegy - For a crew of young musicians in New York, the Brooklyn rapper’s killing was more than just a headline. (www.newyorker.com)

102. 苏珊·特·卡胡兰吉·金（Susan Te Kahurangi King）的视角——现年七十五岁的她，或许是新西兰在世最伟大的艺术家。

Susan Te Kahurangi King’s Way of Seeing - At seventy-five, she may be New Zealand’s greatest living artist. (www.newyorker.com)

103. 丽塔·多夫的《只是开个玩笑》——“一位神父、一位拉比和一位诗人走进一家酒吧／我们早已笑出声来，暗自揣摩他们相互冲突的哲学观。”

“Just Kidding,” by Rita Dove - “A priest, a rabbi, and a poet walk into a bar / and we’re laughing already, calculating their clashing philosophies.” (www.newyorker.com)

104. 从一位“垃圾电影”作者导演身上学到的电影课——为什么我们既爱“垃圾”，又恨“烂片”？尼尔·布林那些“烂到极致反而精彩”的电影阐明了其中的区别。

Cinema Lessons from a Trash-Movie Auteur - Why do we love trash and hate slop? Neil Breen’s so-bad-they’re-great movies elucidate the difference. (www.newyorker.com)

105. 在哪里能买到“火人节”的装扮——想像帕丽斯·希尔顿和马克·扎克伯格当年那样前往普拉亚吗？需要一件人造皮草大衣或一个隐蔽的小包吗？“火人节”集市能满足你的所有需求。

Where to Get Fire Outfits for Burning Man - Heading to the playa like Paris Hilton and Mark Zuckerberg once did? Need a faux-fur coat or a secret stash pouch? The Burning Man Bazaar has you covered. (www.newyorker.com)

106. 尼泊尔未曾引发的洪水——由喜马拉雅山冰川崩塌引发的山洪暴发，已造成至少500人丧生。这个国家对气候变化的贡献微乎其微，却遭受了不成比例的冲击。

The Floods Nepal Didn’t Cause - Flash floods, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, have killed at least five hundred people in a nation that has contributed little to climate change but is disproportionately affected by it. (www.newyorker.com)

107. 观看克洛伊·卡戴珊的《The Girls》：走过场——没错，节目里有肉毒杆菌派对和滑轮约会，但这个家族最新衍生节目中的女性们给人的感觉，就像是在真人秀“办公室”里打卡上班一样。

Going Through the Motions with Khloé Kardashian’s “The Girls” - Yes, there are Botox parties and rollerblading dates, but the women in the family’s latest spinoff give the sense that they are just clocking in at the reality-show office. (www.newyorker.com)

108. 新地图揭示以色列如何挫败了建立巴勒斯坦国的希望——约旦河西岸定居点的迅猛扩张，使得美国关于“两国方案”的论调变得越来越不切实际。

New Maps Show How Israel Has Thwarted Hopes for a Palestinian State - The breakneck expansion of settlements in the West Bank has rendered American talk of a two-state solution increasingly irrelevant. (www.newyorker.com)

109. 亚历克斯·埃阿拉如何成为菲律宾的象征——年仅21岁的这位网球新星，很可能已经是东南亚有史以来最杰出的球员。如今，她正致力于在今年夏天的美国网球公开赛上夺得个人首个大满贯冠军。

How Alex Eala Became a Symbol of the Philippines - At only twenty-one, the tennis phenom is likely already the best-ever player from Southeast Asia. Now she is seeking her first Grand Slam title at this summer’s U.S. Open. (www.newyorker.com)

110. “Meta和解协议将如何改变互联网”——尽管拒绝承认法律上的过错，但Facebook和Instagram的母公司首次承认，其商业模式的许多方面对儿童而言是不可接受的。

How the Meta Settlement Could Change the Internet - Even while refusing to admit legal fault, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram has accepted, for the first time, that much of its business model is unacceptable for children. (www.newyorker.com)

111. 凯·伯德谈罗伊·科恩——唐纳德·特朗普时代的“开国元勋”之一——这位传记作家的新书《美国无赖》详细描述了科恩在麦卡锡主义大清洗期间的臭名昭著的手段、一桩性交易指控，以及他对特朗普产生的深远影响。

Kai Bird on Roy Cohn, a Founding Father of Donald Trump’s America - The biographer’s new book, “American Scoundrel,” details Cohn’s infamous tactics during the McCarthy purges, a sex-trafficking allegation, and his profound influence on Trump. (www.newyorker.com)

112. 伊恩·弗雷泽与萨米·伯奇谈《郊狼对决阿克梅》——弗雷泽是《纽约客》那篇幽默散文的作者，该文启发了这部备受瞩目的新片；伯奇则是曾获奥斯卡提名的编剧，他将该文重新构思为一部讽刺法律惊悚片的讽刺作品。

Ian Frazier and Samy Burch on “Coyote vs. Acme” - Frazier, the author of the New Yorker humor essay that inspired the new, buzzy film, talks with Burch, the Oscar-nominated screenwriter who reimagined it as a satire of legal thrillers. (www.newyorker.com)

113. 每日漫画：8月28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, August 28th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

114. 妮可·里夫金的《Pure Gold》——我们会永远爱你。

Nicole Rifkin’s “Pure Gold” - We will always love you. (www.newyorker.com)

115. 数据中心能否左右威斯康星州的选举结果？——随着人工智能在选民中日益不受欢迎，围绕数据中心的政治博弈正在全美范围内搅动政治格局——包括威斯康星州州长职位的这场势均力敌的竞选。

Could Data Centers Swing an Election in Wisconsin? - As A.I. becomes increasingly unpopular among voters, the politics of data centers are scrambling political lines across the country—including in a tight race for the Wisconsin governor’s mansion. (www.newyorker.com)

116. 凯西·马斯格雷夫斯，跨界天后——此外：约翰·大卫·华盛顿在《Disruption》中饰演一名科技界小哥，萨马拉·乔伊和克里斯蒂安·麦克布莱德在中央公园献艺，雅各布·埃洛迪领衔主演雷德利·斯科特的新片，以及更多精彩内容。

Kacey Musgraves, Crossover Queen - Also: John David Washington plays a tech bro in “Disruption,” Samara Joy and Christian McBride perform at Central Park, Jacob Elordi’s stars in Ridley Scott’s latest movie, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

117. 群聊无可替代——我和老朋友们虽然分散在不同的州、不同的时区，但在手机上那些黑蓝色的气泡里，我们打造了自己的小天地。

There’s No Place Like Group Chats - My old friends and I have ended up scattered across different states, in different time zones, but we’ve made our own neighborhood inside the black and blue bubbles of our phones. (www.newyorker.com)

118. 在《Adults》中，Z世代终于迎来了他们应得的“聚会”情景喜剧——这部即将回归第二季的FX剧集，虽不会让该类型剧重回“Normcore”的本源，但令人欣慰的是，它对此也毫无兴趣。

In “Adults,” Gen Z Gets the Hangout Sitcom It Deserves - The FX series, which is returning for a second season, won’t restore the genre to its normcore roots—but, happily, it has no interest in doing so. (www.newyorker.com)

119. 每日漫画：8月27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, August 27th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

120. Google Chrome 的最新更新——我们理解下载并重启浏览器会打断您的工作流程，但反正您当时也没在工作。

Google Chrome’s Latest Updates - We understand that downloading and re-starting your browser disrupts your workflow, but you weren’t working anyway. (www.newyorker.com)

121. 洛杉矶的“巨型漂浮住宅”——在这座城市遭火灾肆虐的街区，重建费用高得惊人。如今，居民们转而采用一种失传的技艺：将整栋房屋搬迁至空置地块上。

The Great Floating Homes of Los Angeles - In the city’s burnt neighborhoods, rebuilding is brutally expensive. Now residents have turned to a lost art: moving entire houses to their vacant lots. (www.newyorker.com)

122. 卡莱布·克雷恩的《愿望与恐惧》——那时世界末日已至，我们中的一些人聚集在一座废弃的大房子里。

“Wishes and Fears,” by Caleb Crain - It was the end of the world, and a number of us had gathered in a large, abandoned house. (www.newyorker.com)

123. 如果加拿大加入欧盟会怎样？——特朗普政府与加拿大之间的贸易战，让这一原本属于边缘观点的构想在大西洋两岸都进入了主流讨论。

What If Canada Joined the E.U.? - The Trump Administration’s trade war with Canada has pushed a fringe idea into mainstream conversation, on both sides of the Atlantic. (www.newyorker.com)

124. Z世代在害怕什么？——凭借《It Ends》，亚历克斯·乌洛姆跻身于一批年轻恐怖片导演之列，他们将自己这一代人的焦虑搬上大银幕，同时也在颠覆着电影界的格局。

What is Gen Z Afraid Of? - With “It Ends,” Alex Ullom takes his place in a cohort of young horror directors who are translating the anxieties of their generation to the big screen—and upending the film landscape while they’re at it. (www.newyorker.com)

125. 我们能从琳赛·克兰西一案中汲取什么教训吗？——双方都承认克兰西杀害了自己的孩子。但双方都无法对动机给出令人信服的解释——而这种解释上的空白助长了同情、谴责以及各种阴谋论。

Can We Learn Anything from the Lindsay Clancy Trial? - Both sides agree that Clancy killed her children. But neither can offer a satisfactory explanation for why—and that vacuum has fuelled sympathy, vilification, and conspiracy theories. (www.newyorker.com)

126. 多莉·帕顿，乡村酒吧天使——多莉·帕顿属于一个备受喜爱的群体：那些“不守规矩的基督徒”，他们热爱耶稣，却拒绝憎恨任何人。

Dolly Parton, Honky-Tonk Angel - Dolly Parton belonged to a beloved category: the outlaw Christian, who loved Jesus and refused to hate anyone else. (www.newyorker.com)

127. 马克·旺德利希朗读斯宾塞·里斯的作品——这位诗人将与凯文·杨一同朗读并探讨斯宾塞·里斯的作品《我曾祖母的圣经》，以及他自己的诗作《蝙蝠》。

Mark Wunderlich Reads Spencer Reece - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “My Great-Grandmother''s bible,” by Spencer Reece, and his own poem “The Bats.” (www.newyorker.com)

128. 多莉·帕顿：人民的代言人——人们常称她为“乡村音乐女王”，但这恰恰是错误的：她骨子里就是个民主主义者。

Dolly Parton for the People - She was commonly called the Queen of Country Music, but that is exactly wrong: she was democratic to her bones. (www.newyorker.com)

129. 性爱录像带已无法让你成名——那些受卡戴珊家族成名故事启发的网红们，似乎从中得出了错误的结论。

A Sex Tape Won’t Make You Famous Anymore - Influencers inspired by the Kardashian origin story seem to have drawn the wrong lessons from it. (www.newyorker.com)

130. 雪莉·克拉克将艺术活出了极致——这部关于这位重要纽约电影人的新传记，不仅展现了她作品中直面种族与经济鸿沟的主题，还揭示了她在公众视野之外那充满狂热创造力的创作活动。

Shirley Clarke Lived Her Art to the Fullest - A new biography of this crucial New York filmmaker, whose work confronts racial and economic divisions, reveals her furiously inventive activity away from public view. (www.newyorker.com)

131. 每日漫画：8月26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, August 26th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

132. 作者推荐诗歌和末日后题材的作品。——作者推荐诗歌和末日后题材的作品。

The author recommends poetry and post-apocalyptic works. - The author recommends poetry and post-apocalyptic works. (www.newyorker.com)

133. 寻找治愈宿醉的方法——科学家们至今仍不清楚为什么喝酒后我们会感觉不舒服，但这并没有阻止各家公司大肆宣传各种新推出的、据称具有科学依据的解酒方法。

The Quest to Cure Hangovers - Scientists still aren’t sure what makes us feel lousy after drinking—but that hasn’t stopped companies from touting new and purportedly scientific remedies. (www.newyorker.com)

134. 亚当·汉密尔顿与《从右翼手中夺回宗教》——民主社会主义者虽然备受关注，但今年11月，民主基督徒的影响力或许会更大。

Adam Hamilton and Taking Back Religion from the Right - Democratic socialists are getting more of the attention, but Democratic Christians may prove more influential this November. (www.newyorker.com)

135. 他为尼克斯队取了队名。为何他会被遗忘？——在《华盛顿·欧文素描集》中，散文家菲利普·洛佩特试图将这位纽约市最初的“神话缔造者”从文学史的遗忘中拯救出来。

He Gave the Knicks Their Name. Why Was He Forgotten? - In “A Washington Irving Sketch Book,” the essayist Phillip Lopate tries to rescue New York City’s original mythmaker from literary oblivion. (www.newyorker.com)

136. 特朗普与卡尼正面交锋——别小看弱势一方。

Trump and Carney Face Off - Don’t discount the underdog. (www.newyorker.com)

137. 南卡罗来纳州共和党参议员初选决胜轮地图：实时结果——达琳·格雷厄姆和拉尔夫·诺曼正在角逐11月大选的共和党提名。

South Carolina Republican Senate-Primary-Runoff Map: Live Results - Darline Graham and Ralph Norman compete for the G.O.P. nomination in November’s general election. (www.newyorker.com)

138. 每日漫画：8月25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, August 25th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

139. 就业市场将如何塑造下一代——年轻人已经心怀不满。这种情况短期内不会好转。

How the Job Market Will Shape the Next Generation - Young people are already discontented. It’s not going to get better anytime soon. (www.newyorker.com)

140. 我父母遗产拍卖会上最没人要的物品——十七年的《国家地理》杂志，被我父亲按“色情程度从低到高”的顺序堆放着。价格：400美元。

The Least-Wanted Items at My Parents’ Estate Sale - Seventeen years’ worth of National Geographics, stacked by my father in order of “least to most erotic.” Price: 400. (www.newyorker.com)

141. 遇到医学谜题束手无策？试试宏基因组学——当医生无法查明病因时，他们可以检测我们体内的病毒、细菌和真菌的遗传物质片段。

Stumped by a Medical Mystery? Try Metagenomics - When doctors can’t figure out what’s ailing us, they can search our bodies for snippets of genetic material from viruses, bacteria, and fungi. (www.newyorker.com)

142. 小罗伯特·肯尼迪（R.F.K., Jr.）是赢了还是输了？——关于特朗普政府“反疫苗战争”的谨慎乐观论点。

Is R.F.K., Jr., Winning or Losing? - A case for cautious optimism about the Trump Administration’s war on vaccines. (www.newyorker.com)

143. 关于鹰杰基与灵魂的本质——从圣贝纳迪诺山脉的一个鸟巢中直播的悲剧与诱惑。

On Jackie the Eagle and the Nature of the Soul - Live-streaming tragedy and seduction from a nest in the San Bernardino Mountains. (www.newyorker.com)

144. 以色列当局为何纵容定居者对巴勒斯坦人实施暴力——曾因试图保护约旦河西岸一个巴勒斯坦社区免受定居者侵害而被捕的以色列国防军退役上校多隆·迈纳，探讨了以色列在10月大选前夕采取的策略。

Why Israeli Authorities Are Encouraging Settler Violence Against Palestinians - Retired I.D.F. colonel Doron Meiner, who was arrested while trying to protect a Palestinian community from settlers in the West Bank, discusses Israel’s strategy in the run up to October’s election. (www.newyorker.com)

145. 每日漫画：8月24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, August 24th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

146. 伊朗正利用外国罪犯袭击海外批评者——曾居住在伦敦的异见人士普里亚·泽拉蒂（Pouria Zeraati）遭到一群罗马尼亚暴徒的刺伤。他的遭遇是伊朗政权为压制批评者而展开的、日益扩大的行动的一部分。

Iran Is Using Foreign Criminals to Attack Its Critics Overseas - Pouria Zeraati, a dissident who was living in London, was stabbed by a group of Romanian thugs. His case is part of a widening campaign by the Iranian regime to silence its detractors. (www.newyorker.com)

147. 斯科特·贝森特的失势——三十多年前，这位财政部长曾是那些在一次著名交易中击垮英格兰银行的投机者之一。如今，他站在了市场的另一边，正竭力遏制债券收益率的上升。

The Humbling of Scott Bessent - Thirty-odd years ago, the Treasury Secretary was one of the speculators who broke the Bank of England in a famous trade. Now he’s on the other side of the markets, struggling to contain rising bond yields. (www.newyorker.com)

148. 有人知道达琳·格雷厄姆是谁吗？——林赛·格雷厄姆的妹妹，在哥哥去世后被任命接任其南卡罗来纳州参议员席位，可能很快将当选为完整任期。政治圈内人士称她是个“黑匣子”。

Does Anybody Know Who Darline Graham Is? - Lindsey Graham’s younger sister, who was appointed to his South Carolina Senate seat upon his death, may soon be elected to a full term. Political insiders say she is a “black box.” (www.newyorker.com)

149. 德雷克的《Janice STFU》响彻街头巷尾——随着新专辑《Iceman》的发布，这位“夏日神曲”大师仍在继续倾诉他的不满。

Drake’s “Janice STFU” on Every Corner - With his new album, “Iceman,” the master of the summer banger is not done airing his grievances. (www.newyorker.com)

150. 《真实世界》中的肖恩·达菲——这位唐纳德·特朗普任内的交通部长因参加真人秀节目而崭露头角，如今他在YouTube上推出了一部共六集的节目，讲述一家人的自驾游。这节目能有多糟糕呢？

Sean Duffy in the Real World - Donald Trump’s Transportation Secretary got his big break on reality TV, and is now out with a six-part YouTube show about a family road trip. How bad could it be? (www.newyorker.com)

151. 梅格·斯塔尔特全情投入——这位《Hacks》女演员兼喜剧演员谈及她在红毯上的着装花招、在《哦，玛丽！》中的精彩表现，以及她为何相信上帝爱同性恋者。

Meg Stalter Commits to the Bit - The “Hacks” actress and comedian on her red-carpet-outfit stunts, her star turn in “Oh Mary!,” and why she believes that God loves gays. (www.newyorker.com)

152. 餐厅点评：Zig Zag 生蚝吧——在 Zig Zag 生蚝吧享用海鲜塔的同时，思索人生的奥秘。

Restaurant Review: Zig Zag Oyster Bar - Contemplating life’s mysteries over a seafood tower at Zig Zag Oyster Bar. (www.newyorker.com)

153. 娜塔莉·哈普随身携带的物品——这位据称会带着一台打印机随处跟随总统的忠实助手，似乎并非受传统意义上的财富与权力欲望所驱使。

What Natalie Harp Carries - Trump’s devoted aide, who is said to follow the President around with a printer, does not seem to be driven by the conventional desires for wealth and power. (www.newyorker.com)

154. 人们为何愿意相信关于林赛·克兰西的阴谋论——对该案的不信任，源于人们对身处绝境的女性却不被相信这一现状所产生的、可以理解的愤怒与悲伤。

Why People Want to Believe the Lindsay Clancy Conspiracy Theories - Mistrust about the case stems from understandable anger and sorrow at the ways women in extremis aren’t believed. (www.newyorker.com)

155. 一段往事——二十岁时，编造了一个谎言，潜入英格兰。

A Passage - Crossing into England, at twenty, with a false story. (www.newyorker.com)

156. 梅丽莎·奥夫·德·毛尔的《九十年代摇滚纪实》——这位曾担任Hole乐队和The Smashing Pumpkins乐队贝斯手的摄影师，捕捉到了这样一瞬：上一代的亚文化，成为了下一代的主流。

Melissa Auf der Maur’s Chronicle of Nineties Rock - The photographer, who played bass for Hole and the Smashing Pumpkins, captured a moment in which one generation’s subculture became the next generation’s mainstream. (www.newyorker.com)

157. 大卫·彼得雷乌斯将军论“战争新规则”——无人机和非对称战争如何颠覆战场格局，以及美军应如何适应这些变化。

General David Petraeus on the New Rules of War - How drones and asymmetric warfare are upending the battlefield and what the U.S. military can do to adapt. (www.newyorker.com)

158. 杰西卡·塔洛夫：福克斯新闻《The Five》节目中孤独的自由派——在由铁杆保守派组成的讨论小组中，塔洛夫身处“火热席位”，坚持捍卫自由派价值观，从而激怒了总统，后者甚至敦促福克斯解雇她。

Jessica Tarlov, a Lonely Liberal on Fox News’ “The Five” - Tarlov occupies the hot seat on a panel of diehard conservatives, arguing for liberal values and rousing the ire of the President, who has encouraged Fox to fire her. (www.newyorker.com)

159. 乔恩·洛维特解答您的疑问——《Pod Save America》节目主持人回答了听众关于2026年中期选举以及这些选举对2028年总统大选有何启示的问题。

Jon Lovett Answers Your Questions - The “Pod Save America” host answers listeners’ questions about the 2026 midterm elections and what they tell us about the 2028 Presidential race. (www.newyorker.com)

160. 每日漫画：8月21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, August 21st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

161. “找份科技工作吧，宝贝们！”——针对婴幼儿的高水平科学读物为何会出现这种令人费解的热潮？

Get a Tech Job, Babies! - The puzzling rise in high-level science books for infants and toddlers. (www.newyorker.com)

162. 阿拉伯裔美国人的政治觉醒——一个中西部穆斯林家庭的移民与同化故事，以及一年间如何改变了他们最小的儿子的生活。

A Political Awakening in Arab America - A Midwestern Muslim family’s story of immigration, assimilation, and how one year changed the life of its youngest son. (www.newyorker.com)

163. 你应该相信命运吗？——如果我们不是通过抽象的概念，而是通过身边的实物来寻找意义，或许我们会更幸福。

Should You Believe in Fate? - We’d be happier, perhaps, if we found meaning not through abstractions but through the physical things around us. (www.newyorker.com)

164. 夏末水畔的田园诗——船上和海滩酒吧盘点。

Late Summertime Idylls by the Water - A roundup of bars on boats and at the beach. (www.newyorker.com)

165. “性萧条”题材电影的兴起——在《仅此一夜》和《我要你的爱》等影片中，我们这个保守的时代成了犯罪现场。

The Boom of the Sex-Recession Movie - In films like “One Night Only” and “I Want Your Sex,” our prudish age becomes the scene of a crime. (www.newyorker.com)

166. 史密森尼学会真的想摧毁美国吗？——特朗普声称该机构已落入马克思主义激进分子的手中。但逛一逛展厅就会发现事实并非如此。

Is the Smithsonian Really Trying to Destroy America? - Trump claims that the institution has fallen into the hands of Marxist radicals. A stroll through the exhibitions suggests otherwise. (www.newyorker.com)

167. 每日漫画：8月20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, August 20th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

168. 一位“12英寸钢琴家”走进一家酒吧——卢卡斯·安塞尔的定格动画短片以重新演绎《呐喊与低语》经典之作的形式，揭示了几位同桌酒客内心最深处的渴望。

A “12 Inch Pianist” Walks Into a Bar - Lucas Ansel’s stop-motion short reveals a few fellow-drinkers’ deepest desires in this reimagined Shouts & Murmurs classic. (www.newyorker.com)

169. 战争爆发六个月后，特朗普仍在输给伊朗——这场冲突标志着“美国实力和威望的急剧崩塌”。

After Six Months of War, Trump Is Still Losing to Iran - The conflict marks a “precipitous collapse of American power and American prestige.” (www.newyorker.com)

170. “头起跑线”计划会因放松监管而消失吗？——这一学前教育项目正面临特朗普政府的新一轮攻势。

Can Head Start Be Deregulated Out of Existence? - The early-childhood program faces a renewed assault by the Trump Administration. (www.newyorker.com)

171. 一档描绘“后特朗普时代”未来的播客——Vox推出的新节目《America, Actually》试图在不提及总统的情况下讨论政治。这真的可能吗？

The Podcast That’s Charting a Post-Trump Future - “America, Actually,” a new offering from Vox, is trying to talk about politics without talking about the President. Is that even possible? (www.newyorker.com)

172. 你的泳装透露了什么——黄色波点比基尼：你年轻时曾深受Yoplait Light广告的影响，并将这款泳装视为自信的具象化体现。

What Your Swimwear Says About You - Yellow polka-dot bikini: you were deeply affected by a Yoplait Light commercial as a youth and consider this suit to be the physical manifestation of confidence. (www.newyorker.com)

173. 《每个工作日下午4点45分》，作者：莉比·弗洛雷斯——在令人愉悦的炎热中，一阵夏风拂过，就在这时，那名女子一边从冰淇淋甜筒底部吸食冰淇淋，一边与他争执起来。

“Every Weekday at 4:45 P.M.,” by Libby Flores - In the delicious heat, a summer breeze came and they fought as the woman sucked her ice cream through the bottom of her cone. (www.newyorker.com)

174. 评论家眼中的 cult 经典：艾米丽·努斯鲍姆谈《Slings & Arrows》——这位《纽约客》撰稿人盛赞了一部鲜为人知的加拿大电视剧，该剧以莎士比亚戏剧节为背景——而这部剧恰好是她有史以来最喜欢的剧集。

Critics’ Cult Classics: Emily Nussbaum on “Slings & Arrows” - The New Yorker writer sings the praises of a little-known Canadian television series set at a Shakespeare festival—which happens to be her favorite show of all time. (www.newyorker.com)

175. “温和派”含义的演变——政治标签可以作为有用的简写。但有些人质疑，这些标签究竟能在多大程度上揭示选民为何青睐某些候选人。

The Shifting Meaning of “Moderate” - Political labels can be useful shorthand. But some doubt how much they tell us about what draws voters to candidates. (www.newyorker.com)

176. 杰森·阿代丑闻的真正含义——一位年轻的黑人教授因学术不端行为，被一位“种族现实主义者”视为“新闻噱头”。

The Real Meaning of the Jason Arday Scandal - In a young Black professor’s academic misconduct, a “race-realist” found a “hook for a story.” (www.newyorker.com)

177. 每日漫画：8月19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, August 19th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

178. 迈克尔·翁达杰早期作品中的“辉煌的混乱”——对于像我这样跨越国界来到西方的作家而言，翁达杰对既定界限的无视，教会了我们如何为自己的解放指明方向。

The Glorious Disorder of Michael Ondaatje’s Early Work - For writers like me, who had crossed borders to arrive in the West, Ondaatje’s disregard for established boundaries taught us how to spell out our own liberation. (www.newyorker.com)

179. 三本带你穿越时空的书——以老派的方式触动心灵。

Three Books that Will Transport You - Be moved the old-fashioned way. (www.newyorker.com)

180. 《机器的印记》——在遏制人工智能应用方面，鲜有力量能像“公开耻笑”这样有效。如今，Anthropic 正让人们更轻松地判断一段文本是否由 Claude 生成。

The Mark of the Machine - Few forces have proved as powerful at tempering A.I. use as public shaming has. Now Anthropic is making it even easier to determine if text was generated by Claude. (www.newyorker.com)

181. 《噩梦中的梦想》将艺术生活政治化——对个人自由和创作自由的追求，构成了夏塔拉·米歇尔·福特第二部长片的核心，影片讲述了三名女性寻找失踪好友的故事。

“Dreams in Nightmares” Turns the Art Life Political - Struggles for personal and creative freedom fuel Shatara Michelle Ford’s second feature, about three women’s search for a friend gone missing. (www.newyorker.com)

182. “初次约会”蒙太奇——是的，我有点怪，但我依然多面。

First-Date Montage - Yes, I am odd, but I am still multifaceted. (www.newyorker.com)

183. 每日漫画：8月18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, August 18th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

184. 《我如何成为一名“斯巴鲁社会主义者”》——2015年伯尼·桑德斯参选总统时，我的经济状况已经稳定。但过去的十年还是给我留下了印记。

How I Became a Subaru Socialist - By the time Bernie Sanders ran for President, in 2015, I was financially secure. But the previous decade had left a mark. (www.newyorker.com)

185. 亚瑟·小杰与克里斯·布朗的大胆联合巡演——这两位R&B巨星似乎认为他们的音乐流派需要拯救。但究竟要从什么中拯救呢？

Usher and Chris Brown’s Audacious Joint Tour - The R. & B. megastars seem to think their genre needs saving. But from what? (www.newyorker.com)

186. 纳伊布·布克莱的内容机器正在重塑拉丁美洲——萨尔瓦多这位威权领导人如何对哥伦比亚总统大选产生深远影响。

Nayib Bukele’s Content Machine Is Reshaping Latin America - How El Salvador’s authoritarian leader loomed over Colombia’s Presidential race. (www.newyorker.com)

187. 在电影院把手机调成静音后会发生的一切——那位我已经等了五十三个小时还没回电的客服代表，会在我重新打开手机的前一分钟打来电话。

Everything That Will Happen After I Silence My Phone at the Movie Theatre - The customer-service representative from whom I’ve been waiting for a callback for fifty-three hours will call me back one minute before I turn my phone back on. (www.newyorker.com)

188. 《橡树街的尽头》是一部怪异而疏离的侏罗纪奇想剧——在这部由大卫·罗伯特·米切尔执导、安妮·海瑟薇和伊万·麦克格雷格主演的电影中，一个家庭不仅面临着恐龙的威胁，还受到导演对斯皮尔伯格式怀旧情结的困扰。

“The End of Oak Street” Is a Weirdly Alienated Jurassic Lark - In David Robert Mitchell’s film, starring Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor, a family is endangered not only by dinosaurs but also by the director’s penchant for Spielbergian nostalgia. (www.newyorker.com)

189. 每日漫画：8月17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, August 17th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

190. 纽约最火的夜店是……雅各布·里伊斯澡堂？——这家位于洛克威的标志性场所如今已转型为一家炫目的新会员制俱乐部，内设私人泳池和共享办公空间。但当地居民对此作何感想？

New York’s Hottest Club Is . . . the Jacob Riis Bathhouse? - The Rockaway institution is now home to a flashy new members-only club, with a private pool and a co-working space. But how do the locals feel about it? (www.newyorker.com)

191. 《费城永远阳光灿烂》的“不可思议”长寿——这部不拘一格的喜剧是历史上播出时间最长的情景喜剧，却从未获得过任何重要奖项。这是为什么呢？

The Improbable Longevity of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” - The irreverent comedy is the longest-running sitcom in history, yet has won no major awards. What gives? (www.newyorker.com)

192. 与数十名太平洋岛屿儿童共同生活的科学家——卡尔顿·加伊杜塞克因在巴布亚新几内亚开展的一项疾病研究而荣获诺贝尔奖。但他最重大的实验，却是对那些被他带回美国的儿童进行的。

The Scientist Who Lived with Dozens of Children from the Pacific Islands - Carleton Gajdusek won the Nobel for his work on a disease in Papua New Guinea. But his biggest experiment was on the children he took back to the U.S. (www.newyorker.com)

193. 欧洲夏日的终结——随着极端高温席卷欧洲各大城市，这些城市正争分夺秒地进行转型，以适应一种它们在建造之初从未设想过要承受的气候。

The End of the European Summer - As extreme heat overwhelms the Continent’s great cities, they are racing to transform themselves for a climate that they were never built to withstand. (www.newyorker.com)

194. 《填字游戏奇遇记》——唉，我把我的佩剑忘在苏活区的一座小台地上了。

A Crossword Odyssey - Alas, I’d left my épée on a wee mesa in SoHo. (www.newyorker.com)

195. 招生参观：做自己——在现实世界中，你可以选择自己的餐饮方案：纯素、犹太洁食、可持续、完全不可持续、赞达亚一日三餐、美国女孩娃娃食品。只需刷卡即可。

Admissions Tour: Being a Person - In the real world, you can choose your meal plan: vegan, kosher, Sustainable, Totally Unsustainable, What Zendaya Eats in a Day, American Girl Doll food. Just swipe your card. (www.newyorker.com)

196. 特朗普的骗局是否走得太远了？——一项向华尔街交易员收费、以换取提前查看总统在“Truth Social”上发表言论的计划，引发了公众的愤怒并招致了一起诉讼。

A Trump Grift Too Far? - A scheme to charge Wall Street traders for an early look at the President’s comments on Truth Social has generated outrage and a lawsuit. (www.newyorker.com)

197. 阿德里安娜·苏的《哀歌》——“我们家从来都不是那种对食物挑三拣四的人。”

“Lament,” by Adrienne Su - “We were never a family of food snobs.” (www.newyorker.com)

198. “无烟不火”瞭望塔——时隔七十八年，新泽西州终于建起了一处新的火灾瞭望点。随着野火频发和气温创下新高，这一举措可谓恰逢其时。

Where There’s Smoke, There’s Fire Towers - After seventy-eight years, New Jersey finally has a new lookout spot for blazes. With more frequent wildfires and record temperatures, it’s not a moment too soon. (www.newyorker.com)

199. 蕾切尔·贝尔，高级艺术策展人——这家位于哥谭的大麻销售店的内容总监，为了拍摄她的视频系列《嗨，我正high着》，特意在纽约市的标志性景点体验大麻带来的迷幻感。在参观古根海姆博物馆时，她对那些古怪的雕塑进行了点评，并反思了自己这段充满迷幻色彩的职业生涯。

Rachel Bell, Curator of High Art - The Gotham weed dispensary’s content director gets stoned at N.Y.C. landmarks for her video series, “Hi, I’m High.” On a trip to the Guggenheim, she critiques kooky sculptures and reflects on her trippy career path. (www.newyorker.com)

200. 特朗普政府会不惜一切代价将马哈茂德·哈利勒驱逐出境吗？——哈利勒在哥伦比亚大学就读期间曾抗议以色列。如今，他面临被驱逐出境的境地。

How Far Will the Trump Administration Go to Deport Mahmoud Khalil? - Khalil protested Israel as a student at Columbia. Now he’s on the verge of being kicked out of the country. (www.newyorker.com)

201. 简评书评——《雅虎男孩》、《难以言说》、《日出》和《肌肤之亲》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Yahoo Boys,” “Unsayable,” “Sunrise,” and “Skin Contact.” (www.newyorker.com)

202. 性丑闻解剖——一场19世纪的轩然大波揭示了我们对公开羞辱的热衷，以及在此过程中被践踏的真相。

Anatomy of a Sex Scandal - What a nineteenth-century uproar reveals about our zeal for public shaming—and the truths that get trampled along the way. (www.newyorker.com)

203. 您身边亲切的“Hooters”——这家连锁餐厅正试图重塑健康形象。这次能成功吗？

Your Friendly Neighborhood Hooters - The chain is attempting a wholesome revival. Will it work? (www.newyorker.com)

204. 戴安娜·埃贾伊塔的《跃入之前》——静谧的一刻。

Diana Ejaita’s “Before the Plunge” - A moment of stillness. (www.newyorker.com)

205. 美国建国250周年庆典带来的那种粗犷、傻气又贪婪的欢乐——无论是在华盛顿特区还是达科他两州，无论是在牛仔竞技赛还是印第安人聚会上，庆祝这个国家都意味着同时体验自豪、失望与同胞情谊。

The Big, Dumb, Gluttonous Fun of America’s Semiquincentennial - In D.C. and the Dakotas, at rodeos and powwows, celebrating the country means taking in pride and disappointment and fellow-feeling. (www.newyorker.com)

206. 阮惠明（Hieu Minh Nguyen）的《圣保罗》——“我所有的朋友都有自己的神、自己的天堂／以及通往那里的计划。”

“Saint Paul,” by Hieu Minh Nguyen - “All my friends have their gods & their heavens / & their plans on how to get there.” (www.newyorker.com)

207. 马杜里·维贾伊朗读《隐秘人生》——作者朗读了她发表在该杂志2026年8月24日和31日刊上的故事。

Madhuri Vijay Reads “Hidden Life” - The author reads her story from the August 24 & 31, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

208. 唐纳德·特朗普仍在试图增加投票难度——《拯救美国法案》只是这一系列举措中的一部分，该系列还包括一项行政命令和起诉威胁，所有这些举措都是为了让特朗普的选票计算能成立。

Donald Trump Is Still Trying to Make It Harder to Vote - The SAVE America Act is just one part of a package that includes an executive order and threats of prosecution, all in an effort to make Trump’s math work. (www.newyorker.com)

209. 餐厅点评：一份物尽其用的品鉴菜单——在“辛西娅”餐厅，对低浪费烹饪的重视造就了一份令人惊叹的丰盛菜单。

Restaurant Review: A Tasting Menu That Uses Every Last Scrap - At Cynthia, an emphasis on low-waste cooking yields a menu of thrilling abundance. (www.newyorker.com)

210. 《隐秘人生》，作者：马杜里·维贾伊——她内心深处那台微小的愉悦小马达开始嗡嗡作响，但她同时也察觉到一丝轻蔑一闪而过。要赢得他的钦佩，原来是如此容易！

“Hidden Life,” by Madhuri Vijay - A tiny motor of pleasure had started to hum away inside her, but she was aware, too, of a flash of scorn. How easy it had been to arouse his admiration! (www.newyorker.com)

211. 《Choosin’ Texas》的意外走红——埃拉·兰利这首登顶排行榜的哀歌，唱出了八月中旬每个人都想做的事：顺其自然，放手一搏。

The Unlikely Reign of “Choosin’ Texas” - Ella Langley’s chart-topping lament is about what everyone wants to do in mid-August: give in and let go. (www.newyorker.com)

212. 《M的一生》影评——《雅虎男孩》、《难以言说》、《日出》和《肌肤之亲》。

“Life of M,” Reviewed - “The Yahoo Boys,” “Unsayable,” “Sunrise,” and “Skin Contact.” (www.newyorker.com)

213. 马杜里·维贾伊谈代际关系——作者探讨了她的短篇小说《隐秘人生》。

Madhuri Vijay on Cross-Generational Dynamics - The author discusses her story “Hidden Life.” (www.newyorker.com)

214. “汉普顿”的富庶与浮华看起来几乎有些古朴——芭芭拉·科普尔的这部纪录片追踪了一代新晋女星、大亨以及其他肤色黝黑的派对达人，而他们完全不知道未来将面临怎样的悲剧和阶级焦虑。

The Wealth and Glam of “The Hamptons” Looks Almost Quaint - Barbara Kopple’s documentary follows a generation of starlets, moguls, and other tanned partygoers who have no idea what tragedies and class anxieties lie in store. (www.newyorker.com)

215. 《世界尽头的孤独男子》——在巴塔哥尼亚，牧场看守人（los puesteros）靠照看别人的牲畜谋生，报酬微薄，有时甚至几个月都见不到其他人。

The Lonely Men at the End of the World - In Patagonia, los puesteros look after other people’s livestock for not very much money, and sometimes go months without seeing anyone else. (www.newyorker.com)

216. 当中年逐渐清晰——一系列文化仪式标志着我们步入成年，但此后漫长的数十年却在毫无仪式感的情况下悄然流逝。

When Middle Age Comes Into Focus - A bevy of cultural sacraments marks our passage into adulthood, but the yawning decades beyond it unspool without ceremony. (www.newyorker.com)

217. 让开吧，亚伦·贾奇——洋基队真正的MVP是乔治·科斯坦扎——继去年那场疯狂的摇头公仔赠送活动之后，球队再次将杰森·亚历山大在《宋飞正传》中饰演的角色请了回来——这次，他手里还拿着一个卡佐内披萨。

Move Over, Aaron Judge—the Real Yankees M.V.P. Is George Costanza - After last year’s bobblehead-giveaway frenzy, the team is bringing Jason Alexander’s “Seinfeld” character back—this time, with a calzone. (www.newyorker.com)

218. 特朗普如何试图削弱移民儿童的法律辩护能力——在未能完全取消对无人陪伴未成年人律师的资金支持后，美国政府正将相关案件推给既缺乏移民专业知识，又无力处理此类案件的机构。

How Trump Is Trying to Weaken Migrant Children’s Legal Defense - After failing to eliminate funding for unaccompanied minors’ lawyers altogether, the Administration is pushing cases toward entities that lack both immigration expertise and the capacity to take them on. (www.newyorker.com)

219. 吉娜·雷蒙多谈人工智能时代如何重拾美国梦——民主党人常谈及“可负担性”。而“繁荣”这一信息是否更具影响力？

Gina Raimondo on Reclaiming the American Dream in the Age of A.I. - Democrats talk a lot about affordability. Could a message of prosperity be more powerful? (www.newyorker.com)

220. 伯尼·桑德斯针对数据中心发声——这位佛蒙特州参议员共同发起了一项法案，呼吁暂停建设数据中心。他探讨了相关环境与经济问题，以及政府可以采取哪些措施。

Bernie Sanders Takes on Data Centers - The Vermont senator co-sponsored a bill that calls for a moratorium on building data centers. He discusses the environmental and economic concerns, and what the government can do. (www.newyorker.com)

221. 艾琳·布罗科维奇将矛头对准数据中心——这位环保活动家发起了一项项目，旨在记录社区民众对全美数据中心建设热潮的担忧。

Erin Brockovich Takes on Data Centers - The environmental activist has launched a project to document community concerns about the boom in data-center construction across the U.S. (www.newyorker.com)

222. 每日漫画：8月14日星期五——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

223. 菲比·布里杰斯重返人间——这位独立音乐人的新专辑《Lost Weekend》既记录了情感的断裂，也展现了心灵的救赎。

Phoebe Bridgers Comes Back to Earth - The indie artist’s new album, “Lost Weekend,” is a document of both rupture and redemption. (www.newyorker.com)

224. 救命——我这个旁白被困在Calm.com冥想应用里了！——没错，有节奏的淅淅沥沥的雨声确实有助于调节神经系统，还能触发自主感官巅峰反应，但对我来说呢？我浑身都湿透了。

Help—I’m a Narrator Stuck in the Calm.com Meditation App! - Sure, rhythmic, pattering rain can help regulate your nervous system, and trigger your autonomous sensory meridian response, but me? I’m wet. (www.newyorker.com)

225. 动画片鲜有比《土狼对决阿克梅》更荒诞的了——戴夫·格林执导的这部讲述威利·E·土狼寻求赔偿的电影，仿佛路跑者般成功逃脱了华纳公司试图取消该片的企图，奏响了一曲荒诞的胜利之歌。

Toons Have Seldom Been Loonier Than in “Coyote vs. Acme” - Dave Green’s film about Wile E. Coyote’s quest for compensation sounds a note of zany triumph, having escaped, Road Runner-like, Warner’s attempt to cancel it. (www.newyorker.com)

226. “一小时的价值是什么？”——如果世界似乎在浪费我们的时间，部分原因在于我们将时间本身视为一种需要开采和优化的资源。

What’s the Value of an Hour? - If the world seems to waste our time, it’s partly because we view time itself as a resource to be extracted and optimized. (www.newyorker.com)

227. A.O.C.的“鸡蛋”与职业女性面临的“尴尬真相”——为了保留生育能力，这位当选国会议员时年龄最小的女性正面临着许多女性都熟悉的权衡抉择。而她公开这样做，却让保守派气得发狂。

A.O.C.’s Eggs and the Working Woman’s Inconvenient Truth - By preserving her fertility, the youngest woman elected to Congress is facing trade-offs familiar to many women. By doing it publicly, she’s driving conservatives crazy. (www.newyorker.com)

228. 今年秋天在纽约市有哪些好去处——文化预览：本季电视、电影、艺术、戏剧、舞蹈和音乐领域的精彩看点。

What to Do in New York City This Fall - Culture preview: what’s coming this season in TV, movies, art, theatre, dance, and music. (www.newyorker.com)

229. 以色列领导人在全球极右翼阵营中找到了盟友——对以色列的支持正日益成为全球政治中一个引发两极分化的议题。

Israel’s Leaders Find Allies Among the Global Far Right - Support for the nation is becoming an increasingly polarizing issue in politics around the world. (www.newyorker.com)

230. 民主党全国委员会主席是华盛顿最糟糕的职位吗？——该组织正在举行年度夏季会议，旁观者们纷纷要求其领导人肯·马丁下台。不过话说回来，民主党人总是干这种事。

Is D.N.C. Chair the Worst Job in Washington? - The organization is holding its annual summer meeting, and onlookers are calling for the head of its leader, Ken Martin. Then again, the Democrats are always doing that kind of thing. (www.newyorker.com)

231. 每日漫画：8月13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, August 13th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

232. “暗氧之谜”——科学家们曾认为，维持生命的氧气仅存在于地球地表附近。然而，他们随后在地下深处检测到了氧气。

The Mystery of Dark Oxygen - Scientists once thought that life-sustaining oxygen existed only near Earth’s surface. Then they detected it deep underground. (www.newyorker.com)

233. 评论家眼中的 cult 经典：汉娜·戈德菲尔德谈美食界的隐形风向标——《纽约客》美食专栏作家探讨了那些定义了美食生活品质的食谱和餐厅——至少对内行人士而言是如此。

Critics’ Cult Classics: Hannah Goldfield on the Food World’s Secret Tastemakers - The New Yorker food correspondent discusses the recipes and restaurants that have defined the culinary good life—at least for those in the know. (www.newyorker.com)

234. 是谁杀害了洛伦佐·萨尔加多·阿劳霍？——一起发生在移民与海关执法局（ICE）交通盘查中的死亡事件在休斯顿乃至墨西哥引发了公愤。

Who Killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo? - A death during an ICE traffic stop raises outrage in Houston—and in Mexico. (www.newyorker.com)

235. 英格博格·巴赫曼的《跛脚人》——或许，新的一天仍存希望；那些如熟透的葡萄般簇拥的云朵，一旦被挤压，便会从天际释放出充满魔力的日子里那甘美的溪流。

“The Hobbler,” by Ingeborg Bachmann - Maybe there’s still hope for a new morning, for clouds that cluster like ripe grapes which, when squeezed, will release from the heavens the sweet streams of enchanted days. (www.newyorker.com)

236. 什么是伊博加因？特朗普为何谈论它？——总统签署的旨在加快对伊博加因等化合物研究的行政命令，标志着这个曾站在“禁毒战争”最前线的政党发生了惊人的转变。

What Is Ibogaine and Why Is Trump Talking About It? - The President’s executive order accelerating research into compounds like ibogaine marks a striking turn for a party that was once on the front lines of the war on drugs. (www.newyorker.com)

237. 美国总统正在行动——而没人察觉。

POTUS on the Move - And no one’s the wiser. (www.newyorker.com)

238. 弗朗西斯卡·洪的败选对民主党意味着什么——这位民主社会主义者在威斯康星州的崛起本应预示着左翼将取得重大突破。尽管她仅以微弱劣势落败，但这仍应成为该党建制派的警钟。

What Francesca Hong’s Defeat Means for Democrats - The democratic socialist’s rise in Wisconsin was supposed to portend a major breakthrough for the left. Her narrow loss should still be a wake-up call for the Party’s establishment. (www.newyorker.com)

239. 克劳迪娅·兰金《装死》——在《分诊》一书中，这位作家探讨了我们应当如何应对——或者说，或许不应对——一个处于危机中的世界。

Claudia Rankine Plays Dead - In “Triage,” the writer explores how we should respond—or, perhaps, not respond—to a world in crisis. (www.newyorker.com)

240. 每日漫画：8月12日星期三——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

241. 读完《孤独的鸽子》后该读什么——拉里·麦克默特里这部小说又重新进入我们的阅读清单；我们请教了本刊书评人，接下来该读哪本书。

What to Read After “Lonesome Dove” - The Larry McMurtry novel is back in rotation; we asked our critics what book to pick up next. (www.newyorker.com)

242. 佩雷斯·希尔顿与我们的直播噩梦——没有什么比直播的出现更能体现我们这个充斥着小报文化的社会环境了，它让普通人既能成为自己生活的明星，又能成为自己生活的狗仔队。

Perez Hilton and Our Live-Streaming Nightmare - There is nothing that speaks more to our perma-tabloid social environment than the advent of the live stream, which has allowed ordinary people to become both the celebrity and the paparazzi of their own lives. (www.newyorker.com)

243. 《美国！：中央情报局“冰淇淋档案”中新解密的秘密》——揭秘橙味冰棍爱好者与软冰淇淋激进主义者群体。

America!: Newly Declassified Secrets from the C.I.A.’s Ice-Cream Archives - Orange-creamsicle lovers and a cult of soft-serve radicals, revealed. (www.newyorker.com)

244. 一座衰败的海滨小镇如何折射出英格兰被遗忘的北方——布莱克浦，这个被称为“北方拉斯维加斯”的度假胜地，已成为工人阶级娱乐的象征。

What a Blighted Beach Town Says About England’s Forgotten North - Blackpool, a vacation spot known as the Vegas of the North, has become a symbol of working-class fun. (www.newyorker.com)

245. 每日加送漫画：《渐隐的天际线》——一幅以最新新闻和时事为灵感创作的漫画。

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

246. 每日漫画：8月11日星期二——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

247. 一位以色列讽刺作家拯救本国民主的努力——利奥尔·施莱恩曾主持过多档热门电视节目。如今，他发布与年轻人的对话视频，其中大多数年轻人目前倾向于右翼，这些视频的观看量已达数百万次。

An Israeli Satirist’s Bid to Save His Country’s Democracy - Lior Schleien used to host hit TV shows. Now he posts videos of discussions with young people, the majority of whom currently tend right, which garner millions of views. (www.newyorker.com)

248. 《极速》会是罗布·特伦扎终于崭露头角之作吗？——在这位鲜为人知的美国作者导演的最新作品中，一位年轻的赛车手为小镇生活注入了速度与激情。

Could “Fast” Be, at Long Last, Rob Tregenza’s Breakout Film? - A young auto racer brings speed and passion to small-town life in an unsung American auteur’s latest work. (www.newyorker.com)

249. 明尼苏达州初选地图——民主党参议员提名竞选再次上演了该党建制派与进步派之间的较量。

Minnesota Primary Map - The Democratic race for the Senate nomination offers another contest between the Party’s establishment and progressive wings. (www.newyorker.com)

250. 如果人工智能抢走了年轻人的工作，他们会作何反应？——民主党选民已经开始向左转，但与失业率真正开始攀升时的情况相比，这可能微不足道。

If A.I. Takes the Jobs of Young People, How Will They React? - The Democratic electorate is already moving left, but that may be nothing compared with what happens when unemployment really starts to rise. (www.newyorker.com)

251. 关于照看我的狗“刻耳柏洛斯”的注意事项——它挡在前门那里只是个老习惯。如果它正蹲在那里，请不要下单叫外卖。

Instructions for Pet-Sitting My Dog, Cerberus - It’s just an old habit for him to block the front door. If he’s stationed there, do not order delivery. (www.newyorker.com)

252. 南卡罗来纳州初选地图：实时结果——此次特别选举旨在选出接替今年7月去世的参议员林赛·格雷厄姆的继任者。

South Carolina Primary-Election Map: Live Results - A special election to replace Senator Lindsey Graham, who passed away in July. (www.newyorker.com)

253. 威斯康星州初选地图：实时结果——民主社会主义者弗朗西斯卡·洪被视为民主党州长初选中的领跑者。

Wisconsin Primary-Election Map: Live Results - Francesca Hong, a democratic socialist, is the presumptive front-runner in the Democratic gubernatorial primary. (www.newyorker.com)

254. 《野兽国》——翻阅经典。

Where Wild Things Go - Rummaging through the classics. (www.newyorker.com)

255. 每日漫画：8月10日，星期一——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

256. 俄罗斯新古拉格内部——人权组织估计，已有超过一万名乌克兰平民在俄罗斯监狱系统中下落不明。这是一个关于某间牢房的故事。

Inside Russia’s New Gulag - Human-rights groups estimate that more than ten thousand Ukrainian civilians have disappeared into the Russian prison system. This is the story of one cell. (www.newyorker.com)

257. “你是真人吗？”——从烙印到虹膜扫描，这一旨在证明身份的古老行业，其手段从未如此离奇——也从未如此利润丰厚。

Are You a Human? - From branding irons to iris scans, the ancient business of proving who you are has never been stranger—or more lucrative. (www.newyorker.com)

258. 约翰·罗伯茨的妄想——尽管最高法院不断向右急转，首席大法官却坚称该法院并不存在偏见。

The Delusions of John Roberts - The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward. (www.newyorker.com)

259. 简评书评——《野性景观》、《存在》、《一切皆河》和《洗发水效应》。

Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Savage Landscape,” “Presence,” “It’s All River,” and “The Shampoo Effect.” (www.newyorker.com)

260. 爱德华·斯蒂德的《午夜之花》——大海波涛汹涌。

Edward Steed’s “Midnight Bloom” - The sea in full swing. (www.newyorker.com)

261. 亨利·科尔的《仙人掌》——“喝完盒装葡萄酒，吃完鸡腿，又品尝了南希的香料蛋糕后，/ 我们慵懒地闲坐着，聊起诗歌、粪肥和鲜花。”

“Cereus,” by Henri Cole - “After the box wine, the chicken thighs, and Nancy’s spice cake, / we lounged around talking of poetry, manure, and flowers.” (www.newyorker.com)

262. “快吃莲花！”——《泰晤士报》编辑们意识到，除非立即启动应急程序，否则次日的报纸上将不会刊登任何一篇关于克里斯托弗·诺兰执导的《奥德赛》的文章！

Eat the Lotus! - Times editors realized that, unless emergency procedures were initiated, the next day’s edition would contain not a single article about Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey”! (www.newyorker.com)

263. “大规模撤销合法身份”——超过一百万名移民眼睁睁地看着曾保障他们在美国安全生活的保护措施突然被撤销。

The Great Delegalization - More than a million immigrants are seeing protections that granted them safe lives in the U.S. suddenly swept away. (www.newyorker.com)

264. “世界之区”迎来新口号——2007年，当地艺术家创作了一幅壁画，上面写着“皇后区就是未来”。如今，这句标语正自豪地展示在欢迎牌上——就在阿斯托里亚本地人佐赫兰·马姆达尼名字的正上方。

The World’s Borough Gets a New Slogan - In 2007, local artists painted a mural decreeing “Queens is the future.” Now the tagline is proudly displayed on welcome signs—right above the name of Astoria’s own Zohran Mamdani. (www.newyorker.com)

265. 我用小眼睛观察……发现了一个“间谍”——亚特兰大的人均街头监控摄像头数量在中国以外的任何地方都首屈一指。在一次城市徒步游览中，反监控的“义警”们能否发现——并避开——所有这些摄像头？

I Spy with My Little Eye . . . a Spy - Atlanta has more street cameras per capita than anywhere outside of China. On a walking tour of the city, can anti-surveillance vigilantes spot—and dodge—them all? (www.newyorker.com)

266. Pope.L那令人愉悦的“拒绝被解读”——无论是身着西装在纽约街头匍匐前行，还是用花生酱作画，这位艺术家始终忠于自己那份顽皮的好奇心。

Pope.L’s Pleasing Refusal to Be Interpreted - Whether crawling through New York in a suit or painting with peanut butter, the artist remained loyal to his own impish curiosity. (www.newyorker.com)

267. 利奥波德·阿申布伦纳的失势对人工智能泡沫意味着什么？——这位24岁对冲基金经理的困境，凸显了关于这场由科技驱动的股市繁荣的一些更深层次的问题。

What Does the Humbling of Leopold Aschenbrenner Mean for the A.I. Bubble? - The troubles of a twenty-four-year-old hedge-fund manager highlight some larger questions about the tech-driven stock boom. (www.newyorker.com)

268. 丹·霍伊尔的多重面具——这位演员在舞台上演绎真实人物的故事，从忠实的特朗普支持者到乐队“菲什”（Phish）的铁杆粉丝。如今，他将带着自己的“新闻剧”重返乔的酒馆（Joe’s Pub）。

The Many Masks of Dan Hoyle - The actor performs real people’s stories onstage—from loyal Trump voters to superfans of the band Phish. Now he’s bringing his “journalistic theatre” back to Joe’s Pub. (www.newyorker.com)

269. 汉娜·艾因宾德的《恶作剧与糖果》——在这家全年营业的万圣节主题商店里，《黑客》女演员畅谈了她的新片《米亚斯马营地的青少年性爱与死亡》，片中她与吉莉安·安德森搭档，并遭到一名精神病杀手的追杀。

Hannah Einbinder’s Tricks and Treats - At a year-round Halloween store, the “Hacks” actress dishes on her new film, “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” in which she couples up with Gillian Anderson and is chased by a psycho killer. (www.newyorker.com)

270. 加鲁斯·阿卜杜勒马利基安的《马》（由西亚瓦什·萨德卢从波斯语翻译）——“无论我触碰德黑兰的哪个角落，那里都在隐隐作痛。”

“Horses,” by Garous Abdolmalekian (translated, from the Persian, by Siavash Saadlou) - “Whatever part of Tehran / I place a hand on, it is aching.” (www.newyorker.com)

271. 美国曾助力欧洲的形成。它会将其拆解吗？——冷战时期的决策者们曾推动欧洲实现统一。而他们的“让美国再次伟大”（MAGA）继任者们正试图将这一切付诸东流。

The U.S. Helped Make Europe. Can It Break It? - Cold War policymakers pushed for a unified Continent. Their MAGA successors are trying to undo all that. (www.newyorker.com)

272. 汉娜·阿伦特的美国教育——作家所倡导的政治理想——即公民以平等身份相互面对，进行对话与辩论——在她于上西区举办的那些充满活力的聚会中得到了体现。

Hannah Arendt’s American Education - The writer’s political ideal—citizens appearing before one another as equals, engaging in dialogue and debate—had a counterpart in her spirited gatherings on the Upper West Side. (www.newyorker.com)

273. 帮助我们走完人生最后一段路的陪护员——在美国人口老龄化的背景下，成千上万的人选择了一项新的职业：在他人面对生命终点时给予支持。

The Doulas Who Help Us Die - In an aging America, thousands of people have adopted a new vocation: supporting others as they confront the end of life. (www.newyorker.com)

274. 读者来信——读者就梅兰妮·瑟恩斯特罗姆（Melanie Thernstrom）撰写的妇科医生莎莉·格林沃尔德（Sally Greenwald）人物特写、尼希尔·克里希南（Nikhil Krishnan）对索菲亚·史密斯·加勒（Sophia Smith Galer）所著《如何杀死一种语言》（How to Kill a Language）一书的书评，以及路易斯·梅南德（Louis Menand）关于安德烈斯·塞拉诺（Andres Serrano）的摄影作品《尿基督》（Piss Christ）与美国文化战争的文章发表了评论。

Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Melanie Thernstrom’s profile of the gynecologist Sally Greenwald, Nikhil Krishnan’s review of “How to Kill a Language,” by Sophia Smith Galer, and Louis Menand’s piece about Andres Serrano’s photograph “Piss Christ” and America’s culture wars. (www.newyorker.com)

275. 《龙之家族》的“皮洛士式胜利”——这部《权力的游戏》前传的第三季以又一场血腥屠杀收尾，而那曾让维斯特洛值得探访的魅力却愈发淡薄。

The Pyrrhic Victories of “House of the Dragon” - Season 3 of the “Game of Thrones” prequel ends with yet more bloodshed—and less of the charm that’s made Westeros worth visiting. (www.newyorker.com)

276. 人工智能已成为一项重要选举议题——正如密歇根州新当选的美国参议院民主党提名人阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德所言：“人们真的他妈的讨厌数据中心。”

A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue - As Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, put it, “People really effing hate data centers.” (www.newyorker.com)

277. 卡罗·克莱尔·伯克如何写就年度最畅销书——《往日时光》的处女作作家谈她如何研究传统妻子、投身相关讨论，以及安妮·海瑟薇将她的畅销书改编为电影的计划。

How Caro Claire Burke Wrote the Biggest Book of the Year - The début novelist behind “Yesteryear” on researching trad wives, wading into the discourse, and Anne Hathaway’s plans to adapt her best-seller for the screen. (www.newyorker.com)

278. 一首献给漫长而珍贵时节的短歌——杰森·伊斯贝尔的《Something to Love》既是对往昔夏日的回望，也是对未来夏日的期许。

A Short Song for a Long and Precious Season - Jason Isbell’s “Something to Love” is the song of summers past and summers to come. (www.newyorker.com)

279. 艾玛·克莱恩谈如何刻画人类体验——作者探讨了她的短篇小说《瘟疫》。

Emma Cline on Rendering the Human Experience - The author discusses her story “The Blight.” (www.newyorker.com)

280. 艾玛·克莱恩的《瘟疫》——你权衡了他人未来可能产生的愤怒与眼前的麻烦，然后基本上就说：“好吧，先把问题搁置起来。”

“The Blight,” by Emma Cline - You weighed the future anger of others against the present trouble, and then you pretty much said, O.K. Kick the can down the road. (www.newyorker.com)

281. 阿丽亚娜·格兰德与诊断带来的失望——这位流行歌星的近况引发了粉丝们的猜测，认为她可能患有进食障碍。我们该如何谈论知名女性的身材？

Ariana Grande and the Disappointment of Diagnosis - The pop star’s appearance has prompted fans to speculate that she’s suffering from an eating disorder. How should we talk about famous women’s bodies? (www.newyorker.com)

282. 我的出身——当你移民后，某些文化体验的篇章便会湮没无闻。难道这就是我无法停止书写故乡的原因吗？

My Birthright - When you immigrate, certain bands of cultural experience go dark. Is that why I can’t stop writing about where I’m from? (www.newyorker.com)

283. 安德鲁·韦斯曼认为唐纳德·特朗普应被追究责任——总统自认为凌驾于法律之上。一位前联邦检察官对此持不同意见。

Andrew Weissmann Thinks Donald Trump Can Be Held to Account - The President believes he’s above the law. A former federal prosecutor disagrees. (www.newyorker.com)

284. 参议院对托德·布兰奇出任司法部长一事的可耻默许——虽然有不少共和党人反对他的提名，但最终还是有不少人接受了“特朗普可能会提名更糟糕的人选”这一观点。

The Senate’s Shameful Acquiescence to Todd Blanche as Attorney General - A number of Republicans resisted his confirmation, but enough ultimately accepted the notion that Trump could do even worse. (www.newyorker.com)

285. “美国民主社会主义者”究竟有多“社会主义”？梅根·罗默作出解释——作为“美国民主社会主义者”的联合主席，罗默为该组织的一些争议性立场进行了辩护：“我认为人们喜欢我们这种大胆的作风……人们想要一位斗士。”

How Socialist Is the D.S.A.? Megan Romer Explains - Romer, a co-chair of the Democratic Socialists of America, defends some of the D.S.A.’s controversial positions: “I think people like us being rather bold. . . . People want a fighter.” (www.newyorker.com)

286. 萨姆·史密斯谈新专辑《Hazel Eyes》——这位格莱美奖得主谈到了新专辑《Hazel Eyes》，这张专辑标志着其音乐风格的转变：其中的情歌大多描绘了两情相悦的爱情。

Sam Smith on Their New Album, “Hazel Eyes” - The Grammy-winning singer talks about “Hazel Eyes,” which marks a departure for them: these love songs are very much requited. (www.newyorker.com)

287. 《托尼》、《迟来的名声》以及通往文学明星之路的坎坷历程——两部电影的主人公——一部是安东尼·波登的传记片，另一部是关于一位被忽视的诗人的剧情片——都发现自己正与作为作家的命运抗争。

“Tony,” “Late Fame,” and the Rocky Road to Literary Stardom - The protagonists of two films, an Anthony Bourdain bio-pic and a drama about a neglected poet, find themselves struggling with their writerly destinies. (www.newyorker.com)

288. 每日漫画：8月7日星期五——一幅以最新新闻和时事为题材的漫画。

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

289. 严重的孕吐能治愈吗？——几十年来，人们一直认为这种症状是心理因素造成的，患病的女性因此备受指责。如今，一位科学家发现了其生物学原因。

Can Extreme Morning Sickness Be Cured? - For decades, the condition was thought to be psychological, and women were shamed for their illness. Now a scientist has found a biological cause. (www.newyorker.com)

290. 迷幻药现在属于右翼了吗？——保守派活动家布莱恩·哈伯德在里克·佩里和乔·罗根的协助下，如何说服特朗普和共和党接受伊博加因——一种源自非洲灌木的迷幻药物。

Are Psychedelics Right-Wing Now? - How the conservative activist Bryan Hubbard, with help from Rick Perry and Joe Rogan, persuaded Trump and the G.O.P. to embrace ibogaine, a psychedelic drug derived from an African shrub. (www.newyorker.com)

291. 奥利维亚·迪恩和贝比·罗斯带来的现代R&B——此外还有：凯特·科恩的独角音乐喜剧、安东尼·波登传记电影《托尼》、水畔举办的“电池舞蹈节”等。

The Modern R. & B. of Olivia Dean and Baby Rose - Also: Cat Cohen’s one-woman musical comedy, the Anthony Bourdain bio-pic “Tony,” Battery Dance Festival by the water, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

292. 珍妮恩·皮罗，反英雄——诚实并不总是最好的策略。

Jeanine Pirro, Antihero - Honesty isn’t always the best policy. (www.newyorker.com)

293. 每日漫画：8月6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, August 6th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

294. “阴谋论妈妈”的鼻祖——六十年前，俄克拉荷马州一位对肯尼迪遇刺事件着迷的人，便预示了当今这一典型人物的雏形。

The Godmother of the “Conspiracy Mom” - Sixty years ago, a J.F.K.-assassination buff in Oklahoma provided a preview of a contemporary archetype. (www.newyorker.com)

295. 凯尔·爱德华兹的《支流》——他在黑暗中听见她的哭喊声。他无法确定那是悲伤、喜悦，还是两者兼而有之。

“Tributaries,” by Kyle Edwards - He heard her crying out in the dark. He couldn’t be sure if it was in sadness or joy or both. (www.newyorker.com)

296. GPS与“迷路”这门失传的艺术——凯瑟琳·邓恩的新书《蓝色小点》引发了人们对“知晓自身位置”所带来的意想不到后果的思考。

G.P.S. and the Lost Art of Getting Lost - A new book, “Little Blue Dot,” by Katherine Dunn, raises questions about the unintended consequences of knowing where we are. (www.newyorker.com)

297. 评论家眼中的 cult 经典：哈尼夫·阿卜杜拉基布谈 Camp Lo 的《Uptown Saturday Night》——这张1997年的专辑标志着嘻哈音乐的一个转折点，当时该流派正处于精心构建的神话与某种“真实犯罪”叙事之间的拉锯之中。

Critics’ Cult Classics: Hanif Abdurraqib on Camp Lo’s “Uptown Saturday Night” - The 1997 album marked a crossroads for hip-hop, as the genre was being torn between elaborate mythmaking and a kind of true crime. (www.newyorker.com)

298. 《马可·卢比奥的大体真实传记》——没人知道马可·卢比奥的年龄。这正是他身上的一处谜团。他的身高也是如此。你查查看，没人知道。

A Mostly True History of Marco Rubio - No one knows Marco Rubio’s age. It’s part of his mystery. So is his height. Look it up. No one knows. (www.newyorker.com)

299. 马克斯·米勒的“受害者心态”——这位共和党国会议员正深陷一场激烈的家庭纠纷——他的前妻（一位俄亥俄州参议员的女儿）指控他实施了身体虐待——这正考验着其所在政党是否愿意为这种无可辩护的行为辩护。

Max Miller’s Victim Mentality - The Republican congressman’s bitter domestic dispute—in which he’s accused of physical abuse by his ex-wife, the daughter of an Ohio senator—is testing his party’s willingness to defend the indefensible. (www.newyorker.com)

300. 瑞安·墨菲对《碎片》的“钝化”改编——这位导演将布雷特·伊斯特顿·埃利斯的这部元小说式惊悚兼同志觉醒故事改编成了原著的“欢乐合唱团”风格版本。

Ryan Murphy’s Sanded-Down Version of “The Shards” - The director’s adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s metafictional thriller-slash-gay-awakening story is a “Glee”-ified version of its source material. (www.newyorker.com)