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

Back to the Land

THE TALK OF THE TOWN • COMMENT A.I. AND US

IS A.I. ABOVE THE LAW? • Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own.

OPPOSING VIEWS • How universities in conservative states are clamping down on speech.

WHY I FREE-SOLO EL CAPITAN

WRITING HOME • Barbara Kingsolver’s faith in fiction.

THE QATARI AFFAIR • Did Benjamin Netanyahu’s aides peddle influence to a foreign power?

DARK HORSE

ELECTRIC COMPANY • Hernan Diaz’s “Ply” unravels New York, the self, and the fabric of reality.

YOU LOSE SOME • A new biography suggests that Tom Brady's divorce was his greatest fumble.

BABY STEPS • Governments keep trying to raise fertility rates. People have other ideas.

THE LAST WORD • Habits of punctuation can make writing feel human. Even when it isn't.

POWER BROKER • Waiting for Jay-Z.

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 Kate Isenberg, must be received by Sunday, September 27th. The finalists in the September 14th contest appear below. We will announce the winner, and the finalists in this week's contest, in the October 12th issue. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.