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寻找下一任詹姆斯·邦德:令人心旌摇曳

问题或许不在于谁将继承这件衣钵,而在于哪个头脑清醒的人会想要它。

寻找下一任詹姆斯·邦德:令人心旌摇曳

Shaken and Stirred by the Search for the Next James Bond

The question may be less who will inherit the mantle than who in his right mind would want to.

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《该走了》中一个男同性恋吸血鬼的爱、性与存在恐惧

伦佐·科扎的短片让一个经典怪物面临道德困境。

《该走了》中一个男同性恋吸血鬼的爱、性与存在恐惧

Love, Sex, and Existential Dread for a Gay Vampire in “Time to Go”

Renzo Cozza’s short film gives a classic monster a moral dilemma.

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Substack修复了互联网吗?

该平台联合创始人哈米什·麦肯齐的新书主张,当今写作者比以往任何时候都更有力量。但在线通讯自有其注意力经济的运作方式。

Substack修复了互联网吗?

Did Substack Fix the Internet?

A new book by Hamish McKenzie, the platform’s co-founder, argues that writers today are more empowered than ever. But online newsletters form their own kind of attention economy.

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巴里·布利特的《投票站》

一种选举策略。

巴里·布利特的《投票站》

Barry Blitt’s “Polling Place”

An election strategy.

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餐厅评论:好时光乡村自助餐

位于东村的好时光乡村自助餐,是对世纪之交南方蒸汽保温餐台餐馆的一丝不苟的致敬。

餐厅评论:好时光乡村自助餐

Restaurant Review: Good Time Country Buffet

Good Time Country Buffet, in the East Village, is a painstaking homage to a turn-of-the-millennium Southern steam-table joint.

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玛丽亚·班福德要求结账

这位喜剧演员谈成为贾德·阿帕图纪录片的主角、她对公开账目的热情,以及五十多岁的约会。

玛丽亚·班福德要求结账

Maria Bamford Asks for the Check

The comedian on being the subject of a Judd Apatow documentary, her passion for open-book accounting, and dating in her fifties.

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《叛徒》那种绝妙的、玩世不恭的乐趣

这档节目已在数十个国家被翻拍,它不过是其他真人竞技节目的衍生品。不同之处在于它的气质:既古雅又油腻,与我们这个奖励欺诈的文化完美契合。

《叛徒》那种绝妙的、玩世不恭的乐趣

The Great, Cynical Fun of “The Traitors”

The series, which has been remade in dozens of countries, is derivative of other reality-competition shows. What’s different is the mood: it is both quaint and greasy, and perfectly in tune with our culture of incentivized fraud.

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一位母亲的审判

纳基拉·格里纳说她的幼子从楼梯上摔了下来。陪审团判定她犯有谋杀罪。那天究竟发生了什么?

一位母亲的审判

A Mother on Trial

Nakira Griner said that her toddler fell down the stairs. A jury convicted her of murder. What really happened that day?

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让你毛骨悚然的恐怖季戏剧

此外还有:《本杰明·巴顿奇事》的华丽新音乐剧、耶巴的醇美嗓音、美国芭蕾舞剧院的秋季演出季等。

让你毛骨悚然的恐怖季戏剧

Spooky-Season Theatre to Chill You to the Bone

Also: the gorgeous new musical of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” the sumptuous sound of Yebba, American Ballet Theatre’s fall season, and more.

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D.S.A.对纽约公立学校有愿景吗?

马姆达尼市长的K-12政纲越来越被视为一片“空白”。他的一些支持者有填补它的想法。

D.S.A.对纽约公立学校有愿景吗?

Does the D.S.A. Have a Vision for Public Schools in New York?

Mayor Mamdani’s K-12 platform is increasingly perceived as a “blank space.” Some of his supporters have ideas for filling it.

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一位战争哲学家改变了想法

迈克尔·沃尔泽半个世纪前写下了《正义与非正义战争》。加沙战争让他重新思考其中的一项基本原则。

一位战争哲学家改变了想法

A Philosopher of War Changes His Mind

Michael Walzer wrote “Just and Unjust Wars” half a century ago. The war in Gaza made him rethink one of its fundamental principles.

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海明威的宿怨

1952年,这位作家读了一位三十岁的耶鲁毕业生、前斗牛士写的小说,认定他是个骗子,并发动了一场秘密战争来捍卫自己的地盘。

海明威的宿怨

Hemingway’s Vendetta

In 1952, the author read a novel by a thirty-year-old Yale graduate and former bullfighter, branded him a fraud, and launched a secret war to defend his turf.

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Apple TV最佳剧集《流人》依然辛辣切时

这部间谍剧讲述军情五处一支被放逐的底层小队,映照着我们的当下。

Apple TV最佳剧集《流人》依然辛辣切时

“Slow Horses,” Apple TV’s Best Show, Retains Its Pungent Relevance

The spy series, which follows a lowly team of pariahs in MI5, mirrors our present moment.

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安妮·卡森的最佳作品

本刊评论家眼中这位新科诺贝尔奖得主最受青睐的作品。另附科尔姆·托宾的阅读推荐。

安妮·卡森的最佳作品

Anne Carson’s Best Books

Our critic’s favorite works by the new Nobel laureate. Plus: Colm Tóibín’s reading recommendations.

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维基百科的惨胜

这个网络世界的奇迹由一群古怪的志愿者社群一手建造。它能否在它所帮助训练的AI模型面前幸存下来?

维基百科的惨胜

Wikipedia’s Pyrrhic Victory

The wonder of the online world was built by a community of eccentric volunteers. Can it survive the A.I. models it helped train?

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《父国》抹平了历史的粗粝棱角

在这部讲述小说家托马斯·曼1949年重返德国的戏剧化作品中,导演帕维乌·帕夫利科夫斯基为贴合自身风格而对事实做了改动。

《父国》抹平了历史的粗粝棱角

“Fatherland” Cleans Up the Rough Edges of History

In this dramatization of the novelist Thomas Mann’s 1949 return to Germany, the filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski tweaks the facts to fit his style.

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值得从桌上扒拉下去的猫咪礼物(以及给猫主人的礼物)

不那么碍眼的猫抓板、你家主子至少会赏脸玩一次(然后转而迷恋包装盒)的玩具、给猫奴的书和配件,还有给爱狗人士的一些点子。

值得从桌上扒拉下去的猫咪礼物(以及给猫主人的礼物)

Gifts for Cats (and Their Owners) That Are Worth Knocking Off the Table

Scratchers that aren’t total eyesores, toys your feline friend might play with at least once (before fixating on the packaging), books and accessories for cat-obsessed humans, and some ideas for dog people, too.

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如今人人都能成为Migos

病毒式传播的“Hotel Lobby”梗让用户借助AI化身Quavo和Takeoff,它类似一种数字黑脸妆,但也揭示了一种将挪用变为默认设置的技术。

如今人人都能成为Migos

Everyone Can Be Migos Now

The viral “Hotel Lobby” meme, which lets users inhabit the bodies of Quavo and Takeoff using A.I., resembles a kind of digital blackface, but also speaks to a technology that makes appropriation the default.

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马克·乌尔里克森的《再来一杯》

开赛。

马克·乌尔里克森的《再来一杯》

Mark Ulriksen’s “Make It Two”

Game on.

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餐厅评论:Faux

随着Faux在翠贝卡开业,基思·麦克纳利的儿子步入了家族生意。这是雄心还是自负?

餐厅评论:Faux

Restaurant Review: Faux

With the opening of Faux, in Tribeca, Keith McNally’s son steps into the family business. Is it ambition or hubris?

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约翰·古德曼对恐惧的了解

这位演员谈及汤姆·克鲁斯、科恩兄弟,以及他终生寻求自在做自己的历程。

约翰·古德曼对恐惧的了解

What John Goodman Knows About Fear

The actor discusses Tom Cruise, the Coen brothers, and his lifelong quest to feel at ease in his own skin.

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安德烈·D·瓦格纳捕捉“上镜之人”的眼光

瓦格纳深知,当你在街头将镜头对准一个黑人时,可能发生怎样奇妙的化学反应。

安德烈·D·瓦格纳捕捉“上镜之人”的眼光

Andre D. Wagner’s Eye for the Photo-Ready

Wagner knows the special alchemy that can happen when you point a camera at a Black person on the street.

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我的强迫症之年

一封简单的电子邮件或一件厨房电器就能让我陷入焦虑的深渊。我后来发现,唯一的出路是深入其中。

我的强迫症之年

My Year of O.C.D.

A simple e-mail or kitchen appliance could send me into a pit of anxiety. The only way out, I learned, was in.

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我们永远无法理解伊丽莎白·霍姆斯,也无法理解内森·菲尔德

与菲尔德以往的作品不同,《你能看到一切》并不怎么好笑。这部由兰斯·奥本海姆联合执导的纪录片,反而是一次对他人不可知性之边界的令人不安的探索。

我们永远无法理解伊丽莎白·霍姆斯,也无法理解内森·菲尔德

We Can Never Understand Elizabeth Holmes, or Nathan Fielder

Unlike Fielder’s past work, “You Can See Everything” isn’t very funny. Instead, the documentary, co-directed by Lance Oppenheim, is a haunting exploration of the limits of other people’s knowability.