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

THE NEW YORKER

OUR MAN IN PARIS • The American ambassador in the age of Trump.

SUMMIT AND SHADOW • How Jim Morrison surmounted tragedy to achieve his mountain feats.

BLOCK THE VOTE • State officials are defending the midterms from the President.

COMIC STRIP BY ADRIAN TOMINE

A DEADLY PATTERN • An alternative-medicine guru faces accusations of negligent care.

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THE CRITICS • Nathaniel Philbrick's rich history of the California gold rush.

MIXED COMPANY • The cultural collisions behind the Broadway musical.

THE DYER'S HAND • London's Victoria & Albert Museum opens two new buildings.

NEOCONS AND COMMIES • "Other Desert Cities" and "A Bright Room Called Day."

THE CURRENT CINEMA • "Possible Love."

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 Felipe Galindo, must be received by Sunday, November 1st. The finalists in the October 19th contest appear below. We will announce the winner, and the finalists in this week's contest, in the November 16th issue. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.