1. 克麗斯塔·派克與人道處決的荒謬之處——一名目擊者稱，本週在田納西州行刑室發生的事情“不正常”。當然不正常。

Christa Pike and the Absurdity of Humane Execution - A witness said that what happened in Tennessee’s death chamber this week was “not normal.” Of course it wasn’t. (www.newyorker.com)

2. 為什麼成年人會玩玩具——在數十年來一直依賴那些不得不向父母討要零花錢的顧客（而這些顧客終將長大成人）之後，玩具行業在“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)

3. 讓凱茜·埃姆斯成為怪物——在引人入勝的新版《伊甸園之東》中，唯有一處顯得格格不入：約翰·斯坦貝克筆下最邪惡的角色被描繪得過於溫和了。

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)

4. 芭芭拉·特拉皮多的持續魅力——這位備受追捧的小說家正計劃為《更著名的傑克的兄弟》創作續集。她為何能始終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)

5. “橄欖園”才是真正的“真北”——兩名男子製作了一隻指南針，它指向該餐廳位於時代廣場的分店。在一次堪比《奧德賽》的漫長旅程中——而且還關乎能否吃到麵包棒——他們一路從史泰登島跋涉而來。

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)

6. 傑拉爾德·賽勒斯鏡頭下黑人生活的壯麗影像——賽勒斯從90年代開始持續記錄紐約市的生活。他拍攝的哈萊姆區——那裡的街道、爵士俱樂部，以及幽暗而充滿靈魂氣息的夜晚——所呈現的畫面，其獨特魅力無與倫比。

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)

7. 《天鵝》遭遇膚淺的反思——這部關於真人秀節目《天鵝》的新紀錄片，講述了該節目先對參賽者進行極致改造，再讓他們在選美比賽中相互角逐的故事，卻未能深入探討該節目的殘酷性，也未能剖析滋生這種現象的文化根源。

“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)

8. 歐洲還能信任美國嗎？——俄羅斯正在北約領土上不斷升級挑釁行為。波蘭外交部長向美國傳遞了一條信息：“你們或許在別處有‘婚外情’，但對我們歐洲來說，你們已經‘結了婚’。”

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)

9. 一名美國記者因間諜罪在俄羅斯入獄——《華爾街日報》駐外記者埃文·格什科維奇因被誣告犯有間諜罪而被定罪，他講述了自己在俄羅斯監獄中的經歷。

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)

10. 傑里米·斯特朗談飾演馬克·扎克伯格及其他不受歡迎的角色——這位當代傑出演員談如何對馬克·扎克伯格、肯達爾·羅伊和羅伊·科恩產生同情，以及為何《紐約客》的那篇人物特寫至今仍令他耿耿於懷。

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)

11. 紐約電影節第二週：口若懸河，行動果敢——來自世界各地的新片將各年齡段的機智健談者塑造成戲劇衝突與危險的推手。

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)

12. 每日漫畫：10月2日星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

Daily Cartoon: Friday, October 2nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

13. 人工智能還會搶走我們的工作嗎？——就業末日尚未到來。相反，正在發生的是另一件事。

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

14. 賈斯汀·庫蘭德的攝影作品讓我們心懸一線——此外：凱萊拉的前衛R&B音樂、傑西卡·蘭格的藝術創作、澳大利亞芭蕾舞團演繹的奧斯卡·王爾德作品，以及更多內容。

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)

15. 一位海地人在美國生活的悄然瓦解——埃曼努埃拉是全家唯一擁有“臨時保護身份”的人。如今這一身份已不復存在，她悄然辭去了工作，拼命地約會以尋找丈夫，並開始隱姓埋名。

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)

16. 資金雄厚的拉美裔選民爭取戰：讓拉美裔繼續投票支持共和黨——在驅逐出境潮和特朗普支持率低迷的背景下，一個由科赫兄弟支持的組織招募了密歇根州的拉美裔人士，為邁克·羅傑斯爭取了超過十萬名選民的支持。

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)

17. 為何伊朗局勢可能再度升級——隨著美國護航船隻通過霍爾木茲海峽，海灣地區的石油出口已出現反彈。但實現持久和平面臨的障礙卻比以往任何時候都更大。

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)

18. 皮特·赫格塞斯剛剛在“錯誤的戰爭”中宣佈了勝利——這位五角大樓中好鬥的文化鬥士，可能很快會成為國會的頭號目標。

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)

19. 每日漫畫：10月1日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

20. 《華盛頓圓桌會議》直播：華盛頓能否有效管控人工智能？——值此習近平主席赴華盛頓出席重要峰會之際，美國政界人士在如何應對人工智能潛在監管問題上存在嚴重分歧。

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)

21. 佐伊·卡贊執導的《伊甸園之東》：既令人陶醉又充滿大愛——克里斯托弗·阿博特和邁克·費斯特在片中分別飾演約翰·斯坦貝克筆下的特拉斯克兄弟，展開激烈對決；而弗洛倫斯·皮尤飾演的凱茜，則是一位讓人不由得為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)

22. “康奈爾七人”強姦案如何演變為全國性醜聞——地區檢察官和大學方面都做出了令人失望的回應，這暴露了機構層面上普遍存在的疏忽現象。

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)

23. 科爾姆·託賓朗讀託拜厄斯·沃爾夫的作品——這位作家將與黛博拉·特賴斯曼一同朗讀並探討2005年發表於《紐約客》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)

24. “湯姆·克魯斯大集結”——經典角色和驚險刺激的特技表演，讓湯姆·克魯斯的名字成為了電影魔力的代名詞。在《Digger》中，他打破了以往的動作片慣例，向我們展示了嶄新的一面——無論結果是好是壞。

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)

25. 迄今為止我們查明的選舉舞弊行為——在仔細核查了數十億張選票後，我們發現了無數起選舉舞弊案例。之所以說是“無數”，部分原因在於我們既不願也不願數到三十四以上。

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)

26. 蘇珊·柯林斯為何能執政如此之久——即使這位緬因州資深參議員最終敗給了一位民主黨人，她漫長的任期也印證了將聯邦資金引入本州所具有的影響力——並促使選民對其他疑慮視而不見。

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)

27. 特朗普為何推遲取消薩爾瓦多人的合法身份——白宮已悄然暫停了一項終止數千名來自薩爾瓦多移民“臨時保護身份”的命令，此舉是在建築行業及其他利益集團數月來的遊說之後做出的。

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)

28. 《Verity》是對人才的極度浪費——達科塔·約翰遜和安妮·海瑟薇所具備的戲劇張力，在這部因對駭人聽聞的惡行所產生的懷疑而變得荒謬混亂的愛情故事中被白白浪費了。

“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)

29. 每日漫畫：9月30日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

30. 卡羅琳·福爾切朗讀馬哈茂德·達爾維什的作品——這位詩人將與凱文·楊一同朗讀並探討馬哈茂德·達爾維什的《貓頭鷹之夜》，以及她自己的詩作《石頭博物館》。

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)

31. 推動反人工智能運動的人文主義——在華盛頓特區舉行的“擁護人類大會”上，與會者談論得較少的是就業和政策，而更多的是他們的人生哲學。

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)

32. 芭芭拉·金索爾夫正在讀什麼——這位普利策獎得主的新作、充滿私密情感的小說《帕蒂塔》將於下週出版。

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

33. 湯姆·克魯斯在《Digger》中既令人捧腹，又妙趣橫生——在這部亞歷杭德羅·G·伊尼亞里圖構思精巧的末日鬧劇中，說教式的諷刺與視覺上的超凡脫俗勢均力敵。

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)

34. 市長與民族主義者之爭——儘管本國領導人並未如此，世界各地的城市領導人仍在捍衛民主。

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)

35. 每日漫畫：9月29日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

36. 當“性別欺騙”成為犯罪——新書重訪了一起臭名昭著的英國性侵審判案，該案中一名女子因在床上冒充男性而被定罪。

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)

37. 個人的選擇無法拯救美國的公立學校——尼科爾·漢娜-瓊斯曾將女兒送進一所表現不佳的當地學校，如今對此深感後悔。但將這個問題個人化並非正確的解決之道。

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)

38. 我可能成為的“傳統妻子”新類型——僅限穿搭：我看起來完全就像是《大草原上的小木屋》的性感版，但我堅決不做任何家務。

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)

39. 我們所看到的究竟是真還是假？——人工智能無處不在，往往讓人難以分辨什麼是真實的。

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)

40. 每日漫畫：9月28日星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

41. 卡通版經濟衰退指標——你的畢生積蓄只有一隻飛蛾嗎？你是否患上了“金錢眼”？這可能意味著我們正處於經濟低迷期。

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)

42. 美國為何呈現如今的面貌——從廣闊的街區網格到蜿蜒的郊區，兩個世紀以來，美國人一直在重塑房產周圍的景觀。

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)

43. 《冰球爸爸與冰球兒子》——育兒是一門實踐。你從錯誤中吸取教訓，但最終還是會重蹈覆轍。

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

44. 《家長群聊天指南》——從和藹能幹到陰險迷茫，來認識一下那些讓你手機響個不停的各種人物吧。

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)

45. 凱萊布·哈默的“羞辱經濟”——這位熱門YouTube系列節目《財務審計》的主持人聲稱，他的目標是提高觀眾的財務素養，而那些身陷困境的受訪者則作為極端反例，警示觀眾哪些做法應避免。

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)

46. 那位教會我俄羅斯監獄暗語的獄友——在監獄外，我們絕不可能成為朋友。但在我們共處的狹小空間裡，我們建立起了一種微妙的默契。

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)

47. 《更多陽光》：喬伊·阿里亞斯與巴茲爾·特維斯特聯袂獻演——這位行為藝術家與這位木偶師將重啟他們的前衛卡巴萊秀，這是一部充滿奇思妙想的精彩演出，深受辛迪·勞帕和已故的保羅·魯賓斯的喜愛。

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)

48. 在美國司法部，許多律師都在思考是否該辭職了——那些認為特朗普政府正在破壞司法公正的政府律師所面臨的困境。

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)

49. 為什麼沒人願意修繕美國最危險的道路之一？——“百萬美元公路”常發生落石和雪崩，這裡既發生過駭人聽聞的車禍，也上演過英勇的救援行動。

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)

50. 維多利亞·滕特勒-克里洛夫的《花卉區》——城市中心的一片綠洲。

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

51. 帕維爾·帕夫利科夫斯基是如何學會拍攝歐洲的裂痕的——這位波蘭導演的職業生涯，始終致力於探索精神與政治層面的邊界之謎。

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)

52. 簡評書評——《光輝》、《雲盜》、《親愛的經銷商》和《公民野獸》。

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

53. 讀者來信——讀者就M. R. 奧康納關於“煙跳者”的報道、凱萊法·桑內關於人工智能音樂的文章、詹妮弗·威爾遜關於內衣的文章以及安娜·霍姆斯關於購房的隨筆發表了看法。

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)

54. 餅乾怪獸試圖完成他的AI任務——我好睏惑。我對餅乾可是瞭如指掌！現在我居然得用AI來處理餅乾相關的工作？

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)

55. 探尋……花旗球場的“酒香”？——在大都會隊比賽場外的停車場裡，來自“SuperVinoBros”的TikTok品酒師瑞安和克里斯·戈伊多斯開了一瓶神秘葡萄酒，並猜測其產地。

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)

56. 美國是如何成為反法西斯國家的——富蘭克林·D·羅斯福在應對法西斯主義威脅方面行動遲緩。一部新史著探討了他——以及整個國家——最終是如何轉變立場的。

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)

57. 總統與媒體之爭——到目前為止，唐納德·特朗普的行為已不足為奇。不過，上週值得注意的是媒體的反應方式。

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)

58. 亞歷山大·索爾仁尼琴的《千鈞一髮》——那位警尉似乎正在一字不差地記錄格列布所說的話，但用的是完全不同的詞語。

“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)

59. 斯蒂芬妮·伯特所著《南塔基特的垂柳》——“他們也無法離開這個島。”

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

60. 亞歷山大·索爾仁尼琴的小說首次以英文出版——與亞歷山大·索爾仁尼琴之子伊格納特·索爾仁尼琴的對話。

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

61. 伊希翁·哈欽森的《星光下的迪安傑洛》——“天哪，魔鬼又在搞他那套老把戲了。”

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

62. 伊朗對如何與特朗普達成和平協議感到苦惱和困惑——在聯合國大會經歷了一週的激烈討論後，一項新的停火提議曾一度出現，但似乎很快便銷聲匿跡了。

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)

63. 諾蘭·韋爾斯的家人仍在尋求真相——密西西比州大陪審團決定不對一名黑人青少年在划船途中死亡一事提起指控，但其確切死因仍不明朗。

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)

64. 塔琳·西蒙的《父親形象》——在古根海姆博物館的新展中，這位藝術家通過一位匿名聯邦調查局探員漫長的職業生涯，探討了愛國主義與父權制的話題。

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)

65. 公共空間真的屬於公眾嗎？——一群當地居民正努力將城市空間還給民眾，包括遊說將空地改造成花園，以及就一個庭院問題與活動場地“瓜斯塔維諾”展開抗爭。

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)

66. 讓索菲亞·科波拉為之著迷的青少年肖像——約瑟夫·薩博的照片捕捉到了美國青少年自然流露的神態，以及他們身姿舒展、灑脫無憂的優雅。

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

67. 在賓夕法尼亞車站度過的一夜——對於那些努力將無家可歸的紐約人安置到收容所的外展工作者來說，每個夜晚既會見到熟悉的面孔，也會面臨新的挑戰。

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)

68. 蘇珊·柯林斯的“緬因州搖錢樹”——這位參議員利用自己在國會的資歷，為本州爭取了大量資源。對於那些討厭她所在政黨的選民來說，這夠了嗎？

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)

69. 阿里·伊曼紐爾談唐納德·特朗普、埃隆·馬斯克以及商政交織——這位娛樂經紀人兼高管與大衛·雷姆尼克暢談了他與總統、科技大亨以及穆罕默德·本·薩勒曼的往來，以及在“灰色地帶”中運作的經歷。

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)

70. 紐約電影節第一週：遲到總比不到好——今年的主要亮點包括一位被低估的偉大導演的電影節首映，以及備受讚譽的電影人帶來的令人驚歎的新作。

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)

71. 李敏珍談《美國補習班》——繼《打金子》現象級熱潮後她的首部小說——作者與大衛·雷姆尼克暢談了從公司法領域轉行成為小說家的經歷，以及如何讓全球讀者理解韓國文化與生活體驗。

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)

72. “我要和習近平吃一樣的”——當唐納德遇見金平。

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

73. 每日漫畫：9月25日星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

Daily Cartoon: Friday, September 25th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

74. 《黃金時段》中，“捕食者獵手”化身掠食者——羅伯特·帕丁森獻上了一場令人目眩神迷、如狼似虎的表演，為蘭斯·奧本海姆這部講述真人秀主持人興衰歷程的時代劇奠定了基調。

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)

75. 超凡脫俗的索米架起了非洲與西方爵士樂之間的橋樑——此外：大衛·格林斯潘與露皮塔·尼永奧同臺獻藝，納西西斯特的“現成物”藝術，一位香港籍電影人對家族歷史的探索，以及更多精彩內容。

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)

76. 《生化危機》雖然有趣，卻缺乏靈魂。還能是什麼呢？——扎克·克雷格拍出了一部出色的電子遊戲改編電影，部分原因在於他省略了那些讓扎克·克雷格的電影變得出色的元素。

“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)

77. 共和黨人終於因特朗普而驚慌失措的那一週——面臨中期選舉大考的總統所屬政黨，正苦苦尋求一條擺脫其“伊朗戰爭”死循環的出路。

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)

78. 尤內斯科與契訶夫的“大改造”——在《譫妄》和《櫻桃園》中，實驗派導演們將經典劇作徹底拆解後重新構建。

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

79. 每日漫畫：9月24日星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

80. 生存故事告訴我們什麼（我們應該傾聽嗎？）——這些關於人類在大自然中展現韌性的故事，讓我們在舒適的沙發上也能感受到野性的刺激。在這個高度發達的時代，我們為何還要回歸這些樸實無華的生存故事呢？

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)

81. 並不存在所謂的“人工智能競賽”——我們總被灌輸一種觀念，即中國的技術進步將帶來災難性後果。但率先實現創新的，往往並非最終的贏家。

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)

82. 目前正在藝術博覽會展位上展出——如果藝術市場不復存在，你至少還擁有一幅巴特·辛普森的畫作。

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)

83. MAHA如何拆散了一個家庭——隨著麻疹病例數達到35年來的最高水平，圍繞疫苗的爭議給家庭帶來了新的壓力，並將MAHA的政治紛爭帶入了家庭。

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)

84. 《“NAZA”》讓以色列直面加沙戰爭——在這部紀錄片中，以色列軍方和情報部門的消息人士揭露了導致大量平民死亡和大面積破壞的系統、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)

85. 中國“氛圍編碼之都”能為我們揭示什麼關於人工智能熱潮的啟示——科技工作者們紛紛湧向杭州郊外的小鎮良渚，希望擺脫中國的企業文化，並藉助人工智能開創自己的未來。

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)

86. 一位OpenAI工程師與他的朋友們探討未來——在布倫特·卡茨（Brent Katz）的短紀錄片《喬什的婚禮》（Josh’s Wedding）中，一群伴郎們正在思考其中一人正在研發的一項技術。

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)

87. 每日漫畫：9月23日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

88. 凱特·阿特金森對歷史的痴迷——作者的最新小說《我們的崇高自我》是一部某種意義上說對“物”著迷的謀殺懸疑小說。

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)

89. 唐納德·特朗普和習近平所向往的世界——當美國總統為中國領導人舉辦盛大的歡迎晚宴時，這兩位領導人似乎以一種耐人尋味的方式相互映照。

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)

90. 特朗普最近對媒體的攻擊只是又一次轉移視線嗎？——在CNN、MS NOW和《Politico》被禁止進入白宮後，整個電視媒體團宣佈抵制總統。

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)

91. 安妮·迪拉德的創作主題是整個世界——在《廷克溪的朝聖者》一書讓她一舉從被擱置的稿堆中脫穎而出、成為文學界名流的數十年後，我們相遇了。

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)

92. 每日漫畫：9月22日星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

93. 就連埃德·希蘭的道歉也引發了正反兩方面的反應——在因麥克莫爾發表支持巴勒斯坦的言論而將其從巡演陣容中除名後，這位流行巨星獨自在費城登臺，表示了歉意，隨後又為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)

94. “羞恥心的缺失如何削弱民主”——羞恥感將我們凝聚在一起，也能對權貴起到制約作用。

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

95. 人工智能可能採取的幾種做法——人工智能告訴一半人“及膝襪”正流行，告訴另一半人“隱形襪”正流行，結果所有人都死在了“襪子大戰”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)

96. 每日漫畫：9月21日，星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

97. 托馬斯·傑斐遜的失散後裔——科學家們獲得了新的證據，證明這位總統曾與他的黑人女僕莎莉·赫明斯育有子女，而且他們的血脈至今仍流淌在全國各地。

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)

98. 查理·柯克校園醜聞的餘波——全國各地的學生和教職員工因對這位保守派活動家遇害事件的反應而受到懲罰。德克薩斯理工大學法學院的一名應屆畢業生仍在努力洗清自己的名聲。

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)

99. 《等待傑斯》——在這位說唱歌手於洋基體育場舉辦的場場售罄的演出以及HBO播出的八集紀錄片中，他再次證明了自己的獨一無二。

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)

100. 芭芭拉·金索爾夫眼中小說的作用——這位全美最受歡迎的小說家之一創作了她所稱的“社會參與型小說”。在她的新書中，她探討了藝術的作用——以及藝術究竟為誰而存在。

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)

101. 埃爾南·迪亞茲的宏大實驗——在這部名為《Ply》的小說中，這位普利策獎得主描繪了一座滿目瘡痍的紐約、一個支離破碎的社會，以及存在的終極形態。

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)

102. 標點符號的神奇力量——幾個世紀以來，逗號、破折號、分號和空格一直影響著我們的閱讀方式。當機器開始構句時，會發生什麼呢？

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)

103. “生育率下滑”的真正原因是什麼？——人們表示，他們希望生育的孩子比實際生育的更多。是現代生活阻礙了他們，還是我們對美好生活的觀念發生了變化？

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)

104. 巴里·布利特（Barry Blitt）的《拔掉插頭》（Pulling the Plug）——人工智能的“殺毒開關”是否可行？

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

105. 今天加沙的生活究竟是怎樣的——停火近一年後，分析人士賈瑟·阿布·穆薩闡述了重建面臨的障礙，以及他自己家庭所遭受的創傷。

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)

106. 愛荷華州的民粹主義復興——在州長和參議員席位的激烈角逐中，兩黨的候選人都聲稱自己正在與腐敗體制作鬥爭。

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)

107. 《奧尼爾扣籃聯盟》幕後——這位籃球傳奇人物主辦的扣籃大賽於今夏拉開帷幕，其中一位明星選手格外引人注目——他就是27歲的詩歌愛好者麥克·麥克倫。

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)

108. 與喬治亞·奧克利一起學習如何渴望——新版《理智與情感》電影的導演在《正常人》女主角黛西·埃德加-瓊斯的協助下，暢談如何向Z世代推廣簡·奧斯汀的作品。

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)

109. 《鹽的迴歸》——馬克·庫蘭斯基2002年的暢銷書再次躋身榜單，這都要歸功於一位從未吃過土豆餅的年輕TikTok用戶。

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)

110. 人工智能凌駕於法律之上嗎？——我們的法律體系尚未做好應對自主行動的機器的準備。

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

111. 簡評書評——《馬耳他版本》、《那個夏天的盡頭》、《柏林：過去與現在》和《讓·圖默》。

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

112. 湯姆·布雷迪的“終局”——一部新傳記認為，這位明星四分衛的離婚是他最大的失誤。

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

113. 我為何要無保護獨攀埃爾卡皮坦——當你們中的一些人問我，是否願意在僅靠指尖懸掛、面臨死亡威脅之際記錄下我的所思所想時，我想：為什麼不呢？

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)

114. 我們的人工智能問題——為什麼那些創造了這項技術的人——這項技術已經證明了另一個世界是可能的——卻不能採取一些措施來防止人類滅絕呢？

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)

115. 餐廳點評：《Ugly Baby》——這家備受喜愛的布魯克林餐廳重磅迴歸，為沉醉於泰國辛辣風味之中的這座城市奉上美食。

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

116. 丹尼爾·波皮克的《債務》——“這究竟是怎樣的債務，其貨幣竟是睡眠？”

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

117. 莎拉·安德森的《黑馬》——每天至少一次，我會按下“像淤青一樣的思緒”這個按鈕；即使我不按，它最終還是會自動播放起來。

“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)

118. 莎拉·安德森談如何擺脫 intrusive thoughts——作者探討了她的作品《Dark Horse》。

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

119. 莎倫·霍根，自傳體小說作家——這位電視編劇兼演員談“夾心一代”、熒幕上的愛情，以及與自己的劇集一同走過歲月。

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

120. 莎拉·安德森朗讀《黑馬》——作者朗讀了她發表在2026年9月28日刊上的這篇故事。

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

121. 梅麗莎·布羅德的《花園》——“我身處伊甸園。上帝的光芒／輕撫著樹葉。”

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

122. 托馬斯和卡瓦諾聽證會以“事實劇場”的形式重現——紀錄劇《福特/希爾計劃》雖記錄了近期事件，但它本身是當下的產物：在公民緊迫感這一理念正逐漸失勢的當下，這是一部行動主義戲劇。

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)

123. 難以捉摸的麥莉·賽勒斯——這位歌手曾展現過性感、質樸、迷幻以及迪士尼式的純真風格。在她的新專輯《Bass Persuades》中，她徹底融入了舞池。

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)

124. 胡塞武裝為何是沙特阿拉伯的問題——當也門胡塞武裝奪取紅海上一處對沙特石油運輸至關重要的戰略要衝時，美國選擇不進行干預。

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)

125. 莉娜·鄧納姆的《Famesick》是一部關於電影人涉足電視行業的警示之作——在記錄《女孩們》的製作過程時，鄧納姆的回憶錄揭示了從獨立電影製作的自由轉向電視行業的商業要求的代價。

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)

126. 以色列的“卡塔爾門”醜聞——本雅明·內塔尼亞胡的助手們是否向外國勢力兜售了影響力？

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

127. 教室應該更像健身房嗎？——隨著人工智能對學術領域施加越來越大的壓力，我們或許可以借鑑這樣一個地方：在那裡，過程本身就是一種回報。

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)

128. 蘇珊娜·霍夫斯的歌單裡都有誰？——在卡萊爾咖啡館駐唱演出前夕，這位“班格爾斯”樂隊的主唱透露了她的演出曲目，其中包括一首王子（Prince）的歌曲以及她新專輯《The List》中的曲目——這張專輯的創作靈感源自她的一連串前男友。

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)

129. Grandmaster Flash 談《一種文化的誕生》——這位 DJ 解釋了他如何研發出一些唱片機創新技術，這些技術最終催生了我們今天所熟知的嘻哈音樂，並闡述了為何“狂暴五人組”的最大熱門單曲竟成了他們走向衰落的開端。

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)

130. 馬爾科姆·格拉德威爾論“美國式的殺戮”——這位《紐約客》特約撰稿人剖析了美國在槍支暴力方面面臨的獨特問題，並闡述了他認為警力不足是這一問題根源的原因。

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)

131. 新的露西·萊特比報告偏離了重點——瑟爾沃爾調查委員會調查了為何未能阻止這名護士殺害嬰兒，但並未探討她是否確實犯下了這一罪行。

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)

132. 每日漫畫：9月18日星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

133. 一位“反特朗普派”和一位民主黨人談如何徹底擊敗“讓美國再次偉大”（MAGA）運動——莎拉·朗韋爾的《如何吃掉一頭大象》和亞當·詹特爾森的《超級多數》探討了如何擊敗“特朗普主義”。

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)

134. 阻止山火的綿羊——成群的牲畜正在啃食那些長得過高、難以觸及的植被，否則這些植被可能會成為山火的燃料。

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)

135. 為什麼中國對人工智能並不感到存在危機——中國對這項技術的擔憂與美國的擔憂日益不同。這對國際合作意味著什麼？

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)

136. 紐約電影節的“電影世界”單元——此外還有：Bikini Kill樂隊的朋克搖滾狂歡、紐約市芭蕾舞團的秋季演出季、澳大利亞單人喜劇《加里·斯塔爾：經典企鵝》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)

137. 當科技巨頭接管課堂時，我們失去了什麼——娜塔莎·辛格的著作《編程兒童》追蹤了公立學校如何被私營企業所迷惑，從而為當今教育科技領域的反噬埋下了伏筆。

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)

138. 牛肉會成為下一個“內燃機”嗎？——小羅伯特·F·肯尼迪每天都吃牛肉，但面對物價上漲和又一則氣候警告，越來越多的美國人或許會想在晚餐時換點別的。

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)

139. 《紐約客》對2026年美國國家圖書獎小說類提名作品的報道——馬龍·詹姆斯、路易絲·埃爾德里奇、埃德維奇·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)

140. 每日漫畫：9月17日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 17th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

141. 那種“開學”的感覺——隨著師生重返課堂，《Critics at Large》節目的主持人們對教育這門藝術本身進行了反思。

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)

142. 給父母的秋季電視節目預覽——你考慮過在 MS NOW 上觀看“每天六小時的 MSNBC”嗎（或者看福克斯新聞，這取決於你父母的具體喜好）？

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)

143. 在舊秩序崩潰之際，唐納德·特朗普重返聯合國——特朗普正處於這一地緣政治時刻的核心，他通過破壞盟友關係的霸凌行徑、無端挑起戰爭的行為以及保護主義的煽動言論，成為這一局勢的催化劑。

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)

144. 人工智能究竟會如何殺死我們？——人工智能公司的員工正越來越多地敲響警鐘。我們該如何看待他們的警告？

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)

145. 每日漫畫：9月16日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, September 16th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

146. 艾米莉·聖約翰·曼德爾這部行文流暢的新作——《告別派對》是一部帶有科幻色彩的優雅犯罪小說。

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

147. 孕早期令人不安的模糊性——二元檢測給人一種確定性的錯覺，但懷孕是一個非線性的過程，確認懷孕的過程，其實就是逐步排除所有其他可能性的過程。

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)

148. 簡·奧斯汀作品新書目——包括《腦殘第三空間》和《接地氣又有氛圍》。

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

149. 《混凝土的歷史》為物質世界賦予了人性——約翰·威爾遜這部充滿奇思妙想的首部紀錄長片，揭示了這種無處不在的建築材料的社會本質及其背後的政治利害關係。

“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)

150. 我與人工智能代理共度的週末——具有代理能力的AI最擅長優化那些流程，而就在不久前，這些流程還被視為曾經的模擬體驗中已經達到極致優化的版本。

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)

151. 人工智能的漫長末日——在業界普遍呼籲加強監管之後，令人擔憂的並非問題是否真實存在，而是沒有萬無一失的解決方案。

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)

152. 鮑勃·麥基對亮片情有獨鍾——這位以用羽毛和流蘇為卡羅爾·伯內特、雪兒和埃爾頓·約翰設計服裝而聞名的設計師，在“老好萊塢”的工藝方面造詣深厚。

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)

153. 郵寄投票得以保留——最高法院在一份未署名的裁決中表明，其願意對唐納德·特朗普的施政綱領加以限制。

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)

154. 每日漫畫：9月15日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

155. 2026年美國國家圖書獎初選名單——《紐約客》公佈了青少年文學、翻譯文學、詩歌、非虛構類和虛構類獎項的初選名單。

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)

156. 《旅程》第5集：孩子們——孩子們會被送回這對夫婦的豪宅嗎？就在法官作出裁決之際，艾娃查閱了一份機密法庭文件，並發現了一個驚人的事實。

“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)

157. 《旅程》第4集：法庭——一名代孕媽媽偷偷將自己代孕生下的嬰兒帶回了家。而且，在一種前所未有的情況下，她似乎有機會將孩子留下。

“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)

158. 《旅程》第三集：行業——要組建這樣一個大家庭，需要整個社區的共同努力。艾娃揭示了代孕行業令人震驚的監管缺失，正是這一缺失使這對夫婦的計劃得以實現。

“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)

159. 《旅程》第2集：準父母——艾娃調查阿卡迪亞莊園內究竟發生了什麼。這對夫婦到底在打什麼主意？他們為什麼想要這麼多孩子？

“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)

160. 我能接受的“約定”——婚姻很艱難；而“約定”則充滿魅力、大膽且成熟。結婚意味著“我是個浪漫主義者”；而達成“約定”則意味著“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)

161. 《旅程》，第一集：禮物——德克薩斯州的一名女子同意為加利福尼亞州的一對富有的夫婦代孕。她以為自己是在幫助一個需要幫助的家庭。隨後，她成為了一名舉報人。

“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)

162. 人工智能會抹去我們的羞恥感嗎？——科技界長期以來一直由那些特立獨行者主導，他們對是非對錯的看法有意識地與大多數人不同。

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)

163. 預告片：《旅程》——為什麼一對神秘夫婦會在洛杉磯的一座豪宅裡收留嬰兒？《In the Dark》推出的五集系列紀錄片對此展開調查。

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)

164. 約翰·威爾遜的《平凡之詩》——《混凝土史》的導演探討了喜劇的價值、NIMBY現象，以及如何將偶然捕捉的瞬間與Hallmark頻道的製作規則相結合來創作電影。

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)

165. 每日漫畫：9月14日星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

166. 震驚馬術界的暴力紛爭——一位知名盛裝舞步教練開槍打傷了一名態度囂張的學生——而如今他卻堅稱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)

167. 一種遷徙性涉禽的非凡之旅——鷸類進行著鳥類世界中最長的不停歇遷徙。但這或許還不是它們最令人驚歎之處。它們能在不斷變化的地球上生存下來嗎？

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)

168. 我那些萬無一失、穩賺不賠的“Polymarket”賭注——我脖子上的斑點：是癌症嗎？88% 是。12% 需要進一步檢查，而這些檢查我的保險都不予報銷。

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)

169. 在《情境》一書中，《堅毅》的作者安吉拉·達克沃思徹底轉變了觀點——在《情境》一書中，安吉拉·達克沃思對“我們不應逃避問題”這一傳統觀點提出了挑戰。

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)

170. 能“隨機應變”的助聽器——一家名為Fortell的公司開發了一款基於人工智能的設備，旨在實時過濾背景噪音。它真的有效嗎？不妨問問Fortell的測試對象史蒂夫·馬丁。

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)

171. 美國最富有——也是最低調——的階層——遍佈全美的這些百萬富翁們，通過經營熱狗攤、汽車經銷店、醫療診所和便利店積累了財富。隨後，他們學會了如何保護這些財富。

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)

172. 姐妹們共同購房——隨著結婚率下降、房價上漲，成年兄弟姐妹們正將希望寄託在他們現有的家庭上。

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)

173. 保拉·科爾不想再等了——在音樂學院花園，這位歌手回顧了她的新雙專輯《Sonic Memoir: Demos 1989-1998》；與莎拉·麥克拉克蘭共同創辦“莉莉絲音樂節”的經歷；以及傑·雷諾曾拿她的腋毛開玩笑的那次。

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)

174. 關繼威始終面帶微笑——在一次自由島之行中，這位演員談到了他的新回憶錄《永不言棄》，書中記錄了他從難民到《印第安納·瓊斯》中的童星，再到憑藉《一切，無處不在，同時發生》斬獲奧斯卡獎的歷程。

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)

175. 賈裡德·庫什納的“美元外交”——唐納德·特朗普的女婿正是那種將公職視為積累鉅額財富手段的華盛頓政界人物。

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)

176. 美國自助倉儲設施現象——為什麼我們如此痴迷於將自己的物品塞進金屬箱子裡，然後就再也不去理會它們了？

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)

177. 迪恩·羅勒的《開端》——城市如同一張空白畫布。

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

178. 簡評書評——《Dèy》、《埃特納》、《他們死了嗎？》和《無歸處》。

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

179. 大都會藝術博物館對約翰·加利亞諾態度的轉變揭示了什麼——服裝學院決定取消為這位英國時裝設計師舉辦的備受爭議的展覽，這提醒我們，權力仍存在一些制衡機制。

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)

180. 喬伊斯·卡羅爾·奧茨朗讀《迷失的孩子》——作者朗讀了她發表在2026年9月21日刊上的這篇短篇小說。

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

181. 猶太復國主義的道德危機是源於“未選擇的路”，還是“原罪”？——當本傑明·莫澤用一個關於猶太人例外論的故事取代另一個時，奧默·巴托夫揭示了當論戰取而代之歷史時，我們究竟失去了什麼。

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)

182. 喬迪·霍蘭德的《九月下旬》——“如今空氣／變得更暗了；我的菜園空空如也。”

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

183. 喬伊斯·卡羅爾·奧茨的《迷失的孩子》——那一刻，基特幾乎想起了——這個地方究竟是什麼，以及裡面有人在等著他們。

“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)

184. “迴歸自然”運動的遺風——一本新書記錄了那些讓這一運動得以延續的、頭腦清醒且堅韌不拔的少數人。

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)

185. 如何捍衛民主——德國極右翼作為一股政治力量的崛起，反映了一個老生常談的難題。

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

186. 喬伊斯·卡羅爾·奧茨談“深植的記憶”——這位作家探討了她的短篇小說《迷失的孩子》。

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

187. 斯蒂芬妮·霍瓦特（Stephanie Horvath）的《車道》（Driveway）——“在腸胃深處，／在口中，／在那不可分割的／‘膽汁’般的體液中。”

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

188. 關於“非房主”——無論我們是否談論，代際財富都在塑造我們的未來和友誼。

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

189. 裡克·伯恩斯，紐約樂觀主義者——這位導演（肯·伯恩斯的兄弟）將推出其長篇紀錄片《紐約：一部紀錄片》的兩集新內容，此次內容涉及“桑迪”超級風暴、新冠疫情以及埃裡克·亞當斯。

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)

190. “藍色浪潮”真的要來了嗎？——民主黨在席位上佔據優勢，但他們在中期選舉中能否獲勝遠非定局。

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)

191. 《起義》是一堂陰鬱卻雜亂無章的歷史課——在保羅·格林格拉斯對1381年農民起義的影視改編中，歷史再現的必要性與快節奏動作電影的拍攝手法相互博弈，最終各取所需。

“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)

192. 每日漫畫：9月11日星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

193. 科林·卡佩尼克：單膝下跪十年後——在這本新回憶錄《險境之戰》中，這位前NFL球星講述了他當時面臨的來自聯盟的強烈反彈。

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)

194. 約翰·威爾遜與《混凝土史》——這位紀錄片導演在威爾遜經營的獨立電影院裡會見了《紐約客》特約撰稿人安德魯·馬蘭茨，共同探討了他的最新項目。

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)

195. 人工智能會“失控”嗎？——在OpenAI和Anthropic接連動盪之後，人們常將人工智能描述為一種具有人性的存在，能夠制定計劃並追求慾望。但事實要複雜得多。

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)

196. 美國註定無法贏得“反恐戰爭”——自“9·11”事件以來25年間，美國在全球範圍內針對極端主義發動了多次軍事行動，導致近百萬人喪生。這究竟取得了什麼成果？

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)

197. 無聲電影時代的服飾瑰寶——此外還有：埃裡卡·巴杜（Erykah Badu）的新靈魂樂、印度古典舞節、約翰·威爾遜（John Wilson）獻給混凝土的頌歌，以及更多精彩內容。

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)

198. 《我的輝煌職業生涯》是今夏最佳劇集——這部對邁爾斯·富蘭克林1901年所著澳大利亞小說的全新流行女性主義詮釋，既充滿活力又富有智慧。

“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)

199. 特洛伊·傑克遜至今仍對自己的參議員競選感到驚訝——這位前州參議員取代格雷厄姆·普拉特納，成為緬因州民主黨提名候選人。但正如他在勞動節週末提醒選民的那樣：“這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)

200. 加拿大與美國針鋒相對——一段曾有的友誼已成過眼雲煙。

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

201. 每日漫畫：9月10日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

202. 民主黨是否依然過於“覺醒”？——政治活動家亞當·詹特爾森曾認為，“民主黨獲勝的途徑就是讓基本盤真正激動起來。”如今，他正試圖將該黨從其極左派系手中奪回控制權。

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)

203. 深夜宿舍聊天話題，中年版更新——“上床、結婚、殺掉”：所得稅申報表、人壽保險單，還有那個在你入職時從人力資源部拿到的、說明福利內容的文件夾——你剛拿到就弄丟了？

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)

204. 莉迪亞·戴維斯所著的《最愛的軀體》——我告訴她，我最近讀了一篇關於殯葬師的文章。其中一位接受採訪的殯葬師說了一句話，讓我恍然大悟。

“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)

205. 右翼的“讓美國再次性感”運動——在多年倡導端莊與純潔之後，保守派正擁抱一項新事業：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)

206. 在《太陽永不落山》中，喬·斯旺伯格將愛情剝離至最本質的狀態——這位導演時隔六年推出的首部劇情長片，將安克雷奇的一段三角戀轉化為一場哲學實驗。

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)

207. 每日漫畫：9月9日星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, September 9th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

208. 給內衣愛好者的五本書——推薦給所有穿內衣的人。

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

209. 9·11事件紀念——人們立刻意識到，這是一場史無前例的大規模恐怖襲擊。二十世紀已經結束，二十一世紀已經開始。

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)

210. 一些我們希望永遠不會拍成的經典續集——不過，如果你正在閱讀這篇文章，並且想批准其中一部開拍，請隨時與我們聯繫。

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)

211. 可以寫第三人稱的回憶錄嗎？——在布萊恩·迪倫這部引人入勝的新書《矛盾心理：一段成長曆程》中，作者將年輕時的自己描繪成一個名為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)

212. Flock 希望打造一個受嚴密監控、無處可逃的世界——這家公司在美國街頭部署了13萬臺監控攝像頭，將隱私視為換取安全與安保的合理妥協，其論調與“9·11”事件後監控熱潮時的言論如出一轍。

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)

213. 東德的冷戰歷史能否解釋德國選擇黨（AfD）的崛起？——在上週末贏得一場州議會選舉後，德國極右翼勢力距離掌權已比過去幾十年任何時候都更近了一步。

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)

214. 本雅明·內塔尼亞胡無視的警告——《國土報》的最新報道顯示，在10月7日之前，以色列總理曾被告知加沙將引發一場“地震”，但他並未將此事告知其安全部門負責人。

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)

215. 每日漫畫：9月8日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

216. 丹尼·麥克布萊德對“男子氣概危機”的解決之道——在這部新短篇小說集中，這位演員兼喜劇演員為這一往往顯得過於嚴肅的議題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)

217. 《紐約客》推出的五集音頻調查報道《旅程》——一對神秘夫婦為何在洛杉磯的一座豪宅裡收養嬰兒？本片深入探討了這一可能動搖代孕行業根基的醜聞。

“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)

218. 毀書以啟智——Anthropic公司正試圖“將世界上所有的書都進行破壞性掃描”。我們到底該有多擔心？

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)

219. “羞恥心的消亡”正在撕裂我們——越來越多的人為了狹隘的私利而無視社會規範。其後果災難性。

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)

220. 我出差期間照看我女朋友的注意事項——確保布萊斯隨時都能喝到水，但即使她喝得不多，也別大驚小怪。布萊斯認為補充水分是“佳得樂編造的一場陰謀”。

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)

221. 《鬼影實錄》悄然登陸百老匯——該恐怖電影系列原版創作者奧倫·佩利造訪了這部新舞臺劇，並暢談了那棟在2005年曾令他毛骨悚然、同時也激發了他創作靈感的吱呀作響的老房子。

“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)

222. 格洛麗亞·斯泰納姆傾盡所有——這位女權主義偶像深知，你或許會用一生的時間走向一個你永遠無法進入的世界，但這並不能免除你繼續前行的責任。

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)

223. 《秋季時尚與設計特刊》——改變時尚、餐飲和藝術領域的力量。

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

224. 沙特阿拉伯的米其林星級之路——這個王國正致力於重塑形象，力求成為美食界的一股勁旅，為此不僅斥資支持新餐廳開業，還網羅了眾多名廚。它能成功嗎？

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)

225. 愛馬仕如何打破時尚桎梏——在女裝藝術總監納德吉·範赫（Nadège Vanhée）的引領下，這家以精湛工藝著稱的時裝屋正大膽探索前衛之美。

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)

226. 威廉·德·庫寧的《親密關係的發掘》——這位藝術家素描作品的首次大型展覽，生動展現了他的痛苦與憤怒，以及他所生活的那個令人恐懼的時代。

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)

227. 卡拉·拉利離婚後做了什麼菜——憑藉《食物即情感》一書，這位食譜作家加入了那些探索“新單身人士”食慾的作家行列。

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)

228. A.1.的禍害——A.1.會引發如此大的恐懼是可以理解的，因為我們當中許多人對調味料感到不適。

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)

229. 《這就是洛雷萊》的豐富敘事——內特·阿莫斯創作的歌曲既承襲又戲謔了那些陳舊的唱作人套路。

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

230. 人工智能引發的“就業末日”是否被推遲了？——到目前為止，Claude和ChatGPT等人工智能模型的普及尚未導致大規模的失業潮。但這些模型的部署正在加速，經濟壓力也在不斷加大。

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)

231. 今晚，你能感受到那種韻味嗎？——多年來，一位秘魯配音演員一直試圖說服迪士尼批准他用克丘亞語翻譯的《獅子王》。新紀錄片《Runa Simi》記錄了他這一歷程的曲折歷程。

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)

232. Grandmaster Flash 重新詮釋嘻哈歷史——在這位開創性的 DJ 的新書《一種文化的誕生》中，他講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)

233. 《美國優雅的藝術》——奮鬥、自我重塑與魅力如何成為一種民族風格。

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

234. “文化戰爭”已蔓延至內衣領域——隨著曾倡導“承諾戒指”和“純潔文化”的右翼勢力發起一場旨在“讓美國再次火熱起來”的運動，“文化戰爭”已蔓延至內衣領域。

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)

235. 湯姆·薩克斯致敬香奈兒——在這位始終充滿挑釁精神的藝術家位於市中心的工作室裡，他打造了該品牌巴黎旗艦店的低保真版本。

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)

236. 讀者來信——讀者就貝卡·羅斯菲爾德對蕾切爾·卡斯克最新小說的書評、亞歷山德拉·施瓦茨關於臨終陪護員的文章，以及扎克·赫爾範德關於“老新聞報刊亭”的《Talk》專欄報道發表了看法。

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)

237. 每日漫畫：9月7日，星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

238. 簡評書評——《分手》、《那些狗》、《性與異議》和《我們願意相信》。

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

239. 倫納特·蓋貝爾的《Showstopper》——通勤時尚。

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

240. 《海倫，幫幫我：值得榨出的果汁》——一位美食評論家解答了讀者關於柑橘類水果引發的感情糾紛以及餐廳生日晚餐的問題。

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)

241. “9·11”事件二十五週年——襲擊發生四分之一世紀後，事件引發的悲痛、戰爭以及隨之而來的政治風波，至今仍深刻影響著美國人的生活。

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)

242. 芭芭拉·漢比的《致生來就有牙齒並每天磨利它們的頌歌》——“如果你喜歡驚喜，那麼出生無疑是最棒的。”

“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)

243. 一位瀕臨“自願離境”的政治活動人士——致力於推動民主黨候選人當選的達伊西·岡薩雷斯正準備最早於本月離開美國。她希望自己的政黨能對此予以關注。

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)

244. 希沙姆·馬塔爾的《新鞋》——我在倫敦的生活，那段靠著最簡陋的日常習慣勉強拼湊起來的生活，變得單薄而缺乏說服力。如今，它很少讓我覺得真實。

“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)

245. 希沙姆·馬塔爾朗讀《新鞋》——作者朗讀了發表在2026年9月14日刊上的這篇短篇小說。

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

246. 希沙姆·馬塔爾談倫敦的“局外人”——這位作家探討了他的短篇小說《新鞋》。

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

247. 多蘿西婭·拉斯基的《最糟糕》——“我就是最糟糕的那種人。”

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

248. 《巴約掛毯》的漫長歸鄉之旅——這或許是世界上最著名的紡織品。但要將其運回英格蘭，不僅需要多年的外交斡旋，還需要大批工程師的協助，以及法國方面的一絲善意。

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)

249. 來自“彼岸”的Netflix節目——《臨終遺言》（Famous Last Words）——剛剛推出了格洛麗亞·斯泰納姆（Gloria Steinem）那期節目。該節目的獨特之處在於，受訪者可以毫無保留地暢所欲言，因為他們知道，採訪內容要等到他們去世後才會播出。

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)

250. 《迷失在米妮·埃文斯作品中的藝術》——在惠特尼美術館的新展覽中，當凝視這位藝術家筆下那些錯綜複雜的世界時，會有這樣一個瞬間：眼睛停止瞭解讀，心靈開始臣服。

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)

251. 一所身處美國橄欖球狂熱漩渦中的大學——奧伯林學院的橄欖球隊上賽季一場未勝，這引發了關於這所小型文理學院的人是否應該關心此事的大討論。

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)

252. 滑板手眼中的洛杉磯——徐傑通過拍攝翻倒的汽車、車禍現場以及一棟著火的銀行大樓，捕捉了這座城市狂亂的極端景象。

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)

253. “反人工智能廣告”宣傳活動——喜劇演員哈里斯·阿爾特曼和戴夫·羅斯一直在全市各地張貼虛假科技產品的海報，其中包括“可穿戴爺爺”、會思考的內褲以及人工智能餐具。

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)

254. 唐納德·特朗普為何要與加拿大挑起爭端？——總統這種升級衝突的本能正在給他帶來政治代價。

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

255. 林賽·克蘭西案為何以陪審團意見不一告終——檢方和辯方都試圖講述一個條理清晰的故事。但最終，長達五週、涉及八十餘名證人的證詞，仍未能解開克蘭西當時精神狀態這一核心謎團。

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)

256. 前共和黨人莎拉·朗韋爾談“如何吃掉一頭大象”——通過與焦點小組合作，朗韋爾始終密切關注選民的真實想法，以及如何對抗“特朗普主義”。她向《紐約客》特約撰稿人埃文·奧斯諾斯介紹了這套行動指南。

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)

257. 埃德維奇·丹蒂卡談危難時期的海地裔美國人——這位近期推出新小說的作家，與《紐約客》雜誌的多琳·聖菲利克斯探討了在海地裔美國人面臨大規模驅逐的當下，“家”的意義。

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)

258. 每日漫畫：9月4日，星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

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

259. 東漢普頓那片擁有奇特樹木的秘密花園——在福利樹木園駐留期間，我邂逅了多株珍稀樹木，其中包括一株曾隨阿波羅14號登月的“樹”的克隆體。

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)

260. 喬斯琳·比奧（Jocelyn Bioh）在加納選美大賽上的《賤女孩》——此外：哈里·斯泰爾斯（Harry Styles）入駐M.S.G.劇院，《鬼影實錄》驚悚登陸百老匯，達科塔·範寧（Dakota Fanning）與傑克·約翰遜（Jake Johnson）聯袂主演新片，以及更多資訊。

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)

261. 唐納德·特朗普的首都改造計劃——一群顧問、規劃師和建築師正在協助總統推進他這一心儀的項目——按照他自己的設想改造華盛頓特區。

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)

262. 唐納德·特朗普如何在策略上勝過最高法院——無論是在舞廳案還是郵寄選票案中，總統都在試探大法官們是否願意阻止他的行動。

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)

263. 《不擇手段》中的“原則性犬儒主義”——埃萊格斯·布拉頓執導的第二部劇情長片，由馬克·沃爾伯格和亞赫亞·阿卜杜勒-馬廷二世主演，從黑幫視角切入，展現了二十世紀六十年代圍繞民權展開的法律鬥爭。

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)

264. 我們毀掉了童年嗎？——我們把責任歸咎於智能手機，但問題可能出在我們自己身上。

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

265. 《希望》的驚世駭俗——在羅洪振的怪獸電影中，暴力的小鎮喜劇與好萊塢的大製作帝國主義發生了碰撞。

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)

266. 格洛麗亞·斯泰納姆的最後一篇隨筆——當你像我一樣有幸長壽時，你的職責就是提醒我們，我們已經走了多遠。

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)

267. 每日漫畫：9月3日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

Daily Cartoon: Thursday, September 3rd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

268. 緬懷多莉·帕頓——《紐約客》的評論家們回顧了這位巨星的一生及其藝術遺產。

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

269. 在邊緣藝術節上大開眼界——愛丁堡年度前衛藝術盛會“魯姆斯普林加”上的二十餘場演出。

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

270. 阿基爾·夏爾馬的《母親》——拉達一直認為這個世界充滿邪惡，人們心懷惡意。但她對邪惡的認知，不過是普通人的那種看法罷了。

“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)

271. 特朗普的新殖民主義將適得其反——總統正在大肆宣傳他與委內瑞拉達成的重大石油交易，但他在海外的干預正引發憤怒，並導致了意想不到的後果。

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)

272. 歡迎參加“職業日”——根據公司的新規定，我花了大約兩個小時擺弄一個AI聊天機器人，教它如何做我的工作，以便它能取代我。還有問題嗎？

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)

273. 報道廣闊世界——尼爾·阿舍森曾身處冷戰時期歐洲重大危機的漩渦之中。像他這樣的職業生涯如今還存在嗎？

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)

274. 在“雛菊鏈田野”（Daisy Chain Fields）的“Zoomer莉莉絲音樂節”上，奧利維亞·羅德里戈這場由女性主導、持續一整天的活動，有時讓人感覺就像其他任何一場商業音樂節一樣。但如果以音樂為衡量標準，這場活動確實令人驚豔。

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)

275. 為總統打圓場——科技巨頭們各執一詞。

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

276. 每日漫畫：9月2日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, September 2nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

277. 五部精彩的校園小說——本刊評論家為您精選的開學讀物。此外：埃迪絲·華頓的一部中篇小說，為這個季節畫上句號。

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)

278. AI“垃圾食品”的獨特恐怖之處——為什麼當餐廳使用生成式AI來製作菜單和宣傳材料時，會讓人感到如此不安？

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)

279. 舞池小說的奇特魅力——新一波圖書作品發掘了地下電子音樂的文學潛力。

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

280. 《森林裡的日與夜》從陰影中浮現——這部由薩蒂亞吉特·雷執導的充滿激情的劇情片，講述了四名中產階級男子在鄉村肆無忌憚地縱情狂歡的故事，生動展現了社會分裂與不公的百態。

“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)

281. 每日漫畫：9月1日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

282. 李敏珍朗讀溫迪·考夫曼的作品——作者將與黛博拉·特雷斯曼一同朗讀並探討發表於1997年《紐約客》雜誌的《第八十六街上的海倫》。

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)

283. 一位曾對馬戲團提起訴訟並贏得數百萬美元賠償金的人士提出的“實現財務成功的七個步驟”——你可以通過確保自己處於最佳位置，讓財富與繁榮能“狠狠地”砸中你的臉，從而最大限度地提高成功幾率。

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)

284. 喬治·W·布什的“沉默法則”——他滿懷愛意地描繪移民，讚揚自由貿易和外交，並對美國政壇日益粗鄙化深表遺憾。為什麼他就是不願談論唐納德·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)

285. “削減警察經費”是瘋狂之舉嗎？——對“覺醒”年代的反思。

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

286. 每日漫畫：8月31日，星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

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

287. 《消失者》書評——馬龍·詹姆斯的新小說講述了一群男同性戀者在經歷一場血腥的反同襲擊後，尋求愛情、情感聯結與補償的故事。

“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)

288. 全體起立！“土狼法庭”現在開庭——在由威爾·福特主演的新片《土狼大戰阿克梅》中，威利·E·土狼向那家總把他炸得粉身碎骨的公司討回公道。接下來，人身傷害律師“摩托車邁克”將對此發表看法。

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)

289. 煙霧跳傘員從飛機上跳下撲滅森林大火——自二十世紀四十年代以來，煙霧跳傘員一直通過跳傘降落在美國偏遠地區，以控制危險的火勢。

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)

290. 誰害怕人工智能音樂？——當說唱歌手Fenix Flexin在單曲《Rubberz》中首次展現出一種新口音時，他無意間捲入了一場關於音樂造假的百年爭論。

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)

291. 《馬蒂斯的〈戴帽女子〉：一場現代醜聞》書評——在引發軒然大波的首展一個多世紀後，《戴帽女子》依然以令人驚歎的方式抵制著美學與品味的種種束縛。

“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)

292. 簡評書評——《黑盾》、《無盡的結局》、《至日》和《我曾是邦妮與克萊德》。

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

293. MAHA監護權之爭——一位父親想給孩子們接種疫苗，而他們的母親不同意。隨後，孩子們生病了。

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

294. 《麗茲酒店的調酒師》遠不及《卡薩布蘭卡》——這部由法國作家兼播客主持人菲利普·科林創作的暢銷小說，背景設定在德國佔領巴黎時期，雖然構思精妙，但在具體呈現上卻有所欠缺。

“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)

295. 伊朗戰爭給美國人造成了多大損失？——正確的計算不能僅考慮軍事開支。

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

296. 吉姆·諾爾曼的《逆戟鯨樂團》——這位聲音藝術家在不列顛哥倫比亞省與歌唱的鯨魚一同彈奏吉他長達十三年。如今，他將這段合作成果收錄在《逆戟鯨精選集》中發行。

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)

297. 明尼阿波利斯發生了什麼——“大都會突擊行動”的親歷記及其後續發展。

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

298. 最高法院是否在破壞民主？——一部新的法律史著作認為，應剝奪大法官推翻與最高法院地位平等的政府其他分支決定的權力。該著作出版的時機頗為尷尬。

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)

299. 馬克·扎克伯格面臨的社會清算——Meta達成的和解協議將迫使Facebook和Instagram做出實質性改變。這也反映出，公眾的憤怒在面對科技巨頭的速度和規模時，是多麼無力。

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)

300. 裡弗斯·庫莫正在將一切拼湊起來——這位唱作人兼Weezer樂隊主唱談到了樂隊新專輯《Gold Album》的製作過程、他與父親的關係，以及我們講述的關於自己的故事。

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)