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GOINGS ON • SEPTEMBER 2 - 8, 2026

Tables for Two: Cynthia • Cynthia 32 Jones St.

Comment: Public Account

The Control of Nature: Going Up in Smoke • The firefighters who leap out of airplanes.

Letter from Auckland: Life Drawing • The remarkable art of Susan Te Kahurangi King.

A Reporter at Large: Anatomy of a Siege • Living through Operation Metro Surge, and what came after.

American Chronicles: The Scare • A father wanted to vaccinate his children. Their mother didn't. Then the kids got sick.

Fiction: Lub Dub Lub Dub Lub Dub

Books: The Play’s the Thing • In "The Disappeasers," Marlon James stages the pain and pleasure of Jamaican gay life.

Books: Above the Law • How supreme should the Supreme Court be?

Pop Music: New Wave • In the age of A.I., what does it mean for a song to be authentic?

The Art World: Mad Hatter • Matisse’s ugliest painting.

On Television: Grow Up • "Adults," on FX.

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 Mort Gerberg, must be received by Sunday, September 6th. The finalists in the August 17th contest appear below. We will announce the winner, and the finalists in this week's contest, in the September 21st issue. Anyone age thirteen or older can enter or vote. To do so, and to read the complete rules, visit contest.newyorker.com.