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“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.
《起义》是一堂冷峻却散乱的历史课
在Paul Greengrass对1381年农民起义的戏剧化呈现中，历史再现的诉求与极度亢奋的动作片拍摄手法相互角力，最终打成平手。
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Colin Kaepernick Misses the Game
In his new memoir, “The Perilous Fight,” the former N.F.L. star recounts the backlash he faced from the league.
Colin Kaepernick的缺席
在这部名为《危险的战斗》的新回忆录中，这位前NFL球星讲述了他所遭受的来自联盟的打压。
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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.
默片时代的华服盛宴
此外还有：Erykah Badu的新灵魂乐、印度古典舞蹈节、John Wilson对混凝土的颂歌，以及更多内容。
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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.
人工智能会“失控”吗？
在OpenAI和Anthropic的风波之后，人们常常将人工智能描述为一种人格化的存在，会谋划、会追求欲望。但真相要微妙得多。
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“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.
《我的璀璨生涯》是今夏最佳剧集
对Miles Franklin 1901年澳大利亚小说的全新流行女性主义诠释，既轻快又睿智。
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“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.
《最喜欢的身体》，莉迪亚·戴维斯
我告诉她，我一直在读一篇关于殡葬师的报道。其中一位受访的殡葬师说了一句话，令人醍醐灌顶。
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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.
在《太阳永不落》中，乔·斯万伯格将爱情剥离至骨
这位电影制作人六年来的首部长片，将安克雷奇的三角恋变成了一场哲学实验。
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Five Books for Lingerie Lovers
Recommended reading for anyone who wears underwear.
为内衣爱好者推荐的五本书
为所有穿内衣的人推荐的阅读书目。
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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.
Flock 公司渴望一个严密监控、无处可逃的世界
这家在美国街头监控着13万摄像头的公司，将隐私视为换取安全的合理代价，呼应了9/11后监控扩张的论调。
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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.
你能用第三人称写回忆录吗？
在布莱恩·狄龙迷人的新书《矛盾：一种教育》中，作者年轻时的自我被描绘成一个神秘而笨拙的人物，名为B。
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Destroying Books to Build a Mind
Anthropic is trying to “destructively scan all the books in the world.” How worried should we be?
毁书以建心智
Anthropic 正试图“破坏性地扫描世界上所有的书”。我们该有多担忧？
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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.
丹尼·麦克布莱德应对男性气质危机的方案
在一部新故事集中，这位演员兼喜剧演员为往往偏向严肃的讨论注入了一股清新的轻松气息。
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Lennart Gäbel’s “Showstopper”
Commuter couture.
伦纳特·盖贝尔的《压轴戏》
通勤者的高级定制。
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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.
格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆倾尽所有
这位女权主义偶像明白，你可能终其一生走向一个永远无法进入的世界，但这并不免除你行走的义务。
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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.
海伦，帮帮我：值得费力去榨的果汁
一位美食评论家回答读者关于柑橘类水果相关的情感纠纷和餐厅生日晚餐的问题。
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Hisham Matar on the Outsider in London
The author discusses his story “New Shoes.”
希沙姆·马塔尔谈伦敦的局外人
作者讨论他的故事“新鞋”。
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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.
来自彼岸的Netflix节目
《遗言》——刚刚发布了格洛丽亚·斯泰纳姆特辑——承诺其受访者终于可以畅所欲言，因为他们知道采访要到他们去世后才会播出。
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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.
在明妮·埃文斯的作品中迷失的艺术
在惠特尼博物馆的新展览中，凝视这位艺术家密集的世界时，有那么一刻，眼睛停止解读，心灵开始臣服。
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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.
一所被美国橄榄球狂热夹在中间的大学
奥伯林学院的橄榄球队上赛季一场未胜，引发了关于这所小型文理学院是否有人应在意的讨论。
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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.
贝叶挂毯的漫长归乡之旅
它或许是世界上最著名的织物。但将其带回英格兰，需要多年的外交斡旋、一支工程师大军，以及来自法国的一丝善意。
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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.
滑板手眼中的洛杉矶
杰瑞·许捕捉了这座城市狂热的极端，拍摄了翻覆的汽车、碰撞事故，以及一栋燃烧的银行大楼。
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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.
《不择手段》中的原则性犬儒主义
Elegance Bratton 的第二部长片，由马克·沃尔伯格和叶海亚·阿卜杜勒-迈丁二世主演，以黑帮视角呈现了六十年代争取民权的法律斗争。
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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.
乔斯林·比奥的《贱女孩》亮相加纳选美大赛
另有：哈里·斯泰尔斯入驻麦迪逊广场花园，《灵动：鬼影实录》惊悚百老汇，达科塔·范宁与杰克·约翰逊主演新片，以及更多。
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Have We Destroyed Childhood?
We blame smartphones—but the problem might be us.
我们是否摧毁了童年？
我们归咎于智能手机——但问题可能出在我们自己身上。
