Is your smile trauma or just good vibes? The New Yorker has no chill

A New Yorker article cover featuring a surreal, oversized smiling face with exaggerated features (large red lips, closed eyes with yellow makeup) against a blue background. A tiny figure in a red suit stands beside the massive head, appearing to interact with or present it. The composition is deliberately unsettling, mixing cheerfulness with an eerie, uncanny quality that critiques the performative nature of kindness. Extracted text: Are You Being Kind, or Exhibiting a Trauma Response? By Katy Waldman THE NEW YORKER