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GOINGS ON • What we’re watching, listening to, and doing this week.

THE NEW YORKER • THE TALK OF THE TOWN

FIGHT FOR THE RIGHT • The Heritage Foundation and the war over the conservative movement.

YEAR OF THE HORSE • Will New York City finally ban carriage rides?

OPEN LETTER

FOR RICHER • California voters consider a tax on billionaires.

BOO

A SELF-MADE WOMAN • Laura’s potent magnetism concealed a complex past.

A VERY SAFE PLACE

THE CRITICS • Why illness is so hard to put on the page.

THE BEAR MINIMUM • How test engineers decide what counts as good enough.

PLAY IT BACK • Arthur Jafa’s appropriations.

PARADISE LOST • Zoe Kazan adapts John Steinbeck’s “East of Eden.”

OIL AND RUBBLE • "Digger."

CARTOON CAPTION CONTEST • Each week, we provide a cartoon in need of a caption. You, the reader, submit a caption, we choose three finalists, and you vote for your favorite. Caption submissions for this week's cartoon, by Amanda Chung, must be received by Sunday, October 11th. The finalists in the September 28th contest appear below. We will announce the winner, and the finalists in this week's contest, in the October 26th issue. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.