1. 德克薩斯州大彎地區邊境牆帶來的迫在眉睫的災難——環保組織、當地警長以及一位競選國會議員的擁槍派YouTube博主都反對修建這堵牆。但工程仍在推進。

18:00  The Looming Disaster of the Border Wall in Big Bend, Texas - The wall is opposed by environmental groups, local sheriffs, and a pro-gun YouTuber running for Congress. It’s happening anyway. (www.newyorker.com)

2. 唐納德·特朗普會被允許銷燬他的記錄嗎？——水門事件後通過的一項法律規定，總統記錄屬於政府財產。特朗普政府則宣稱該法律違憲。

18:00  Will Donald Trump Be Allowed to Destroy His Records? - A law passed after Watergate makes Presidential records government property. The Trump Administration has declared it unconstitutional. (www.newyorker.com)

3. 難民安置計劃的終結——當特朗普政府對世界上最弱勢群體置之不理時，究竟發生了什麼。

18:00  The End of Refugee Resettlement - What happened when the Trump Administration turned its back on the world’s most vulnerable. (www.newyorker.com)

4. 大都會藝術博物館慈善晚宴的真正起點——每年，馬克酒店都會變成一個喧鬧的明星聚集地。

18:00  Where the Met Gala Really Begins - Every year, the Mark Hotel is transformed into a chaotic celebrity holding pen. (www.newyorker.com)

5. 《您身邊的社區通訊》——從布魯克林的《博魯姆公報》到洛杉磯的《東區報》，這些地方性通訊正為我們帶來一種社區歸屬感，而這種感覺在算法推送中早已缺失。

18:00  Your Friendly Neighborhood Newsletter - Local newsletters from “The Boerum Bulletin” in Brooklyn to “The Eastside Rag” in L.A. are providing a sense of community that’s missing from our algorithmic feeds. (www.newyorker.com)

6. 布蘭迪（一位好姑娘）在夫妻治療中——“布蘭迪，”費爾德曼醫生謹慎地問道，“當他說大海是他的愛人時，你聽到了什麼？”

18:00  Brandy (a Fine Girl) in Couples Therapy - “Brandy,” Dr. Feldman says, carefully, “when he says that the sea is his lady, what do you hear?” (www.newyorker.com)

7. 匈牙利避免了民主崩潰。我們能做到嗎？——在維克托·奧爾班執政期間，匈牙利歷經多年的腐敗和民主侵蝕，如今必須重建其制度。新任總理佩特爾·馬加爾面臨著如何實現這一目標的質疑。

07:30  Hungary Avoided Democratic Collapse. Can We? - After years of corruption and democratic erosion under Viktor Orbán, Hungary must rebuild its institutions. Its new Prime Minister, Péter Magyar, faces questions about how he’ll do it. (www.newyorker.com)

8. 《克里姆林宮的巫師》的空洞詭計——奧利維耶·阿薩亞斯改編自一部以弗拉基米爾·普京虛構顧問為原型的小說，卻將政治簡化為個人恩怨，將暴行貶低為軼事。

07:23  The Hollow Trickery of “The Wizard of the Kremlin” - Olivier Assayas’s adaptation of a novel about a fictionalized adviser to Vladimir Putin reduces politics to personalities and atrocities to anecdotes. (www.newyorker.com)

9. 奧利維耶·阿薩亞斯的“政治覺醒”——這位導演的最新作品《克里姆林宮的巫師》探討了弗拉基米爾·普京的崛起之路，在此他談到了幾本對他理想形成產生過重要影響的書籍。

04:00  Olivier Assayas’s Coming of Political Age - The director—whose newest film, “The Wizard of the Kremlin,” examines the ascent of Vladimir Putin—discusses a few of the books that have helped to shape his ideals. (www.newyorker.com)

10. 每日漫畫：5月13日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

02:36  Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 13th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

11. 西班牙為何敢於對抗唐納德·特朗普——社會黨總理佩德羅·桑切斯自始至終一直領導著歐洲各國反對對伊朗開戰。

05-13  Why Spain Is Standing Up to Donald Trump - Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Prime Minister, has led the European opposition to the Iran war from the start. (www.newyorker.com)

12. 巴迪·布拉德利的舞蹈遺產——莫琳·福特的新傳記《感受地板》講述了一位鮮為人知的黑人編舞家如何將最新舞步傳授給白人明星們。

05-13  Buddy Bradley’s Legacy of Dance - Maureen Footer’s new biography, “Feel the Floor,” shows how a little-known Black choreographer taught white stars all the latest moves. (www.newyorker.com)

13. 為何特朗普的靈性顧問為總統獻上了一尊金像——福音派牧師馬克·伯恩斯解釋說，儘管特朗普總統發佈過自己扮成耶穌的照片，但他的支持者並不認為他是神一般的存在。

05-13  Why Trump’s Spiritual Adviser Dedicated a Golden Statue to the President - Mark Burns, an evangelical pastor, explains that Trump’s supporters don’t think of him as a godlike figure, even as the President posts pictures of himself as Jesus. (www.newyorker.com)

14. 一位科學家在“洪迪烏斯號”郵輪上與漢坦病毒的驚險遭遇——當時他正身處南大西洋某處，一位朋友發來短信，說一艘郵輪上爆發了疫情：“求求你，別告訴我你就在這艘船上。”

05-13  A Scientist’s Close Call with Hantavirus Aboard the M.V. Hondius - He was somewhere in the South Atlantic when a friend texted him about an outbreak on a cruise: “Please tell me you’re not on this ship.” (www.newyorker.com)

15. 每日漫畫：5月12日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-12  Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 12th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

16. 停火的藝術——特朗普總統處理伊朗戰爭的方式，如何將這場時而短暫停火、時而持續不斷的衝突，變成了現狀。

05-12  The Art of the Ceasefire - How President Trump’s approach to the war in Iran is turning endless conflict, interrupted by fleeting pauses, into the status quo. (www.newyorker.com)

17. 將“特朗普時代”載入史冊——當國家的歷史已成為政治角力的戰場時，該如何更新美國曆史教科書？

05-12  Writing the Trump Years Into History - How do you bring an American-history textbook up to date when the country’s past has become a political battleground? (www.newyorker.com)

18. 根據你的睡姿，你的性格是——你總愛用全身的重量壓在睡伴身上，而你的體重會突然完全轉移到搭在對方身上的那條腿或手臂上。

05-12  Your Personality, According to Your Sleeping Position - You have a penchant for pinning your sleep partner beneath your full weight, which has suddenly shifted entirely into the leg or arm you’ve draped across their body. (www.newyorker.com)

19. 一位教授兼前院長認為，大學教育為何可能走向“OnlyFans”化——大學教育已變得千篇一律。在人工智能時代，學生們可能會尋求那些在別處無法獲得的東西。

05-12  Why the Future of College Could Look Like OnlyFans - Universities have become generic, one professor and former dean argues. In the A.I. era, students may demand something they can’t get elsewhere. (www.newyorker.com)

20. 每日漫畫：5月11日（星期一）——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-12  Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 11th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

21. 洛杉磯二十一名兄妹的命運——近二十名兒童被發現面臨遭受虐待和忽視的風險。他們的父母是否會為此承擔責任？

05-11  The Fate of Twenty-one Los Angeles Siblings - Nearly two dozen kids were found at risk of abuse and neglect. Will their parents be held accountable? (www.newyorker.com)

22. 從“精神效應”到“精神困境”——既然超低價航空公司在歐洲如此成功，為何在美國卻難以蓬勃發展？

05-11  From the Spirit Effect to the Spirit Dilemma - Why can’t ultra-discount airlines thrive in the U.S. when they are so successful in Europe? (www.newyorker.com)

23. 《Obsession》背後的26歲青年：一部關於單相思走向失控的驚悚故事——電影製作人柯里·巴克十幾歲時以網絡短劇喜劇演員的身份嶄露頭角。如今，他正以好萊塢下一位傑出恐怖片導演的身份聲名鵲起。

05-11  The Twenty-Six-Year-Old Behind “Obsession,” a Terrifying Tale of a Crush Gone Awry - The filmmaker Curry Barker got his start online as a teen-age sketch comedian. Now he’s making his name as Hollywood’s next great horror auteur. (www.newyorker.com)

24. 佐蘭·曼達尼任命的新任懲教專員能否解決萊克斯島監獄的問題？——斯坦利·理查茲將對改革的信心以及他自身的入獄經歷帶入這場持續的危機之中。

05-11  Can Zohran Mamdani’s New Correction Commissioner Solve the Problem of Rikers? - Stanley Richards brings faith in reform and his own experience of incarceration to an ongoing crisis. (www.newyorker.com)

25. 與臨終母親共讀如何讓我瞭解她的一生——作為一名教師，她常與別人的孩子談論文學。終於，我也獲得了同樣的機會。

05-10  How Reading with My Dying Mother Revealed Her Life - As a teacher, she would talk about literature with other people’s children. Finally I got the same chance. (www.newyorker.com)

26. 餐廳點評：Lysée——每週有一個晚上，在李恩智位於曼哈頓的這家小巧的糕點店Lysée裡，甜點既是開胃菜，也是主菜，更是餐桌上的全部。

05-10  Restaurant Review: Lysée - One evening a week, at Eunji Lee’s tiny Manhattan pâtisserie, Lysée, sweets are appetizer, entrée, and everything else. (www.newyorker.com)

27. 佩特爾·馬加爾帶領匈牙利人擺脫了專制統治。如今他將帶領他們走向何方？——在當選後首次接受外國記者的深度專訪時，這位新任總理承諾：“我們不想建立一個權力機器。”

05-09  Péter Magyar Led Hungarians out of Autocracy. Where Will He Take Them Now? - In his first substantial conversation with a foreign journalist since being elected, the new Prime Minister promised, “We don’t want to build a power machine.” (www.newyorker.com)

28. 洛杉磯終於準備好迎接地鐵了嗎？——歷經數十年的屢屢受挫，一條新的地鐵線路終於在這座城市最擁堵的大道上開通了。

05-09  Is Los Angeles Finally Ready to Take the Subway? - After decades of false starts, a new rail line has opened along the city’s most congested boulevard. (www.newyorker.com)

29. 《羊偵探》對綿羊的誤解——這部由休·傑克曼和艾瑪·湯普森主演的新片改編自一部近乎完美的“綿羊犯罪小說”，但令人失望的是，該改編作品對動物心理幾乎毫無興趣。

05-09  What “The Sheep Detectives” Doesn’t Understand About Sheep - The new film, starring Hugh Jackman and Emma Thompson, is based on a near-perfect “sheep crime novel”—but the adaptation shows disappointingly little interest in the animal mind. (www.newyorker.com)

30. 精神航空與非休閒階層的休閒時光之終結——這家廉價航空公司曾是一團糟。但它也是經濟型旅行的象徵，為大眾帶來了一種樸素的自由。

05-09  Spirit Airlines and the Death of Leisure for the Non-Leisure Class - The low-cost carrier was a mess. But it was also an icon of budget travel, facilitating a kind of modest freedom for the masses. (www.newyorker.com)

31. 重拾母愛的祖母們——在《Mawmaw》中，攝影師安東尼·威爾遜向西弗吉尼亞州的女性們致敬，她們在經歷種種變故後，依然悉心照料著子女的子女。

05-09  The Grandmothers Who Become Mothers Again - In “Mawmaw,” the photographer Anthony Wilson pays tribute to West Virginia women who, after one tragedy or another, care for their children’s children. (www.newyorker.com)

32. 億萬富翁們是否走得太遠了？——“我們看到他們已經操之過急，”社會學家布魯克·哈靈頓說，“他們正在掠奪美國的文化機構。他們正在掠奪民主。”

05-09  Have Billionaires Gone Too Far? - “We’ve seen them overplaying their hand,” the sociologist Brooke Harrington says. “They’re pillaging American cultural institutions. They’re pillaging democracy.” (www.newyorker.com)

33. 英國政壇的動盪新時代——基爾·斯塔默的支持率低迷導致工黨在地方選舉中遭遇慘敗。如今，隨著五大政黨競相爭奪選票，極右翼勢力或許已具備贏得大選的有利條件。

05-09  The Chaotic New Era of British Politics - Keir Starmer’s unpopularity has led Labour to a humiliating defeat in local elections. Now, with five major parties competing for votes, the far right could be well positioned for a general-election victory. (www.newyorker.com)

34. 凱西·馬斯格雷夫斯專輯樂評：《Middle of Nowhere》——在這張新專輯《Middle of Nowhere》中，這位歌手巧妙地演繹了鄉村音樂的兩大經典主題：她的家鄉得克薩斯州，以及孤獨。

05-09  Kacey Musgraves Music Review: “Middle of Nowhere” - On her new album, “Middle of Nowhere,” the singer toys with two of country music’s great themes: her home state of Texas, and solitude. (www.newyorker.com)

35. 《沉默的朋友》中，一棵樹在馬爾堡生長——在伊爾迪科·埃內迪這部引人深思的自然史詩中，來自三個不同時代的三個孤獨的實驗者，試圖揭開植物的奧秘，並從中領悟到關於自身的重要真諦。

05-09  A Tree Grows in Marburg in “Silent Friend” - In Ildikó Enyedi’s meditative nature epic, three lonely experimenters from three different eras seek to unlock the secrets of plants—and learn something vital about themselves. (www.newyorker.com)

36. 特朗普時代下的巴拉克·奧巴馬——記者彼得·斯萊文向前總統提出了許多民主黨人心中的疑問：在危機時刻，他為何不採取更多行動？

05-09  Barack Obama in the Trump Era - The reporter Peter Slevin asks the former President the question on many Democrats’ minds: Why isn’t he doing more in a time of crisis? (www.newyorker.com)

37. 在母親身陷囹圄中長大——哈麗特·克拉克的新小說《山丘》與她童年時探望被關押在監獄中的母親的經歷如出一轍。她接受了蕾切爾·阿維夫的採訪。

05-09  Growing Up with a Mother in Prison - Harriet Clark’s new novel, “The Hill,” parallels her own childhood years spent visiting the prison where her mother was incarcerated. She talks with Rachel Aviv. (www.newyorker.com)

38. 每日漫畫：5月8日，星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-08  Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 8th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

39. 蕾切爾·賽姆盛裝亮相——另：傑西卡·溫特推薦的以母親為主題的電影

05-08  Rachel Syme Gets Suited Up - Also: Jessica Winter’s mom-themed movie picks (www.newyorker.com)

40. 那鮮紅的“V”字——我倒也樂得當個青少年時期的異類——尤其是當這種排斥來自一群蠢貨的時候。

05-08  The Scarlet “V” - I was comfortable being a tween pariah—especially when the rejection came from such idiots. (www.newyorker.com)

41. 我們是否對未來想得太多了？——在人類歷史的大部分時間裡，人們並不試圖預測未來。也許這才是明智之舉。

05-08  Do We Think Too Much About the Future? - For most of history, people didn’t try predicting it. Maybe that was wise. (www.newyorker.com)

42. 教皇就任一週年之際，白宮再度發難——誰能想到利奧十四世竟能在如此短的時間內創造如此多的歷史？

05-08  The Pope’s First Anniversary Is Marked by More Sparring from the White House - Who would have thought that Leo XIV would make so much history so fast? (www.newyorker.com)

43. 對普京而言，問題（和偏執）正不斷加劇——無人機襲擊、網絡中斷以及經濟的突然下滑，已導致一些俄羅斯知名人士開始公開質疑總統的執政能力。

05-08  For Putin, Problems (and Paranoia) Keep Mounting - Drone attacks, internet blackouts, and a sudden downturn in the economy have led some prominent Russians to start openly questioning their President’s grip on power. (www.newyorker.com)

44. 大衛·阿滕伯勒的時代——對於幾代電視觀眾而言，這位備受喜愛的主持人將我們客廳裡的那塊玻璃屏幕與窗外的廣闊世界緊密相連。而他的傳奇仍在繼續。

05-08  The Reign of David Attenborough - For generations of TV viewers, the beloved presenter has linked the patch of glass in our living rooms and the wide world beyond. And he’s not done yet. (www.newyorker.com)

45. 直擊霍爾木茲海峽——吱吱作響的輪子才能得到潤滑油。

05-08  Straight Outta Hormuz - The squeaky wheel gets the oil. (www.newyorker.com)

46. 《總統的所有承包商》——在顧問們敦促其專注於國內議程之際，特朗普將目光投向了首都周邊的建設項目。

05-08  All The President’s Contractors - Urged by advisers to focus on the domestic agenda, Trump trains his gaze on construction projects around the capital. (www.newyorker.com)

47. 每日漫畫：5月7日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

05-07  Daily Cartoon: Thursday, May 7th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

48. 英國的反猶太主義問題——在近期發生一系列暴力襲擊事件後，英國政府已將反猶太主義定性為“危機”。但他們的解決方案究竟能保護猶太人，還是會使局勢雪上加霜？

05-07  The U.K.’s Antisemitism Problem - The British government has declared antisemitism a “crisis” after a recent spate of violent attacks. But will their solutions protect Jews, or make the situation worse? (www.newyorker.com)

49. 大都會藝術博物館慈善晚會、電影《穿普拉達的女王2》以及時尚界的現狀——這場奢華的籌款晚會和這部票房大片，都凸顯了近幾十年來時尚界與媒體領域的劇變。如今，誰才是真正的主導者？

05-07  The Met Gala, “The Devil Wears Prada 2,” and the State of Style - The opulent fund-raiser and the box-office hit both highlight dramatic shifts in fashion and media in recent decades. These days, who’s calling the shots? (www.newyorker.com)

50. 在這個中期選舉季，別忘了“葡萄酒媽媽”們——在這個政治氛圍異常激烈的時代，這個界定模糊、飽受非議的群體依然是選舉中可靠的動力源泉。

05-07  This Midterm Season, Don’t Forget Your Wine Mom - In an age of hyperpolitics, the ill-defined, much-maligned cohort remains a reliable source of electoral energy. (www.newyorker.com)

51. 縮減社會保障規模的真正代價——在新領導層的領導下，該機構削弱了全國各地辦事處的作用，並將業務集中管理，這使得數百萬美國人更難獲得福利方面的幫助。

05-07  The Real Cost of Downsizing Social Security - Under new leadership, the agency has reduced the role of field offices across the country and centralized its operations, making it harder for millions of Americans to get help with their benefits. (www.newyorker.com)

52. 一場國會初選如何演變成圍繞人工智能的代理之戰——亞歷克斯·博雷斯希望對這項技術進行監管。他的競選活動使OpenAI與Anthropic兩家公司的影響力形成了對峙。

05-07  How a Congressional Primary Became a Proxy Battle Over A.I. - Alex Bores wanted to regulate the technology. His race has pitted OpenAI’s influence against Anthropic’s. (www.newyorker.com)

53. 母親節禮物，傳達“對不起，我青春期時對你做的一切”——一支奢華的香薰蠟燭或許無法彌補那些因荷爾蒙劇烈波動而造成的多年“折磨”，但試一試總沒錯！

05-07  Mother’s Day Gifts That Say, “Sorry for Everything I Did to You as a Teen” - A luxurious candle probably can’t undo years of terrorization brought on by massive hormonal swings, but it’s worth a try! (www.newyorker.com)

54. 卡什·帕特爾針對《大西洋月刊》提起的戰略性、無理訴訟——近期一波法律訴訟給記者們帶來了新的壓力，也引發了人們對調查性報道未來的擔憂。

05-07  Kash Patel’s Strategic, Frivolous Lawsuit Against The Atlantic - A recent wave of legal challenges is putting renewed pressure on journalists and raising concerns about the future of investigative reporting. (www.newyorker.com)

55. 道格拉斯·斯圖爾特談描寫同性戀生活的偉大小說——這位小說家的新作《約翰之約翰》現已出版，他在此分享了幾部自己最喜愛的、以酷兒角色為主角的歷史小說。

05-07  Douglas Stuart on Great Novels of Gay Life - The novelist—whose new book, “John of John,” is out now—shares a few of his favorite works of historical fiction that center on queer characters. (www.newyorker.com)

56. 楊安澤加入配文大賽——這位政界人士嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Andrew Yang Enters the Caption Contest - The politician tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

57. 丹尼·德維託加入配文大賽——這位演員、製片人和導演嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Danny DeVito Enters the Caption Contest - The actor, producer, and director tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

58. 《芝麻街》加入配文大賽——艾摩、大鳥、餅乾怪獸和艾比·卡達比嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Sesame Street Enters the Caption Contest - Elmo, Big Bird, Cookie Monster, and Abby Cadabby try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

59. “The Try Guys” 參加配文大賽——這些網絡紅人兼《搞砸的隱秘力量》一書的合著者，嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  The Try Guys Enter the Caption Contest - The internet sensations and co-authors of “The Hidden Power of F*cking Up” try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

60. 庫梅爾·南賈尼和戴夫·巴蒂斯塔參加配文大賽——《斯圖伯》的主演們嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista Enter the Caption Contest - The “Stuber” stars try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

61. 佐伊·索爾達娜和扎克·加利費安納基斯參加配文大賽——《失蹤環節》的主演們嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Zoe Saldaña and Zach Galifianakis Enter the Caption Contest - The “Missing Link” stars try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

62. 卡拉莫·布朗、安東尼·波羅夫斯基和鮑比·伯克參加配文大賽——《酷男幫》劇組成員嘗試為《紐約客》漫畫配文。

05-07  Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Bobby Berk Enter the Caption Contest - “Queer Eye” cast members try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

63. 亞當·科諾弗參加配文大賽——這位演員兼作家嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Adam Conover Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and writer tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

64. 威爾·法瑞爾和約翰·C·賴利參加配文大賽——這兩位演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Enter the Caption Contest - The actors try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

65. 喬恩·哈姆加入配文大賽——這位演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Jon Hamm Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

66. 尼克·克羅爾加入配文大賽——這位演員兼喜劇演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Nick Kroll Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

67. 雷特和林克參加配文大賽——YouTube每日節目《Good Mythical Morning》的兩位主持人嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Rhett and Link Enter the Caption Contest - The hosts of the daily YouTube show “Good Mythical Morning” try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

68. 吉姆·加菲根參加配文大賽——這位演員兼喜劇演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Jim Gaffigan Enters the Caption Contest - The actor and comedian tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

69. 愛麗絲·卡斯諾夫參加配文大賽——一位神童嘗試為《紐約客》漫畫配文。

05-07  Alice Kassnove Enters the Caption Contest - A child prodigy tries her hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

70. 尼克·奧弗曼加入配文大賽——這位演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Nick Offerman Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

71. 比爾·哈德爾加入配文大賽——這位喜劇演員兼演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-07  Bill Hader Enters the Caption Contest - The comedian and actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

72. 一場針對人工智能的低保真反抗——隨著精緻、機器生成的視覺效果無處不在，藝術家和設計師們正擁抱一種充滿手工痕跡的不完美風格。

05-07  A Lo-Fi Rebellion Against A.I. - As slick, machine-generated visuals become ubiquitous, artists and designers are embracing a style of handmade imperfection. (www.newyorker.com)

73. 一位父親新近萌生的女權主義——如果要我坦率地說，沒有哪個男孩配得上我的“公主”——如果我不承認“公主”這個稱呼本質上帶有居高臨下的意味，我大概會這麼說。

05-06  A Father’s Newfound Feminism - If you want my honest opinion, no boy will ever be good enough for my princess—is a thing I’d say if I didn’t acknowledge that “princess” is a fundamentally patronizing epithet. (www.newyorker.com)

74. 亞當·斯科特參加配文大賽——這位演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-06  Adam Scott Enters the Caption Contest - The actor tries his hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

75. 阿比·雅各布森和扎克·伍茲參加配文大賽——這兩位演員嘗試為《紐約客》的漫畫配文。

05-06  Abbi Jacobson and Zach Woods Enter the Caption Contest - The actors try their hand at captioning New Yorker cartoons. (www.newyorker.com)

76. 每日漫畫：5月6日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-06  Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, May 6th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

77. 伊朗戰爭如何使權力天平向中國傾斜——隨著美國在海外的信譽和軍事能力受到考驗，中國通過置身事外並從中汲取經驗，獲得了更多話語權。

05-06  How the Iran War Is Shifting Power Toward China - As the U.S.’s credibility and military capacity are tested abroad, China has gained leverage by staying out of the fight and learning from it. (www.newyorker.com)

78. 穆里爾·斯帕克，這位雙面間諜——一部新傳記指出，這位小說家虛構了自己的身世，但秘密密碼才是她天才的源泉。

05-06  Muriel Spark, the Double Agent - A new biography claims that the novelist fabricated her origin story—but that secret codes lie at the heart of her genius. (www.newyorker.com)

79. 2026年大都會藝術博物館慈善晚會：貝索斯夫婦、碧昂斯與鮮血——今年的晚會不僅有備受爭議的聯合主席，還以壘球為主題，並至少有一處對藝術史上的醜聞進行了恰如其分的隱喻。

05-06  The 2026 Met Gala: Bezoses, Beyoncé, and Blood - This year’s event had controversial co-chairs, a softball theme, and at least one apt reference to an art-historical scandal. (www.newyorker.com)

80. 多梅尼科·格諾利令人目眩的日常生活特寫——這位意大利畫家將靜物畫推向了新的極致，讓一條領帶或一張床單看起來宛如外星景觀。

05-05  Domenico Gnoli’s Dizzying Closeups of the Everyday - The Italian painter took still-life to new extremes, making a tie or a bedsheet look like an alien landscape. (www.newyorker.com)

81. 每日漫畫：5月5日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-05  Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, May 5th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

82. 人工智能會讓大學變得過時嗎？——美國人早已對各類機構，包括學術界，心存疑慮。越來越多的人可能會認為，大學所授予的文憑並不值得付出那樣的代價。

05-05  Will A.I. Make College Obsolete? - Americans already distrust institutions, including academia. More and more people may decide that its stamp of approval isn’t worth the cost. (www.newyorker.com)

83. 我完全不明白女兒為什麼不跟我說話——我完全不明白女兒為什麼不跟我說話。等她不再歪曲自己的童年記憶時，我才會停止“篡改歷史”。

05-05  I Have No Idea Why My Daughter Doesn’t Talk to Me - I have no idea why my daughter doesn’t talk to me. I’ll stop “rewriting history” when she stops remembering her childhood wrong. (www.newyorker.com)

84. 俄亥俄州初選地圖：實時結果——謝羅德·布朗正在角逐J.D.萬斯參議員席位的民主黨初選；維韋克·拉馬斯瓦米有望贏得共和黨州長初選。

05-05  Ohio Primary Elections Map: Live Results - Sherrod Brown is running in the Democratic primary for J. D. Vance’s Senate seat; Vivek Ramaswamy looks to win the Republican primary for governor. (www.newyorker.com)

85. 瑪麗蓮·夢露將被拍攝昇華為一種藝術——好萊塢美女如雲，而夢露擁有的卻是一種更為罕見的特質：感染力。

05-05  Marilyn Monroe Made Being Photographed Into an Art - Hollywood was full of beauties. What Monroe had was something rarer: the ability to project. (www.newyorker.com)

86. 每日加贈漫畫：《天際之靈》——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-05  Bonus Daily Cartoon: Spirit in the Sky - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

87. 每日漫畫：5月4日，星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-04  Daily Cartoon: Monday, May 4th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

88. 艾倫·巴斯《女兒手術期間，我想起在佛羅倫薩酒店度過的一個夜晚》——“她在老橋上的一家攤位買了一件黑色皮夾克。”

05-04  “While My Daughter Is in Surgery I Think About a Night in a Hotel in Florence,” by Ellen Bass - “She’d bought a black leather jacket from a stall on the Ponte Vecchio.” (www.newyorker.com)

89. 重塑身份政治的這一理念背後有著錯綜複雜的來龍去脈——金伯莉·克倫肖向我們提出了“交織性”和“批判性種族理論”這兩個概念。她的新回憶錄表明，她仍在為這些概念的含義而持續抗爭。

05-04  The Idea That Reshaped Identity Politics Has a Complicated Backstory - Kimberlé Crenshaw gave us the terms “intersectionality” and “critical race theory.” Her new memoir shows that she isn’t done fighting over what they mean. (www.newyorker.com)

90. 讓美國看起來像一片應許之地的藝術家——弗雷德裡克·埃德溫·丘奇讓整個國家相信了自己的神話。這既是他的成就，也是他的覆滅。

05-04  The Artist Who Made America Look Like a Promised Land - Frederic Edwin Church sold a nation on its own mythology. That was his making—and his unmaking. (www.newyorker.com)

91. 在HBO的《黑暗巫師》中，迪恩·波特登場——這位高空跳傘運動員於2015年在一場悲劇性事故中喪生，當時距離他領取行為藝術獎僅剩一天。一部新的紀錄片系列將探索他的生平與遺產。

05-04  In HBO’s “The Dark Wizard,” Dean Potter Climbs On - The BASE jumper died in a tragic accident in 2015, the day before he was to accept an award for performance art. A new docuseries explores his life and legacy. (www.newyorker.com)

92. 美國人如何再次陷入“淘金熱”——飆升的金價、在社交媒體上走紅的淘金網紅、充滿男子氣概的淘金真人秀，以及特朗普對黃金的痴迷，共同點燃了一場自1849年以來前所未有的淘金熱潮。

05-04  How Americans Caught Gold Fever Again - Soaring gold prices, viral panning influencers, macho gold-mining reality shows, and Trump’s gold obsession have ignited a craze for prospecting not seen since 1849. (www.newyorker.com)

93. 巴拉克·奧巴馬反思自己在“特朗普時代”的角色——這位前總統仍是美國最受歡迎的政治人物之一。他對國家負有怎樣的責任？

05-04  Barack Obama Considers His Role in the Age of Trump - The former President remains one of the most popular politicians in the country. What are his obligations to it? (www.newyorker.com)

94. 科爾伯特節目中的小號手談《深夜秀》停播後的生活——自2015年以來，喬恩·蘭普利一直擔任《深夜秀》的駐場樂隊成員，而該節目已被CBS電視臺毫不留情地取消。隨著最後一集的臨近，他回顧了這段經歷。

05-04  Colbert’s Trumpet Player on Life After Late Night - Since 2015, Jon Lampley has played in the house band of “The Late Show,” which CBS unceremoniously cancelled. As the final episode looms, he takes a look back. (www.newyorker.com)

95. 兩百五十年的複雜紀念活動——唐納德·特朗普不願承認錯誤的態度表明，今年7月4日，我們恐怕難以看到那些直面美國曆史複雜性的紀念活動。

05-04  Two Hundred and Fifty Years of Complicated Commemorations - Donald Trump’s aversion to admitting fault suggests that we will not likely see events that grapple with the nuanced nature of the nation’s history this July 4th. (www.newyorker.com)

96. 人工智能行業正蓬勃發展。它何時才能真正盈利？——就在埃隆·馬斯克起訴其前OpenAI合夥人之際，人工智能公司正迅速擴張，但利潤依然稀缺。

05-04  The A.I. Industry Is Booming. When Will It Actually Make Money? - As Elon Musk sues his former OpenAI partners, A.I. companies are expanding rapidly, but profits are still scarce. (www.newyorker.com)

97. 美國建國250週年——一個國家的希望與矛盾。

05-04  America at 250 - A nation’s hopes and paradoxes. (www.newyorker.com)

98. 《獨立宣言》在修改前是否更好？——在爭論、批評與妥協之中，這個分裂的國家不得不展現出團結一致的姿態。但這付出了代價。

05-04  Was the Declaration of Independence Better Before the Edits? - Amid contention, criticism, and compromise, a divided nation had to present a unified front. It came at a cost. (www.newyorker.com)

99. 充滿美國特色且極具張力的高中辯論世界——“一旦順利進行，就會讓人慾罷不能。”

05-04  The Very American, Very Intense World of High-School Debate - “When it goes well, it can be extremely addicting.” (www.newyorker.com)

100. 簡評書評——《韓國救世主》、《小鎮女孩》、《湖底》和《八月、九月、十月》

05-04  Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Korean Messiah,” “Small Town Girls,” “Underlake,” and “August, September, October.” (www.newyorker.com)

101. 長者優惠迪士尼樂園——準備好你的優惠券吧。蟾蜍先生的瘋狂之旅即將帶你前往泌尿科醫生那裡，還有“打盹隧道”等著你。

05-04  Senior-Discount Disneyland - Get your coupons ready. Here comes Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to the Urologist and the Tunnel of Nap. (www.newyorker.com)

102. 布倫達·希爾曼的《1970》——“你的頭髮有一碼長。藍色工裝襯衫。破洞牛仔褲。”

05-04  “1970,” by Brenda Hillman - “Your hair is a yard long. Blue work shirt. Ripped jeans.” (www.newyorker.com)

103. 美國革命其實沒那麼了不起——美國人長期以來一直認為，正是他們掀起了全球性的反抗浪潮。但若將這一事件置於當時更廣泛的帝國戰爭背景下審視，情況就大不相同了。

05-04  The American Revolution Wasn’t That Big a Deal - Americans have long imagined that they set off a global age of revolt. Seen within the era’s wider wars of empire, the story looks rather different. (www.newyorker.com)

104. 哈麗特·克拉克的處女作是一部別具一格的成長小說——在《山丘》中，一位女兒通過探望身陷囹圄的母親逐漸成長，繼承了那段曾摧毀她家庭的青年激進主義所留下的餘波。

05-04  Harriet Clark’s Début Is a New Kind of Coming-of-Age Novel - In “The Hill,” a daughter comes of age through visits to her imprisoned mother, inheriting the afterlife of a youthful radicalism that shattered her family. (www.newyorker.com)

105. 在高線公園，佛像取代了巨型鴿子——那座鳥類雕塑從切爾西“鴿舍”飛走後，策展人塞西莉亞·阿萊曼尼主持安裝了一件新作品——一座神聖的砂岩巨像，其原型是一尊被塔利班摧毀的佛像。

05-04  On the High Line, Buddha Is the New Giant Pigeon - After the bird sculpture flew the Chelsea coop, the curator Cecilia Alemani oversaw the installation of a new work—a sacred sandstone colossus, based on one destroyed by the Taliban. (www.newyorker.com)

106. 《憲法第二十五修正案》真的可行嗎？——肯尼迪遇刺後，一位名叫約翰·費裡克的初出茅廬的律師被召至華盛頓起草該條款。如今，人人都希望他能就將特朗普趕下臺一事發表看法。

05-04  Is the Twenty-fifth Amendment Really an Option? - After J.F.K.’s assassination, a neophyte lawyer named John Feerick was summoned to Washington to draft the provision. Now everyone wants him to weigh in on booting Trump from office. (www.newyorker.com)

107. 一個美國青少年的生活與時代——從某些方面來說，這世界已經完蛋了。但作為一個12歲孩子，生活還是挺不錯的。

05-04  The Life and Times of an American Tween - In some ways, the world is cooked. But being a twelve-year-old still kind of eats. (www.newyorker.com)

108. 讀者來信——讀者就莎拉·斯蒂爾曼關於移民兒童被拘留的報道、帕特里克·拉登·基夫對新奧爾良汽車保險欺詐案的調查，以及羅南·法羅和安德魯·馬蘭茨對薩姆·阿爾特曼的專訪發表了看法。

05-04  Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to Sarah Stillman’s piece about the detention of migrant children, Patrick Radden Keefe’s investigation into car-insurance fraud in New Orleans, and Ronan Farrow and Andrew Marantz’s profile of Sam Altman. (www.newyorker.com)

109. 巴里·布利特的《紅、白與有點藍》——美國的生日派對。

05-04  Barry Blitt’s “Red, White, and Kinda Blue” - America’s birthday party. (www.newyorker.com)

110. 《特朗普的美國地圖》——對美國的一次完全不帶黨派色彩的製圖學重新詮釋。

05-04  Mapping Trump’s America - A totally nonpartisan cartographic reinterpretation of the United States. (www.newyorker.com)

111. 李昌鎬的《排名》——我們大多是男孩，年紀尚輕，彼此間的羈絆顯得格外強烈，如同部落一般，緊密得像止血帶，然而我們的部落卻始終充斥著無休止的爭執。

05-03  “Standings,” by Chang-rae Lee - We were mostly boys and young enough that the bonds felt fierce, like in a tribe, tourniquet tight, yet our tribe was fuelled by constant disagreements. (www.newyorker.com)

112. 李昌鎬談1976年的童年生活——這位作家探討了他的短篇小說《排名》。

05-03  Chang-rae Lee on What Childhood Was Like in 1976 - The author discusses his story “Standings.” (www.newyorker.com)

113. 餐廳點評：Vato 與 Los Burritos Juarez——這種以薄餅為主、風味濃郁的墨西哥北部風格捲餅正逐漸受到青睞，帕克斜坡區的 Vato 以及福特格林區的 Los Burritos Juarez 便是其中的代表。

05-03  Restaurant Review: Vato and Los Burritos Juarez - The slim, tortilla-forward northern-Mexican burrito is getting its due, at spots including Vato, in Park Slope, and Los Burritos Juarez, in Fort Greene. (www.newyorker.com)

114. 李昌鎬朗讀《排名》——作者朗讀了發表於2026年5月11日和18日刊的這篇短篇小說。

05-03  Chang-rae Lee Reads “Standings” - The author read his story from the May 11 & 18, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

115. 最高法院是如何廢除《投票權法案》的--二十年來，保守派大法官一直在努力剷除民權時代的堡壘。

05-03  How the Supreme Court Demolished the Voting Rights Act - For two decades, the conservative Justices worked to eliminate a bulwark of the civil-rights era. (www.newyorker.com)

116. 《蒂米——那頭受困的座頭鯨的奇異傳奇》——科學家們認為，這頭病懨懨的座頭鯨應該被放任自生自滅。但一支由私人資助、成員背景各異的救援隊卻不這麼認為。

05-03  The Strange Saga of Timmy, the Stranded Humpback Whale - Scientists said that an ailing humpback should be left to die in peace. A motley crew of privately funded rescuers disagreed. (www.newyorker.com)

117. 迪士尼的成年粉絲是地球上最幸福的債務人嗎？——對於華特迪士尼公司最忠實的粉絲來說，追尋魔法的旅程可能伴隨著五位數的信用卡賬單。

05-02  Are Disney Adults the Happiest Debtors on Earth? - For the Walt Disney Company’s most loyal fans, the pursuit of magic can come with a five-figure credit-card bill. (www.newyorker.com)

118. 《走進“連環殺手的心靈”之旅》——在聯合廣場附近的一場快閃展上，參觀者可以走進一家前Urban Outfitters門店，沉浸於“恐怖屋”般的氛圍之中。

05-02  My Journey Inside the “Mind of a Serial Killer” - At a pop-up exhibition near Union Square, visitors can immerse themselves in a house-of-horrors-style environment inside a former Urban Outfitters store. (www.newyorker.com)

119. 索拉布·胡拉鏡頭下的克什米爾：凝固的景象——在《雪》中，這位攝影師展現了一個既充滿美麗又飽受血腥蹂躪的地區所陷入的癱瘓狀態。

05-02  Sohrab Hura’s Frozen Vision of Kashmir - In “Snow,” the photographer evokes the paralysis of a region defined at once by beauty and bloodshed. (www.newyorker.com)

120. 喬納森·斯威夫特的最後一個玩笑——這位作家親自撰寫了自己的墓誌銘。其中是否暗藏著諷刺之意？

05-02  Jonathan Swift’s Last Joke - The writer composed his own epitaph. Did it have a secret satirical intent? (www.newyorker.com)

121. 盧克雷西亞·馬爾特爾那充滿激情的道德洞察力——在這位阿根廷導演的新紀錄片《我們的土地》以及近期修復的傑作《無頭女人》中，形式的難以捉摸反而成為了通往真理的最直接途徑。

05-02  The Furious Moral Clarity of Lucrecia Martel - In the Argentinean filmmaker’s new documentary, “Our Land,” and a recently restored masterpiece, “The Headless Woman,” an elusiveness of form becomes the most direct way to the truth. (www.newyorker.com)

122. 莫莉·羅傑斯為《穿普拉達的女王2》設計服裝的蜿蜒之路——這位資深服裝設計師曾在其好友帕特里夏·菲爾德麾下工作數十年，為卡莉·佈雷蕭等角色設計服裝。隨後，她便毅然單飛。

05-02  Molly Rogers’s Well-Worn Path to Costuming “The Devil Wears Prada 2” - The veteran costume designer worked for decades under her friend Patricia Field outfitting the likes of Carrie Bradshaw. Then, and just like that, she struck out on her own. (www.newyorker.com)

123. 一位獲得特朗普背書的共和黨人如何有望成為加州下一任州長——在民主黨人比共和黨人多出20%的加州，史蒂夫·希爾頓在民調中領先。他能在“藍州”加州勝出嗎？

05-02  How a Trump-Endorsed Republican Could Become California’s Next Governor - Steve Hilton is leading in the polls in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by twenty per cent. Could he win in blue California? (www.newyorker.com)

124. NBA傳奇人物史蒂夫·科爾——這位金州勇士隊主教練談及與巔峰時期的邁克爾·喬丹並肩作戰的經歷、他對領導力的領悟，以及在聯盟中直言不諱到什麼程度才算過火。

05-02  The N.B.A. Legend Steve Kerr - The Golden State Warriors’ coach on playing with Michael Jordan in his prime, what he’s learned about leadership, and how outspoken is too outspoken in the league. (www.newyorker.com)

125. 每日漫畫：5月1日，星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

05-01  Daily Cartoon: Friday, May 1st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

126. 我們在睡夢中也能學習。但我們應該這樣做嗎？——最新研究表明，人們在做夢時能夠進行交流，甚至練習技能。

05-01  It’s Possible to Learn in Our Sleep. Should We? - New research suggests that people can communicate and even practice skills while dreaming. (www.newyorker.com)

127. 《淑女修身課》：要不要碎紙——一場碎紙活動應該充滿節日氣氛，就像嘉年華一樣，有氣球、棉花糖和藍草樂隊。

05-01  Finishing School: To Shred or Not to Shred - A shredding event should be festive, like a carnival, with balloons and cotton candy and a bluegrass band. (www.newyorker.com)

128. 莎拉·順蓮·拜納姆朗讀瓊·西爾伯的作品——作者將與黛博拉·特雷斯曼一同朗讀並探討發表於2022年《紐約客》雜誌上的作品《進化》。

05-01  Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Reads Joan Silber - The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Evolution,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2022. (www.newyorker.com)

129. 《激烈對決》及其“葡萄酒媽媽”粉絲們再度聚首——此外還有：MUNA樂隊充滿活力的流行音樂、胡安妮塔·麥克尼利的直擊心靈的畫作、音樂劇《海灘》等精彩內容。

05-01  “Heated Rivalry” and Its Wine-Mom Fans Reunite - Plus: the radiant pop of MUNA, the visceral paintings of Juanita McNeely, a “Beaches” musical, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

130. 查爾斯和唐納德意見一致——算是吧，差不多吧。

05-01  Charles and Donald See Eye to Eye - Sort of, more or less. (www.newyorker.com)

131. 一位（或兩位）國王、一位總統和一個“噴子”——關於查爾斯國王國事訪問的思考。

05-01  A King (or Two), a President, and a Troll - Reflections on Charles’s State Visit. (www.newyorker.com)

132. 《雙鋼琴》將現代情感劇拍出了復古風味——阿諾·德普萊尚這部充滿張力的作品講述了一位鋼琴家回到故鄉，與恩師及前情人重逢的故事。影片將人物性格如多米諾骨牌般層層鋪陳，卻對他們所處的現實世界視而不見。

05-01  “Two Pianos” Turns Modern Melodrama Old-Fashioned - Arnaud Desplechin’s vigorous tale of a pianist’s return home to a mentor and an ex-lover lines up its characters’ traits like dominoes, and ignores the world they live in. (www.newyorker.com)

133. 刺殺未遂事件與王室訪美——一位目擊者對比了白宮記者晚宴的現場與查爾斯國王及卡米拉王后此次訪美之行，此時正值美英關係緊張之際。

05-01  An Assassination Attempt and a Royal Visit to Washington - An eyewitness contrasts the scene at the White House Correspondents’ dinner with King Charles and Queen Camilla’s trip amid strained U.S.-U.K. relations. (www.newyorker.com)

134. 每日漫畫：4月30日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-30  Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 30th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

135. 愛爾蘭毒梟丹尼爾·基納漢在迪拜被捕——在迪拜自由生活了十年後，這位臭名昭著的愛爾蘭毒販終於被捕，預計將被遣返回都柏林受審。

04-30  The Irish Drug Kingpin Daniel Kinahan Is Arrested in Dubai - After living freely in Dubai for a decade, the notorious Irish drug dealer has finally been arrested, and is likely to be sent back to Dublin to stand trial. (www.newyorker.com)

136. 《邁克爾》試圖展現——或掩蓋什麼 - 這部傳記電影將這位所謂的“流行樂之王”重新推到了文化舞臺的中心，為這位巨星充滿爭議的遺產塗上了一層新的光鮮外衣。

04-30  What “Michael” Tries to Show—or Hide - The bio-pic places the so-called King of Pop back at the center of the culture, putting a fresh coat of varnish on the star’s troubled legacy. (www.newyorker.com)

137. 《小熊維尼的家》——“赫法特倫普，”貓頭鷹說，“住在‘赫夫’裡。至少，天氣暖和的時候是這樣。到了冬天，他就會搬到‘斯尼特’去。”

04-30  The White House at Pooh Corner - “The Heffatrump,” said Owl, “lives in a Huff. At least, he does in warm weather. In winter he moves to a Snit.” (www.newyorker.com)

138. 《施米加敦！》和《迷失男孩》是精彩絕倫的翻拍之作——如今，“誇張風格”已成為百老匯音樂劇的主流美學。而這兩部新作卻敢於展現真摯的一面。

04-30  “Schmigadoon!” and “The Lost Boys” Are Killer Revamps - Camp has become the go-to aesthetic for Broadway musicals. These two new shows dare to be sincere. (www.newyorker.com)

139. 查爾斯國王與卡米拉王后訪美——一面國旗的失誤、白宮的施工現場、一場與傳粉者的合影，以及特朗普對扮演王室成員的熱衷，共同造就了此次訪問中那詭異的氛圍。

04-30  King Charles and Queen Camilla Come to Washington - A flag flub, a White House construction zone, a pollinator photo op, and Trump’s love of royal cosplay all contributed to the bizarre atmosphere of the visit. (www.newyorker.com)

140. 莫妮卡·費雷爾朗讀露西·布羅克-布羅伊多作品——這位詩人將與凱文·楊一同朗讀並探討露西·布羅克-布羅伊多的《卡羅莫爾》，以及她自己的詩作《五十年代》。

04-30  Monica Ferrell Reads Lucie Brock-Broido - The poet joins Kevin Young to read and discuss “Carrowmore,” by Lucie Brock-Broido, and her own poem “The Fifties.” (www.newyorker.com)

141. 《穿普拉達的女王2》影評——這部由安妮·海瑟薇、梅麗爾·斯特里普和艾米麗·布朗特再度聯袂出演的續集，既令人倍感親切，又時而荒誕不經——但它同時也是一面精明而光鮮的鏡子，映照出我們所處的時代。

04-30  “The Devil Wears Prada 2” Movie Review - The sequel, which reunites Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt, is familiar and at times preposterous—but it’s also a savvy, shiny reflection of our era. (www.newyorker.com)

142. 每日漫畫：4月29日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-29  Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 29th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

143. 動盪時代的“柯克化”——文化已從調侃某人的死亡，轉變為沉迷於實時調侃戰爭。

04-29  The Kirkification of Our Troubled Times - The culture has transitioned from memeing one man’s death to delighting in the memeing of wars in real time. (www.newyorker.com)

144. 《速度與激情》如何講述好萊塢的故事——漫威電影宇宙常被視為好萊塢超級系列電影的典範。《速度與激情》系列電影的影響力或許同樣不容小覷。

04-29  How “The Fast and the Furious” Tells the Story of Hollywood - The Marvel Cinematic Universe is often held up as the exemplar of the Hollywood mega-franchise. The “Fast” movies may have been just as influential. (www.newyorker.com)

145. 每日漫畫：4月28日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-28  Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 28th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

146. 普京和澤連斯基如何看待伊朗戰爭——這場戰爭的連鎖反應加劇了全球範圍內的衝突、經濟動盪和地區緊張局勢，烏克蘭也不例外。

04-28  How Putin and Zelensky View the War in Iran - The war’s ripple effects have exacerbated conflicts, economic insecurity, and regional tensions around the world, including in Ukraine. (www.newyorker.com)

147. 米歇爾·赫斯特對墨西哥的激情描繪——赫斯特以不乏男同性戀情調的視角，捕捉了這個國家的文化，從聖死女神崇拜的公共儀式到日常生活場景。

04-28  Michel Hurst’s Impassioned Vision of Mexico - Hurst captured the country’s culture—from public rituals of the cult of Santa Muerte to scenes from everyday life—with no small amount of homoeroticism. (www.newyorker.com)

148. 與醫療服務提供商支持機器人的對話——比起登錄門戶網站，我寧願做以下幾件事：被蚊子叮三口。開車一路去恩西諾辦理公證。

04-28  Conversation with a Health-Care-Provider Support Bot - Here are a few things I’d rather do than log in to a portal: Get three mosquito bites. Drive all the way to Encino to have something notarized. (www.newyorker.com)

149. 唐納德·特朗普與伊朗的“兩敗俱傷”式談判——總統堅持要求德黑蘭無條件投降，導致協議無法達成。

04-28  Donald Trump’s Lose-Lose Negotiations with Iran - How the President’s insistence on Tehran’s unconditional surrender made it impossible to make a deal. (www.newyorker.com)

150. 每日漫畫：4月27日，星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-27  Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 27th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

151. 唐納德·特朗普的“特赦經濟”——對某些富有的違法者而言，獲得特赦只需一場高爾夫球賽——或者在海湖莊園享用一頓價值百萬美元的盛宴——就能輕鬆實現。

04-27  Donald Trump’s Pardon Economy - For some wealthy offenders, clemency is just a golf game—or a million-dollar plate at Mar-a-Lago—away. (www.newyorker.com)

152. 帕特里克·鮑爾的百老匯之路與《貝基·肖》——在出演《皮特》之前，這位演員曾做過服務生、調製拿鐵，還曾滿城奔波為凱莉·布拉德肖搬運戲服。

04-27  Patrick Ball’s Path to Broadway and “Becky Shaw” - Before “The Pitt,” the actor waited tables, made lattes, and schlepped Carrie Bradshaw’s wardrobe around town. (www.newyorker.com)

153. 瑪莎·格雷厄姆的舞蹈革命還能持續多久？——在她創立的舞團迎來百年華誕之際，該舞團正處於“傳承”與“革新傳統”之間的兩難境地。

04-27  How Long Can Martha Graham’s Dance Revolution Last? - As the company she left behind celebrates its centenary, it finds itself caught between preservation and radical tradition. (www.newyorker.com)

154. “比利牧師”向諾曼·福斯特的新“巨石”發起挑戰——剛為尼爾·楊的演唱會擔任開場嘉賓的街頭傳教士比利·塔倫，已從焚燒米老鼠人偶的抗議活動轉向反對摩根大通與化石燃料行業的關聯。

04-27  Reverend Billy Takes On Norman Foster’s New Monolith - Fresh from opening shows for Neil Young, the street preacher Billy Talen has moved on from burning Mickey Mouse in effigy to protesting JPMorgan Chase’s ties to fossil fuels. (www.newyorker.com)

155. 紐約現代藝術博物館PS1分館的“徽章、運動與曼達尼”展——從事出租車駕駛工作的埃爾查法兄弟——比拉爾和薩拉赫——成為藝術家肯尼思·譚新作的主角，該作品展現了他們工作的艱辛。

04-27  Medallions, Movement, and Mamdani at MOMA PS1 - The cab-driving Elcharfa brothers, Bilal and Salah, star in a new piece by the artist Kenneth Tam that showcases the hardships of their jobs. (www.newyorker.com)

156. 卡什·帕特爾對《大西洋月刊》提起的荒謬訴訟——這位聯邦調查局局長的律師們似乎誤解了法律（或邏輯）的運作方式。

04-27  Kash Patel’s Implausible Lawsuit Against The Atlantic - The F.B.I. director’s lawyers seem to misunderstand how the law (or logic) works. (www.newyorker.com)

157. 傑羅姆·鮑威爾抗拒唐納德·特朗普的啟示——一個獨立的美聯儲需要一位獨立的領導人。凱文·沃什勝任此職嗎？

04-27  The Lessons from Jerome Powell’s Defiance of Donald Trump - An independent Fed needs an independent leader. Is Kevin Warsh up to the job? (www.newyorker.com)

158. 當有人將裝有字條的瓶子扔進大海時，會發生什麼？——大多數瓶子都會消失無蹤。一位愛好者正致力於尋找這些字條——以及寫下它們的人。

04-27  What Happens When Someone Throws a Message in a Bottle Into the Sea? - Most simply disappear. One enthusiast is on a quest to find the notes—and the people behind them. (www.newyorker.com)

159. 託默·哈努卡的《春之問候》——中央公園風格。

04-27  Tomer Hanuka’s “Spring Salutations” - Central Park flow. (www.newyorker.com)

160. 《羅馬之死》與《溫室》書評——沃爾夫岡·科彭於1951至1954年間創作的“失敗三部曲”，是一幅描繪一個在物質與道德上均已支離破碎的國家的宏大、多聲部畫卷。

04-27  “Death in Rome” and “The Hothouse,” Reviewed - Wolfgang Koeppen’s “trilogy of failure,” written from 1951 to 1954, is a sprawling, polyphonic portrait of a physically and morally shattered country. (www.newyorker.com)

161. 蒂莎妮·多希的《語言起源論》——“昨夜，離家數月之後，／一隻田鷸劃破沉寂的夜色，／發出警報。”

04-27  “A Theory on the Origin of Language,” by Tishani Doshi - “Last night, after months away from home, / a lapwing piercing the still dark still / with its warnings.” (www.newyorker.com)

162. “Sqirl 重振篇”——這家備受喜愛的洛杉磯咖啡館曾因一桶發黴的果醬而陷入低谷。如今，它已重新開放，提供晚餐服務。

04-27  The Sqirl Redemption Arc - The beloved L.A. café was brought low by a bucket of moldy jam. Now it’s open for dinner. (www.newyorker.com)

163. 勞裡·梅特卡夫的第三幕——曾遭解僱的製作人斯科特·魯丁正押注於將她打造成“美國戲劇界的第一夫人”，以此謀求自己的東山再起。

04-27  Laurie Metcalf’s Third Act - The once cancelled producer Scott Rudin has staked his own comeback on making her the First Lady of American Theatre. (www.newyorker.com)

164. 馬塞爾·杜尚的多重面貌——這位變幻莫測的藝術家如何顛覆了藝術本身。

04-27  The Many Forms of Marcel Duchamp - How the shape-shifting artist radicalized art itself. (www.newyorker.com)

165. 艾倫·伯斯汀的內心書房——克里斯·克里斯托弗森在兩人共同出演《愛麗絲已不在此》時曾告訴她，自己是一名詩人。她的新書以詩歌的形式講述了她的人生故事。

04-27  Ellen Burstyn’s Inner Library - Kris Kristofferson told her he was a poet when they co-starred in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore.” Her new book tells the story of her life in poetry. (www.newyorker.com)

166. 美國環保署能否在李·澤爾丁的領導下生存下去？——這家原本旨在保護環境和人類健康的機構，如今卻廢除了安全法規，支持煤炭產業，並對氣候變化置若罔聞。

04-27  Can the E.P.A. Survive Lee Zeldin? - The agency, which was founded to protect the environment and human health, has cancelled safety regulations, supported coal, and stopped caring about climate change. (www.newyorker.com)

167. 安東尼·沃爾頓的《湯普金斯廣場》——“那是他們私下籌劃已久的夜晚，在思緒的幽閉角落裡醞釀了數年之久，才終於得以或應當發生。”

04-27  “Tompkins Square,” by Anthony Walton - “It was an evening they had planned, privately, in the sequester / of their thoughts for years before it could or should have / happened.” (www.newyorker.com)

168. 艾娃的人生清單——春天來了，隨之而來的還有“巨胸家庭主婦”、“大腹便便的笨蛋”和“普通保姆”的身影。

04-27  Ava’s Life List - Spring is here, and with it sightings of the Great-breasted Hausfrau, the Pot-Bellied Galoot, and the Common Nanny. (www.newyorker.com)

169. 簡評書評——《追尋當下》、《非偶然》、《關於失去與薰衣草》和《無路可歸》

04-27  Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “In Search of Now,” “Nothing Random,” “Of Loss and Lavender,” and “No Way Home.” (www.newyorker.com)

170. 唐納德·特朗普的大掃除——具體原因往往含糊其辭，繼任者尚未確定，但政府官員正紛紛離職，其中包括三位內閣部長。

04-26  Donald Trump’s Spring Cleaning - The exact reasons are often left vague and the successors to be determined, but people are leaving the Administration—including three Cabinet secretaries. (www.newyorker.com)

171. 史蒂夫·科爾是否已心力交瘁？——金州勇士隊主教練談他在球隊的未來、與德雷蒙德·格林的複雜關係，以及是否會涉足政壇。

04-26  Has Steve Kerr Had Enough? - The head coach for the Golden State Warriors on his future with the team, his complicated relationship with Draymond Green, and whether he might give politics a try. (www.newyorker.com)

172. 賽義德·薩拉菲扎德朗讀《排除法》——作者朗讀了發表於2026年5月4日刊的這篇短篇小說。

04-26  Saïd Sayrafiezadeh Reads “Process of Elimination” - The author reads his story from the May 4, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

173. 賽義德·薩拉菲扎德談《以卡夫卡開篇》——作者探討了他的短篇小說《排除法》。

04-26  Saïd Sayrafiezadeh on Opening with Kafka - The author discusses his story “Process of Elimination.” (www.newyorker.com)

174. 賽義德·薩拉菲扎德的《排除法》——小費罐失蹤的那晚，我們原以為是某個學生偷走了它，也可能是某位教授——一位兼職教授——趁我們不注意時拿走了它。

04-26  “Process of Elimination,” by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh - The night the tip jar went missing, we assumed that it had been stolen by a student, or maybe a professor—an adjunct—who had taken it when we weren’t looking. (www.newyorker.com)

175. 海倫，幫幫我：如何重整你的廚房——《紐約客》美食評論家為讀者解答烘焙難題。

04-26  Helen, Help Me: How to Recalibrate Your Kitchen - A New Yorker food critic responds to a reader’s baking woes. (www.newyorker.com)

176. 白宮記者晚宴現場槍聲大作——我原以為是某位餐飲服務人員打翻了一摞盤子，但隨後便聽到了“有人開槍了！”的喊聲

04-26  Inside the White House Correspondents’ Dinner as Gunshots Rang Out - I thought a caterer might have dropped a stack of plates, but then I heard shouts of “Shots fired!” (www.newyorker.com)

177. 阿非卡·班巴塔之死與嘻哈音樂的餘生——這位嘻哈音樂的開創者之一，如今正以某種形式縈繞於其間。

04-26  The Death of Afrika Bambaataa and the Afterlife of Hip-Hop - One of the originators of the genre now haunts it. (www.newyorker.com)

178. 藉助人工智能，人人都能成為網紅——TikTok和Instagram讓人們輕鬆通過自身形象獲利。如今，精通社交媒體的人可以利用人工智能來玩轉自己的身份，甚至徹底重塑它。

04-25  With A.I., Anyone Can Be an Influencer - TikTok and Instagram made it easy to monetize the physical self. Now the social-media-savvy can use A.I. to play with their identity, or overhaul it entirely. (www.newyorker.com)

179. 微劇席捲全球的崛起內幕——如今，絕大多數人都曾觀看過——或刷過——那些講述愛情與背叛的超短劇。中國公司是如何製作這些作品的？

04-25  Inside the World-Conquering Rise of the Micro-Drama - Much of humanity has now watched—or scrolled past—extremely short shows about love and betrayal. How do Chinese companies create them? (www.newyorker.com)

180. 切爾諾貝利寡婦的悲劇，四十年後——娜塔莉婭·霍迪姆丘克一直懷念著她的亡夫——那位在核反應堆事故中首位遇難的工人——直到她自己也成為俄羅斯襲擊的受害者。

04-25  A Chernobyl Widow’s Tragedy, Forty Years Later - Nataliia Khodymchuk lived in memory of her late husband, the first worker to die at the nuclear reactor, until she fell victim to a Russian attack. (www.newyorker.com)

181. 唐納德·特朗普在海外發動的經濟戰波及國內——從關稅到與伊朗的衝突，這位總統正在摧毀全球經濟。

04-25  Donald Trump’s Economic Warfare Abroad Comes Home - From tariffs to the war with Iran, the President is blowing up the global economy. (www.newyorker.com)

182. 蘭德·保羅參議員為何投票支持限制唐納德·特朗普的戰爭權力——這位傾向自由主義的共和黨人談及他為遏制總統在伊朗的行動所做的努力，以及他將在2028年如何與其他共和黨總統候選人展開競選。

04-25  Why Senator Rand Paul Voted to Limit Donald Trump’s War Powers - The libertarian-leaning Republican discusses his effort to restrain the President’s actions in Iran, and how he would campaign against other G.O.P. Presidential candidates in 2028. (www.newyorker.com)

183. 《“Fat Swim”與文學中的肥胖恐懼症問題》——小說家艾瑪·科普利·艾森伯格與文學評論家詹妮弗·威爾遜探討了她的短篇小說集《“Fat Swim”》，以及她在當代小說中觀察到的肥胖恐懼症現象。

04-25  “Fat Swim” and Literature’s Fatphobia Problem - The novelist Emma Copley Eisenberg discusses her short-story collection “Fat Swim,” and the fatphobia she finds in contemporary fiction, with the critic Jennifer Wilson. (www.newyorker.com)

184. 每日漫畫：4月24日，星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-24  Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 24th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

185. “埃普斯坦民主黨人”的崛起——在要求公開埃普斯坦檔案的過程中，該黨採取了一種對抗唐納德·特朗普的全新策略。這是個好主意嗎？

04-24  The Rise of the Epstein Democrat - In demanding the release of the Epstein files, the Party has embraced a radically new way of fighting Donald Trump. Is it a good idea? (www.newyorker.com)

186. 伊朗支持的網絡攻擊威脅有多大？——美國網絡安全與基礎設施安全局（CISA）最近發佈的一份安全通告直截了當地提醒我們：在數字時代，戰場已擴展至日常生活的方方面面。

04-24  How Big a Threat Are Iranian-Backed Cyber Attacks? - A recent CISA advisory was a blunt reminder that, in the digital age, the battlefield has expanded to encompass the geography of everyday life. (www.newyorker.com)

187. Oneohtrix Point Never 的《Sense of the Uncanny》——此外：莎拉·拉爾森（Sarah Larson）最新推薦的播客、百老匯劇目《洛基恐怖秀》（The Rocky Horror Show）和《欄杆》（The Balusters）、法國歌手 Oklou 等。

04-24  Oneohtrix Point Never’s Sense of the Uncanny - Also: Sarah Larson’s latest podcast picks, “The Rocky Horror Show” and “The Balusters” on Broadway, the French singer Oklou, and more. (www.newyorker.com)

188. 《DTF聖路易斯》展現的新男性形象——這部劇呈現了一個奇特的世界，男人們在其中反覆向彼此表白愛意。這會讓他們成為更好的人嗎？

04-24  The New Masculinity of “DTF St. Louis” - The show exists in a strange world where men repeatedly confess their love for each other. Does it make them better people? (www.newyorker.com)

189. 《半個男人》劇評——理查德·加德繼《小馴鹿》之後的新作，講述了一段長達數十年的準親屬關係，其複雜程度遠超熒屏上任何其他男性情誼。

04-24  “Half Man” TV Review - Richard Gadd’s follow-up to “Baby Reindeer” traces a decades-long quasi-familial relationship that’s thornier than any other male bond on TV. (www.newyorker.com)

190. 《邁克爾》影評：一部經過美化的傳記片，純粹聚焦事業——這部新片詳細講述了將邁克爾·傑克遜推向巨星地位的幕後運作，卻對其個人生活隻字未提。

04-24  “Michael,” Reviewed: A Sanitized Bio-Pic That’s All Business - The new movie details the backstage maneuvers that catapulted Michael Jackson to stardom but leaves his personal life out of the picture. (www.newyorker.com)

191. 特朗普與那份未曾達成的伊朗協議——與一位言而無信的總統達成協議實屬不易。

04-24  Trump and the Iran Deal That Wasn’t - It’s tough to reach an agreement with a President whose word is not his bond. (www.newyorker.com)

192. 每日漫畫：4月23日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-23  Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 23rd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

193. 美伊戰爭對中國意味著什麼——布魯金斯學會中國中心研究員喬納森·欽探討了中國與伊朗之間的關係為何被誇大，以及這場衝突可能對臺灣的未來產生何種影響。

04-23  What the U.S.-Iran War Means for China - Jonathan Czin, a fellow at the Brookings Institution’s China Center, discusses how the ties between China and Iran have been overstated, and what the conflict might mean for the future of Taiwan. (www.newyorker.com)

194. 一位神童的暢銷懷舊之作——內利奧·比德曼的《拉扎爾》在很大程度上講述的是二十世紀歐洲那段耳熟能詳的故事。它為何能引起如此大的反響？

04-23  A Wunderkind’s Best-Selling Nostalgia - Nelio Biedermann’s “Lázár” is, for the most part, the well-rehearsed story of twentieth-century Europe. Why is it making such waves? (www.newyorker.com)

195. 要讓人工智能退出校園，還需要什麼？——科技界認為，人工智能輔助教育是必要的，也是不可避免的。但越來越多的家長、教育工作者和認知科學家卻持相反觀點。

04-23  What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools? - The tech world assumes that A.I.-aided education is necessary and inevitable. A growing number of parents, educators, and cognitive scientists say the opposite. (www.newyorker.com)

196. LIV高爾夫正因乏味而走向衰亡——一旦你拋開這個由沙特支持的聯賽背後的商業風波，剩下的就只是看著那些富可敵國、道德存疑的中年男子上場打球。

04-23  LIV Golf Is Dying of Boredom - Once you got past the Saudi-backed league’s business drama, what you were left with was watching sensationally wealthy, morally compromised middle-aged men go to work. (www.newyorker.com)

197. 耶穌的意思是——有些人既犯罪，又去投票，還批評擔任總統或副總統的他人，這是他們不該做的，而耶穌很可能就是為此而死的。為了他人的罪。

04-23  What Jesus Meant - Some people sin and vote and criticize others who are the President or Vice-President, which they shouldn’t do, and that’s why Jesus likely died. For other people’s sins. (www.newyorker.com)

198. 為何真誠無處不在——《Project Hail Mary》和莉娜·杜漢姆的回憶錄《Famesick》都屬於新一波藝術作品，它們大膽地選擇真誠而非憤世嫉俗。我們為何突然如此渴望將心事坦露無遺？

04-23  Why Earnestness Is Everywhere - “Project Hail Mary” and Lena Dunham’s memoir “Famesick” are part of a new wave of art works that boldly embrace sincerity over cynicism. Why are we suddenly so eager to wear our hearts on our sleeves? (www.newyorker.com)

199. 職業摔角教會琳達·麥克馬洪的政治之道——作為教育部長，琳達·麥克馬洪踐行著一位行事張揚、擅長戲劇化表現的男人的目標——這些技能正是她在世界摔角娛樂公司任職期間培養出來的。

04-23  What Pro Wrestling Taught Linda McMahon About Politics - As Secretary of Education, Linda McMahon has executed the goals of a brash man with a flair for the theatrical—skills she developed during her time at World Wrestling Entertainment. (www.newyorker.com)

200. 地球日快樂——（致所有慶祝這一天的人。）

04-23  Happy Earth Day - (To those who celebrate.) (www.newyorker.com)

201. 達尼亞爾·穆伊努丁談現實生活的運用與濫用——這位小說家探討了那些取材於身邊人物的虛構作品——這些作品往往會引發爭議。

04-23  Daniyal Mueenuddin on the Uses, and Abuses, of Real Life - The novelist discusses works of fiction that draw from the people one knows—often, to controversial effect. (www.newyorker.com)

202. 每日漫畫：4月22日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-23  Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 22nd - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

203. 格溫多琳·萊利的新小說描繪了中年生活的殘局——《棕櫚屋》中充斥著固執的男性自尊，以及那些性格犀利的女性，她們的坦率在面對生活時往往無濟於事。

04-22  Gwendoline Riley’s New Novel Surveys the Wreckage of Middle Age - “The Palm House” is haunted by stubborn male egos and sharp-edged women whose honesty is often ineffectual in the face of life. (www.newyorker.com)

204. 《卡戴珊家族解釋一切》（因為她們就是一切）——一位網絡卡戴珊理論家的新書認為，金·卡戴珊及其家族是理解新千年媒體的關鍵。

04-22  The Kardashians Explain Everything (Because They Are Everything) - A new book by an online Kardashian theorist argues that Kim and clan are the keys to understanding media in the new millennium. (www.newyorker.com)

205. 每年那短短一週，你會忘記自己有過敏症——你以為這是身體即將徹底崩潰的徵兆，結果眼睛卻開始發癢流淚。

04-22  That One Week Every Year You Forget You Have Allergies - In what you assume is a sign of your body’s imminent total collapse, your eyes are now itching and watering. (www.newyorker.com)

206. 爵士樂的歷史瞬間得以拓展——阿赫瑪德·賈馬爾、喬·亨德森和塞西爾·泰勒新近發佈的現場演出檔案，不僅彰顯了他們的藝術遺產，也展現了爵士樂這一藝術形式的宏大圖景。

04-22  The History of Jazz Has Instantly Expanded - Newly released archival live performances by Ahmad Jamal, Joe Henderson, and Cecil Taylor illuminate their legacies and the art form at large. (www.newyorker.com)

207. 那些渴望出演《紫雨》的明尼蘇達人——1983年，攝影師湯姆·阿恩特聽說假日酒店的停車場里正發生一件有趣的事：王子的新電影正在進行選角。

04-22  The Minnesotans Who Wanted to Be in “Purple Rain” - In 1983, the photographer Tom Arndt heard about something interesting happening in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn: a casting call for Prince’s new movie. (www.newyorker.com)

208. Ticketmaster壟斷案的判決是海市蜃樓嗎？——在多年票務費用飛漲和銷售手段複雜難懂之後，陪審團在一樁反壟斷訴訟中裁定該公司敗訴。此案對觀眾購票的影響仍不明朗。

04-22  Is the Ticketmaster Monopoly Verdict a Mirage? - After years of skyrocketing fees and byzantine sales practices, a jury ruled against the company in an antitrust case. The effect on concert-going remains uncertain. (www.newyorker.com)

209. 每日加贈漫畫：《青春之泉》——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-22  Bonus Daily Cartoon: Fountain of Youth - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

210. 唐納德·特朗普的凱旋門與專制政體的建築——當被記者問及這座凱旋門是為誰而建時，特朗普回答說：“為我。”

04-22  Donald Trump’s Triumphal Arch and the Architecture of Autocracy - When asked by a reporter whom the arch would be for, Trump said, “Me.” (www.newyorker.com)

211. 每日漫畫：4月21日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-21  Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 21st - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

212. 尼古拉斯·馬杜羅在布魯克林一所臭名昭著的監獄中的生活——據報道，這位委內瑞拉總統被關押在專門收押知名囚犯的監區，該監區以關押說唱歌手和科技大亨而聞名，而與此同時，他的國家與特朗普政府的關係正處於一種微妙的緊張狀態。

04-21  What Nicolás Maduro’s Life Is Like in a Notorious Brooklyn Jail - The President of Venezuela has reportedly been stuck in a unit for high-profile inmates, known for housing rappers and tech moguls, while his country forms an uneasy relationship with Trump. (www.newyorker.com)

213. 《若問我：拯救富有的白人女性》——這些劇集的劇情通常圍繞一起謀殺案展開，但這起謀殺案的發生與其說是為了奪走一條人命，不如說是為了給我們的女主角添麻煩，迫使她不得不推遲早午餐或媒體活動，以便掩蓋那具令人尷尬的屍體。

04-21  If You Ask Me: Save the Rich White Women - The plots of these shows usually center on a murder, which occurs not so much to end a human life as to inconvenience our star, who must postpone a brunch or a media event to conceal an inconvenient corpse. (www.newyorker.com)

214. 繪本帶來的樂趣：讓孩子也“心領神會”——近期幾本採用不可靠敘述者的繪本，讓孩子們體驗到了那種難得的樂趣：感覺自己比故事更聰明。

04-21  The Thrill of Picture Books That Let Kids in on the Joke - Several recent books with unreliable narrators give children the rare pleasure of feeling smarter than the story. (www.newyorker.com)

215. 每日漫畫：4月20日（星期一）——一幅以最新新聞和時事為題材的漫畫。

04-20  Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 20th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

216. 動態定價會毀了世界盃嗎？——足球迷和主辦城市政界人士對國際足聯在新售票系統下制定的票價感到憤怒。

04-20  Is Dynamic Pricing Ruining the World Cup? - Soccer fans and host-city politicians are up in arms about the prices that FIFA is charging for tickets under its new sales system. (www.newyorker.com)

217. 達芙妮·魯賓-維加重返故里——漫步在地獄廚房街區，這位女演員回憶起昔日偶遇名人（簡·方達！唐納德·薩瑟蘭！）的往事，而她正準備在百老匯外劇目《加法器》中飾演那個意氣風發的“零先生”。

04-20  Daphne Rubin-Vega Comes Home - Strolling through Hell’s Kitchen, the actress recalls old celeb sightings (Jane Fonda! Donald Sutherland!) on her way to playing the swaggering Mr. Zero in “The Adding Machine,” Off Broadway. (www.newyorker.com)

218. 那位挑戰邁克爾·傑克遜的動作片導演——安東尼·福奎阿的職業生涯建立在塑造魅力非凡的英雄形象之上。如今，他將講述這位“流行樂之王”的故事。

04-20  The Action-Film Director Who’s Taking On Michael Jackson - Antoine Fuqua has built a career on movies with irresistible heroes. Now he’s telling the story of the King of Pop. (www.newyorker.com)

219. 簡評書評——《生命的力量》、《活著的感覺》、《溫柔以待》和《典範之人》。

04-20  Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “The Power of Life,” “How It Feels to Be Alive,” “Go Gentle,” and “Exemplary Humans.” (www.newyorker.com)

220. 專為中年人設計的密室逃脫——與其他爸爸們一起組隊，一邊暢聊職業體育、大學體育和孩子（以及他們的運動），一邊刻意避免眼神接觸、政治話題以及任何流露脆弱的跡象。

04-20  Escape Rooms for Middle-Aged People - Work as a team as you and other dads chat about pro sports, college sports, kids (and their sports), while avoiding eye contact, politics, and any hint of vulnerability. (www.newyorker.com)

221. 弗朗茨·賴特《恩惠》——“我的死在第二個抽屜裡。”

04-20  “Favor,” by Franz Wright - “My death is in the second drawer.” (www.newyorker.com)

222. 重塑日裔美國人拘禁史的小說家——在《問題27與28》中，卡倫·泰·山下探討了歷史敘事是如何被建構的。

04-20  The Novelist Reimagining the Japanese American Internment - In “Questions 27 & 28,” Karen Tei Yamashita opens an inquiry into how the story of the past gets made. (www.newyorker.com)

223. 《白板：第六卷》，約翰·麥克菲 著——一個永無止境的項目。

04-20  Tabula Rasa: Volume Six, by John McPhee - A project meant not to end. (www.newyorker.com)

224. 當你的數字生活消失殆盡——手機損壞或硬盤損壞可能意味著工作成果、證據、藝術作品，甚至是逝者最後的痕跡都將付之一炬。但有時，數據恢復專家卻能從虛無中找回那些丟失的文件。

04-20  When Your Digital Life Vanishes - A broken phone or corrupted drive can mean the loss of work, evidence, art, or the last traces of the dead. But sometimes data-recovery experts can summon lost files from the void. (www.newyorker.com)

225. 特朗普可能欣賞的教皇們——總統認為教皇利奧十四世是個軟蛋。來看看幾位真正硬漢般的教皇，他們或許更符合他的口味。

04-20  The Popes That Trump Might’ve Liked - The President thinks Pope Leo XIV is a wuss. Meet some real tough-guy Pontiffs who might have fit the bill. (www.newyorker.com)

226. 失敗的解剖——從噴霧式避孕套到放射性抗皺霜，巴黎工藝美術博物館（Musée des Arts et Métiers）的“Flops?!”展覽將這些糟糕的發明推到了聚光燈下。

04-20  The Anatomy of a Failure - From spray-on condoms to radioactive wrinkle cream, “Flops?!,” at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, in Paris, puts terrible inventions in the spotlight. (www.newyorker.com)

227. 琳達·麥克馬洪的“學徒生涯”——這位教育部長曾與丈夫文斯一起經營WWE多年，而文斯是個性格不穩定的人，他和琳達的新上司一樣，都深諳如何煽動觀眾情緒。

04-20  The Apprenticeship of Linda McMahon - The Education Secretary ran the W.W.E. for years with her husband, Vince, an unstable man who, like her new boss, has a genius for inflaming the crowd. (www.newyorker.com)

228. 克里斯托弗·尼曼的“西四街”——這座城市最具標誌性的球場之一。

04-20  Christoph Niemann’s “West Fourth” - One of the city’s most iconic courts. (www.newyorker.com)

229. 《春天來了，我終於扔掉了最後那束買給你的花》，作者：阿里爾·弗朗西斯科——“已經過了好幾周。/ 已經過了好幾個月。已經過了好幾個季節。”

04-20  “Spring Comes and I Finally Throw Out the Last Flowers I Bought You,” by Ariel Francisco - “It’s been weeks. / It’s been months. It’s been seasons.” (www.newyorker.com)

230. 《為溫和派辯護》——在這個崇尚激情的時代，“理性”常被譏諷為政治上的怯懦或冷漠的中立。新出版的一本書指出，這恰恰是我們所需要的。

04-20  In Defense of the Moderate - In an era that prizes passion, “reasonableness” gets caricatured as political cowardice or bloodless neutrality. A new book says it’s exactly what we need. (www.newyorker.com)

231. “拉斐爾：崇高的詩意”，評論：大都會博物館重振大師聲譽——許多人曾稱他乏味，是平庸之美的販賣者。在大都會博物館，一場轟動一時的展覽重振了他的聲譽。

04-20  “Raphael: Sublime Poetry,” Reviewed: The Met Rescues a Master - Many have called him boring, a peddler of simpleminded beauty. At the Met, a blockbuster exhibition restores his standing. (www.newyorker.com)

232. 當靈魂美食遇上丹尼爾·布盧德——哈萊姆區的連鎖餐廳“查爾斯香煎雞”邀請了一批主廚在週末接管廚房。接下來登場的是拉娜·拉戈馬爾西尼的牛尾料理。

04-20  When Soul Food Met Daniel Boulud - The Harlem franchise Charles Pan-Fried Chicken invited a bunch of chefs to take over for the weekend. Up next: oxtails from Lana Lagomarsini. (www.newyorker.com)

233. 托馬斯·麥奎恩的《尋常磨損》——她傷了卡爾的心，他想，但她沒能傷到我的心。

04-19  “Ordinary Wear and Tear,” by Thomas McGuane - She broke Carl’s heart, he thought, but she’s not breaking mine. (www.newyorker.com)

234. 托馬斯·麥奎恩朗讀《尋常的磨損》——作者朗讀了發表於2026年4月27日刊的這篇短篇小說。

04-19  Thomas McGuane Reads “Ordinary Wear and Tear” - The author reads his story from the April 27, 2026, issue of the magazine. (www.newyorker.com)

235. 托馬斯·麥奎恩談得體與野性魅力——作者探討了他的短篇小說《尋常的磨損》。

04-19  Thomas McGuane on Decency and Feral Charm - The author discusses his story “Ordinary Wear and Tear.” (www.newyorker.com)

236. 《Beef》的創作者如何從瑣碎紛爭走向階級鬥爭——李成鎮談如何為奧斯卡·伊薩克和查爾斯·梅爾頓量身定製臺詞、韓美精英階層的差異，以及在“全速前進、毫無節制的資本主義”時代製作電視劇。

04-19  How the Creator of “Beef” Got from Petty Feuds to Class Warfare - Lee Sung Jin on tailoring dialogue to Oscar Isaac and Charles Melton, the differences between Korean and American élites, and making TV in an age of “all-gas, no-brakes capitalism.” (www.newyorker.com)

237. 《阿姆魯姆》以孩童視角展現法西斯主義的潰退——在法提赫·阿金這部成長題材的劇情片中，一位12歲的德國島民從一個既危險又具有歷史意義的距離，目睹了第二次世界大戰的結束。

04-19  “Amrum” Offers a Child’s-Eye View of Fascism in Retreat - In Fatih Akin’s coming-of-age drama, a twelve-year-old German islander witnesses the end of the Second World War from a perilous, momentous remove. (www.newyorker.com)

238. 埃米特·戈溫的《美國家庭》——這位攝影師曾這樣評價他拍攝的妻子伊迪絲的大家庭照片：“我想要關注那些出於愛而願意展現自我的身體與個性。”

04-18  Emmet Gowin’s American Family - The photographer has said, of his images of his wife Edith’s extended clan, “I wanted to pay attention to the body and personality that had agreed out of love to reveal itself.” (www.newyorker.com)

239. 兒童電視節目中的離婚：痛苦與遊戲——一位《芝麻街》編劇曾表示，寫一集關於死亡的劇集比寫一集關於離婚的劇集要容易得多。究竟有哪些節目能將這一題材處理得恰到好處呢？

04-18  The Pain and Play of Divorce on Kids’ TV - A “Sesame Street” writer once said it was easier to write an episode about death than one about divorce. Where are the shows that manage to do it well? (www.newyorker.com)

240. 《Euphoria》的墮入地獄——隨著第三季的播出，這部HBO劇集彷彿已定型為最終的、冷峻的形態：一部既驚悚又令人不安的恐怖劇集，以一種既帶著冷笑又帶著微笑的方式呈現。

04-18  “Euphoria” ’s Descent Into Hell - With Season 3, the HBO drama feels like it’s clicked into its final, hardened form: a thrilling, disturbing horror show, delivered with a sneer and a smile. (www.newyorker.com)

241. J·D·萬斯的坎坷之路——這並非特朗普第一次貶低為他效力的下屬。甚至也不是萬斯第一次不得不淡化一張以褻瀆為主題的AI生成的圖片。

04-18  J. D. Vance’s Bumpy Ride - It wasn’t the first time that Trump had debased someone who serves him. It wasn’t even the first time that Vance had had to downplay a blasphemy-themed A.I. image. (www.newyorker.com)

242. 賈斯汀·比伯，這位流行樂壇的“墮落天使”，在科切拉音樂節上重振旗鼓——這位已過而立之年的前童星，常流露出深深的不滿，他想讓我們知道，他有自己的想法。

04-18  Justin Bieber, Pop Music’s Fallen Angel, Rises Again at Coachella - The former child star, who, now past thirty, often gestures at a deep well of discontent, wants us to know that he’s got his own ideas. (www.newyorker.com)

243. 腐敗推翻了維克托·奧爾班。唐納德·特朗普會是下一個嗎？——“腐敗是獨裁者的阿喀琉斯之踵。這並非體制的缺陷，而是體制的本質，”《紐約客》特約撰稿人簡·梅耶說道。

04-18  Corruption Toppled Viktor Orbán. Could Donald Trump Be Next? - “Corruption is the Achilles’ heel of autocrats. It’s not a bug in the system. It’s the model,” the New Yorker staff writer Jane Mayer says. (www.newyorker.com)

244. 虛構流行歌曲的藝術——電影中那些躋身排行榜榜首的熱門歌曲，往往讓人難以置信。在《聖母瑪利亞》原聲帶中，Charli XCX 和 Jack Antonoff 卻完美捕捉到了真實的感覺。

04-18  The Art of the Fictional Pop Song - The chart-topping hits you hear in movies can stretch the limits of belief. On the “Mother Mary” soundtrack, Charli XCX and Jack Antonoff capture the real thing. (www.newyorker.com)

245. 家庭拘留的捲土重來——在特朗普執政期間，數千名移民兒童遭到拘留，其中許多人遭受了醫療疏忽。

04-18  El retorno de la detención familiar - Durante el gobierno de Trump, miles de niños inmigrantes han sido detenidos y muchos han sufrido de negligencia médica. (www.newyorker.com)

246. 這位南德克薩斯州的民主黨人將為你15歲生日派對獻唱——特哈諾音樂人鮑比·普利多正試圖在國會選舉中擊敗一名共和黨人，他已將選區內一些最盛大的派對變成了競選活動站點。

04-18  The South Texas Democrat Who Will Sing at Your Quinceañera - Bobby Pulido, a Tejano musician who’s trying to unseat a Republican in Congress, has turned some of his district’s splashiest parties into campaign stops. (www.newyorker.com)

247. 帕特里克·拉登·基談《倫敦陷落》：一部關於少年神秘生平與死亡的著作——這位曾記錄愛爾蘭共和軍政治暴力及阿片類藥物危機的《紐約客》特約撰稿人，追溯了一名少年如何冒充寡頭之子的經過。

04-18  Patrick Radden Keefe on “London Falling,” His Book About a Teen-Ager’s Mysterious Life and Death - The New Yorker staff writer, who has chronicled political violence under the Irish Republican Army and the opioid epidemic, traces how a teen came to impersonate an oligarch’s son. (www.newyorker.com)

248. 一位種族滅絕問題學者質問以色列“出了什麼問題”——以色列歷史學家奧默·巴托夫在其新書中指出，猶太復國主義的“國家意識形態”導致了他在加沙所稱的種族滅絕。

04-18  A Genocide Scholar Asks “What Went Wrong” in Israel - The Israeli historian Omer Bartov argues in his new book that a “state ideology” of Zionism has led to what he calls genocide in Gaza. (www.newyorker.com)

249. 我們需要更少的網紅，更多的“廢話郵件”崗位——我們需要那些“手動自動化銷售拓展總監”，他們要捲起袖子，每天只寫一封郵件，把工作推給不同的部門。

04-17  We Need Fewer Influencers and More Bullshit E-mail Jobs - We need Directors of Manual Automation Sales Development who roll up their sleeves and type one singular e-mail every day in which they pass off their work to a different department. (www.newyorker.com)

250. 每日漫畫：4月17日，星期五——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-17  Daily Cartoon: Friday, April 17th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

251. 大衛·阿姆斯特朗的深邃凝視——此外：詹妮弗·蒂莉在超現實作品《加法器》中的演繹、紐約城市芭蕾舞團的春季演出季、安妮·海瑟薇與米凱拉·科爾聯袂出演的《聖母瑪利亞》，以及更多精彩內容。

04-17  David Armstrong’s Probing Gaze - Also: Jennifer Tilly in the surreal world of “The Adding Machine,” New York City Ballet’s spring season, Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel in “Mother Mary,” and more. (www.newyorker.com)

252. 伊麗莎白二世女王與失傳的時尚外交藝術——白金漢宮新展“女王的風格”向我們展示了一堂如何在不發一語的情況下發出有力宣言的課程。

04-17  Queen Elizabeth II and the Lost Art of Fashion Diplomacy - “The Queen’s Style,” a new exhibition at Buckingham Palace, offers a lesson in how to make powerful statements without saying a word. (www.newyorker.com)

253. 用切割鋸拯救迷失的一代青年——聖約瑟夫工人學院將職業技能與通識教育相結合，致力於重塑學生對自身能力的信心，並藉此振興俄亥俄州斯圖本維爾市。

04-17  Saving a Lost Generation of Young Men—with Chop Saws - The College of St. Joseph the Worker, which combines the trades with a liberal-arts education, is trying to restore its students’ sense of their own competence, and revive the city of Steubenville, Ohio, along the way. (www.newyorker.com)

254. 我們對不便的嚮往——現代世界讓我們難以應對過去技術帶來的種種不便，與此同時，它卻也激發了我們對那些能將我們帶回更寧靜時代的舊事物的懷舊之情。

04-17  Our Longing for Inconvenience - The modern world has made us ill-equipped for the nuisances of past technologies, even as it has fuelled nostalgia for things that might transport us back to calmer times. (www.newyorker.com)

255. 《我發誓》的精心設計——柯克·瓊斯執導的這部傳記片講述了活動家約翰·戴維森為消除妥瑞氏綜合徵的汙名化所做的努力，作為教育工具頗具成效，但作為劇情片卻顯得生硬。

04-17  The Calculated Uplift of “I Swear” - Kirk Jones’s bio-pic of the activist John Davidson, who has worked to destigmatize Tourette’s syndrome, is effective as an educational tool but mechanical as a drama. (www.newyorker.com)

256. 美國的“橙色耶穌”——關於唐納德·特朗普在將自己比作救世主的同時，竟與教皇發生爭執這一週的反思。

04-17  America’s Orange Jesus - Reflections on a week in which Donald Trump decided to feud with the Pope while comparing himself to the Saviour. (www.newyorker.com)

257. 唐納德·特朗普，聖經狂熱分子——讓這部好書再次偉大。

04-17  Donald Trump, Bible-Thumper - Making the good book great again. (www.newyorker.com)

258. 《聖母瑪利亞》影評：安妮·海瑟薇與米凱拉·科爾聯袂主演——安妮·海瑟薇飾演流行歌手，米凱拉·科爾飾演時裝設計師，兩人被困於一部室內劇的狹小框架之中，而這部劇的格局遠不及她們各自的個性。

04-17  “Mother Mary,” Starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, Reviewed - Anne Hathaway, as a pop star, and Michaela Coel, as a fashion designer, are trapped in the narrow limits of a chamber drama that’s smaller than their personalities. (www.newyorker.com)

259. 美國在伊朗與誰談判？——當特朗普在德黑蘭物色一位與阿亞圖拉關係友好的繼任者時，伊朗政權的領導真空已被革命衛隊的強硬派成員填補。

04-17  Who Is the U.S. Negotiating with in Iran? - As Trump searches for a friendly successor to the Ayatollah in Tehran, the leadership vacuum in the Iranian regime has been filled by hard-line members of the Revolutionary Guard. (www.newyorker.com)

260. 每日漫畫：4月16日，星期四——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-16  Daily Cartoon: Thursday, April 16th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

261. 《Beef》、《The Drama》與新的婚姻敘事——兩部講述問題伴侶的影片，正值人們廣泛反思婚姻制度有何價值、以及何種新形式可能取而代之的文化時刻。

04-16  “Beef,” “The Drama,” and the New Marriage Plot - Two releases about troubled couples meet a broader cultural moment of questioning what the institution is good for—and what new arrangements might replace it. (www.newyorker.com)

262. 《貝基·肖》與《貓：傑利克舞會》中的鋒利爪牙——吉娜·吉昂弗裡多筆下妙語連珠的性喜劇，以及安德魯·洛伊德·韋伯這部令人費解的音樂劇所改編出的、充滿慶典氛圍的舞廳文化作品，猶如令人心曠神怡的貓薄荷。

04-16  Sharp Claws at “Becky Shaw” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” - Gina Gionfriddo’s zinger-filled sex farce and the celebratory ballroom-culture adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s confounding musical are cathartic catnip. (www.newyorker.com)

263. 佐蘭·曼達尼的“下水道社會主義”是否引起了共鳴？——在經歷了一場出人意料的政治崛起後，紐約市長採納了一種以基本公共服務為核心的治理模式——並確保紐約市民能夠切實感受到這一點。

04-16  Is Zohran Mamdani’s “Sewer Socialism” Resonating? - After an unlikely political rise, New York’s Mayor has embraced a model of governance focussed on basic services—and making sure New Yorkers see it. (www.newyorker.com)

264. 科裡·多克託羅談與超級富豪共處的高昂代價——這位作家兼互聯網評論家探討了那些反映億萬富翁統治社會中生活不同側面的書籍。

04-16  Cory Doctorow on the High Cost of Living with the Ultra-Rich - The writer and internet critic discusses books that reflect different facets of living in a society run by billionaires. (www.newyorker.com)

265. 是什麼導致埃裡克·斯瓦爾韋爾下臺——注意力經濟如何催生了國會清算時刻。

04-16  What Brought Down Eric Swalwell - How the attention economy produced a moment of congressional reckoning. (www.newyorker.com)

266. 以色列公眾輿論的兩極分化——以色列選民反對與伊朗停火，並認為內塔尼亞胡做得還不夠。

04-16  The Extremes of Israeli Public Opinion - Israeli voters are against a ceasefire with Iran, and think Netanyahu has not gone far enough. (www.newyorker.com)

267. 人工智能面臨著自己製造的公關難題——OpenAI的薩姆·阿爾特曼希望“緩和”圍繞人工智能的激烈言論。但如果你告訴人們，你的產品將顛覆他們的生活方式、奪走他們的工作，甚至可能威脅人類，他們很可能會相信你。

04-16  A.I. Has a Message Problem of Its Own Making - OpenAI’s Sam Altman wants to “de-escalate” the rhetoric around A.I. But if you tell people that your product will upend their way of life, take their jobs, and possibly threaten humanity, they might believe you. (www.newyorker.com)

268. 每日漫畫：4月15日，星期三——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-16  Daily Cartoon: Wednesday, April 15th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

269. TMZ涉足政壇——這家名人八卦小報正沉溺於那種“幸災樂禍”的快感，樂於揭露政客們逃避對美國人民應盡責任的行為。

04-15  TMZ Gets Political - The celebrity tabloid has been basking in the Schadenfreude of catching politicians shirking their responsibility to the American people. (www.newyorker.com)

270. “‘Maven’項目如何將人工智能融入殺傷鏈”——一本新書詳述了這一為軍隊實現作戰自動化的秘密系統的誕生歷程。從目標識別到目標摧毀，僅需四次點擊。

04-15  How Project Maven Put A.I. Into the Kill Chain - A new book charts the creation of a secretive system that automates warfare for the military. The progression from target identification to target destruction is four clicks. (www.newyorker.com)

271. 贊達亞未曾言明之事——她的電影很少以種族為主題，甚至很少提及種族，似乎是擔心過分強調身份認同會限制角色的情感表達。但這難道不能拓展這些情感表達的範圍嗎？

04-15  What Zendaya Leaves Unsaid - Her films rarely center on—or even acknowledge—her race, seemingly out of concern that focussing on identity might limit her characters’ emotional palettes. But why couldn’t it expand those palettes? (www.newyorker.com)

272. 每日漫畫：4月14日，星期二——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-14  Daily Cartoon: Tuesday, April 14th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

273. “焦慮樂園”主題公園的熱門景點——體驗與周圍人群徹底脫節的感覺。

04-14  Top Attractions at Anxietyland Amusement Park - Experience feeling totally disconnected from the people around you. (www.newyorker.com)

274. 伊朗戰爭使美國的導彈儲備消耗了多少？——特朗普政府內部的國防官員此前就已擔憂，美國的導彈儲備不足以應對與中國的潛在對峙。而在中東發動的一場自選戰爭，更是雪上加霜。

04-14  How Much Has the War in Iran Depleted the U.S. Missile Supply? - Defense officials inside the Trump Administration were already concerned that American stockpiles were insufficient for a potential standoff with China. A war of choice in the Middle East has only made matters worse. (www.newyorker.com)

275. “和平總統”對伊朗和教皇態度強硬——在旨在結束戰爭的談判未能達成協議後，特朗普實施了海上封鎖，切斷了伊朗通過霍爾木茲海峽進行貿易的能力。

04-14  “The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope - After negotiations to end the war failed to produce a deal, Trump imposed a naval blockade to cut off the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade through the Strait of Hormuz. (www.newyorker.com)

276. 匈牙利大選表明，即便是強人也會落敗——該國許多人難以想象維克托·奧爾班會落敗。但一位哲學家也警告說，悲觀主義可能會助長威權主義。

04-14  The Hungarian Election Shows That Even Strongmen Can Lose - Many people in the country had trouble imagining that Viktor Orbán could be defeated. But a philosopher also warned that defeatism can abet authoritarianism. (www.newyorker.com)

277. 每日漫畫：4月13日，星期一——一幅以最新新聞和時事為靈感創作的漫畫。

04-13  Daily Cartoon: Monday, April 13th - A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings. (www.newyorker.com)

278. 蕾·阿曼特魯特（Rae Armantrout）的《號角》（Clarion）——“有些人腦海中聽不到內心的獨白或私密的對話。”

04-13  “Clarion,” by Rae Armantrout - “There are people who don’t hear an internal monologue or private dialogue in their heads.” (www.newyorker.com)

279. 扎拉·拉爾森收穫讚譽——在“午夜陽光”巡演中，這位瑞典歌手的迴歸之作令人感覺宛如首次登臺。

04-13  Zara Larsson Gets Her Flowers - On the “Midnight Sun” tour, the Swedish artist makes a comeback that feels like a début. (www.newyorker.com)

280. 華萊士·肖恩在《飛蛾歲月》開演前的故事——當肖恩話劇中的兩位女主角請病假時，替補演員們在化妝間裡手忙腳亂地做著準備。這兩位替補演員是誰？正是黛博拉·艾森伯格和肖恩本人。

04-13  What Wallace Shawn Did Before His “Moth Days” - When the two lead actresses in Shawn’s play called in sick, their understudies scrambled to prep in the dressing room. The stand-ins? Deborah Eisenberg and Shawn himself. (www.newyorker.com)

281. 王薩姆，政治新秀——這位神經科學家從分析選舉轉而競選國會議員。但這位新人能否贏得新澤西州當地選民——以及特朗普支持者的青睞？

04-13  Sam Wang, Politician-in-Training - The neuroscientist went from analyzing elections to running for Congress. But can this rookie win over New Jersey locals—and Trump voters? (www.newyorker.com)

282. 羅馬尼亞導演拉杜·朱德的狂野之心——他的家鄉讓他發狂，也驅使他拍出這些瘋狂而精彩的電影。

04-13  The Wild Mind of the Romanian Director Radu Jude - The director’s native city drives him crazy—and drives him to make loony, brilliant films. (www.newyorker.com)

283. 讀者來信——讀者就E·塔米·金關於消費者金融保護局的文章、尼古拉斯·萊曼關於特朗普政府對高等教育發起的攻擊的報道，以及吉爾·萊波爾關於人工智能是否需要憲法的文章發表了看法。

04-13  Letters from Our Readers - Readers respond to E. Tammy Kim’s article about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Nicholas Lemann’s report about the Trump Administration’s attack on higher education, and Jill Lepore’s piece about whether A.I. needs a constitution. (www.newyorker.com)

284. R. Kikuo Johnson 的《一見鍾情》——新一代。

04-13  R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Meet-Cute” - The next generation. (www.newyorker.com)

285. 天氣一暖和……——我就會塗上恰到好處的防曬霜，這樣在衝浪板上就不會像個小丑臉的馬克·扎克伯格，也不會像在參議院聽證會上那樣滿臉通紅。

04-13  When It Gets Warm . . . - I will wear the perfect amount of sunscreen so that I don’t look like clown-faced Mark Zuckerberg on that surfboard or red-faced Mark Zuckerberg at a Senate hearing. (www.newyorker.com)

286. 越南的教訓：進場比撤場容易——這場戰爭之所以能持續下去，是因為人們抱有一種誘人的幻想：一場無法取勝的衝突，或許仍能被控制在不會招致恥辱的結局之內。

04-13  A Lesson of Vietnam: Getting in Is Easier than Getting Out - The war was sustained by a seductive delusion: that an unwinnable conflict might still be managed into an outcome short of humiliation. (www.newyorker.com)

287. 多比·吉布森的《Apocalypso》——“我也沒能寫完那篇關於 / 注意力持續時間短的文章， / 溫迪漢堡裡全副武裝的聯邦探員， / 土星正緩緩失去它的環。”

04-13  “Apocalypso,” by Dobby Gibson - “I couldn’t finish the article about / short attention spans either, / armed feds in the Wendy’s, / Saturn slowly losing its rings.” (www.newyorker.com)

288. 聖保羅重塑了人類歷史。他是如何做到的？——最新學術研究重新審視了這位將一個猶太教派轉變為世界性宗教的使徒——而兩千年後的今天，他的歷史遺產仍存在爭議。

04-13  St. Paul Remade Human History. How Did He Do It? - New scholarship reconsiders the apostle who turned a Jewish sect into a world religion—and whose legacy remains contested two millennia later. (www.newyorker.com)

289. 《維米爾畫中的暴力》——人們很容易將這位荷蘭藝術家視為一位溫和的內省派畫家——一位描繪家庭溫馨場景的記錄者。但他成長於一個充斥著戰爭、饑荒和屠殺的世界。他的畫作便是避風港。

04-13  The Violence in Vermeer - It is easy to treat the Dutch artist as an agreeable intimist—a transcriber of domestic niceties. But he grew up in a world of war, starvation, and massacres. His paintings were safe havens. (www.newyorker.com)

290. 梁珊琪為作品系上蝴蝶結——這位設計師會給任何東西都增添褶邊裝飾，從Dr. Dre的耳機到Gap的連帽衫皆是如此。在弗裡克美術館的“褶邊與緞帶”展覽中，她直面了“頹廢”這一概念的深層含義。

04-13  Sandy Liang Puts a Bow on It - The designer will add frills to anything—from Dr. Dre headphones to Gap hoodies. At the Frick’s “Ruffles & Ribbons” exhibit, she confronts the deeper meaning of decadence. (www.newyorker.com)

291. 埃德·所羅門的家庭肖像——這位編劇的最新電影《克里斯托弗一家》由伊恩·麥克萊恩主演，飾演一位半途而廢的藝術家。在走訪畫廊之際，所羅門回想起自己與身為畫家的母親之間的關係，而這位母親最近也已放下畫筆。

04-13  Ed Solomon’s Family Portrait - The screenwriter’s latest film, “The Christophers,” stars Ian McKellen as a lapsed artist. While gallery-hopping, Solomon reflects on his relationship with his painter mother, who recently put down her own paintbrush. (www.newyorker.com)

292. 家庭拘留的捲土重來——在特朗普政府執政期間，數千名移民兒童遭到拘留，其中許多人遭受了醫療疏忽。

04-13  The Return of Family Detention - Under the Trump Administration, thousands of immigrant children have been detained, and many have suffered from medical neglect. (www.newyorker.com)

293. 《我為何想隱瞞自己的婚姻》，作者：大衛·塞達里斯——並不是因為我為休感到難為情，也不是因為我覺得可能會遇到更好的對象。只是每當聽到男人說出“我的丈夫”這幾個字時，我就會不寒而慄。

04-13  Why I Wanted to Keep My Marriage a Secret, by David Sedaris - It’s not that I was embarrassed by Hugh or that I thought someone better might come along. I just shudder when I hear a man say the words “my husband.” (www.newyorker.com)

294. 簡評書評——《安全通道》、《洞穴山》、《彼岸再會》和《幾乎是生活》。

04-13  Briefly Noted Book Reviews - “Safe Passage,” “Cave Mountain,” “See You on the Other Side,” and “Almost Life.” (www.newyorker.com)

295. 新奧爾良的“車禍陰謀”——高速事故、不擇手段的律師，以及急需用錢的窮人——這般陰謀詭計，恐怕也只有在“輕鬆之城”新奧爾良才會醞釀出來。

04-13  New Orleans’s Car-Crash Conspiracy - High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy. (www.newyorker.com)

296. 諾亞·卡漢：一位意想不到的“家鄉英雄”——在這位佛蒙特州唱作人的新歌及一部新紀錄片中，他探討了成名的苦惱如何讓人開始懷念那個本想逃離的地方。

04-13  Noah Kahan Makes an Unlikely Home-Town Hero - In his new songs—and a new documentary—the Vermont singer-songwriter considers how the misery of fame can make you yearn for the place you meant to escape. (www.newyorker.com)

297. 道格拉斯·斯圖爾特所著《私人視角》——“哦，別又是關於我的故事，”她喊道，“又是一本寫我如何成為世界上最糟糕的母親的書。真希望你能找點別的來寫。”

04-12  “A Private View,” by Douglas Stuart - “Oh, not another story about me,” she cried. “Another book about how I was the world’s worst mother. I wish you could find something else to write about.” (www.newyorker.com)

298. 艾麗·範寧拍出“吸金大片”——這位奧斯卡提名女演員暢談了與妮可·基德曼的合作、飾演表演者的藝術，以及她主演的新劇《瑪戈的財務危機》，劇中她飾演一位單親媽媽，為了維持生計而投身OnlyFans平臺。

04-12  Elle Fanning Gets the Money Shot - The Oscar-nominated actress discusses collaborating with Nicole Kidman, the art of playing a performer, and her new series, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” in which she stars as a single mom who turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet. (www.newyorker.com)

299. 道格拉斯·斯圖爾特談舊生活與新生活的拉鋸戰——作者探討了他的短篇小說《私人視角》。

04-12  Douglas Stuart on the Push and Pull of an Old Life Versus a New One - The author discusses his story “A Private View.” (www.newyorker.com)

300. 《藍鷺》是一部關於坎坷童年的動人劇作——索菲·羅姆瓦里的首部劇情長片以敏銳的洞察力和奇妙的想象力，講述了與身陷危機的兄弟共同成長的準自傳式故事。

04-12  “Blue Heron” Is an Exalted Drama of Troubled Childhood - Sophy Romvari’s first feature brings keen observation and wondrous imagination to the quasi-autobiographical story of growing up with a brother in crisis. (www.newyorker.com)