Goings On
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The counterculture icon discusses a few of the books that informed his new project, “Maintenance: Of Everything.”
The Food Scene
Lei Is a New Jewel of Chinatown
Annie Shi’s wine bar, on Doyers Street, is self-assured enough to practice restraint.
Goings On
A Century of Life in the City, at the Movies
Also: the dream-pop of Hatchie, Elevator Repair Service tackles “Ulysses,” the theatre-district pub Haswell Green, and more.
Book Currents
How to Figure Out Your Life
Oliver Burkeman, the author of several books about getting comfortable with imperfection, discusses some books that have shaped his thinking about how to live a less harried, more enchanted life.
The Food Scene
Wild Cherry Is Ready for Its Closeup
Inside a playhouse now owned by A24, a new restaurant offers frogs’ legs, a killer cheeseburger, and a heavy dose of haute-theatrical glamour.
Goings On
Louise Bourgeois’s Art Can Still Enthrall
Also: the many disciplines of Sudan Archives, a Max Ophüls retrospective, the facets of upstate cults, and more.
The Food Scene
Helen, Help Me: On the Phenomenology of Cheeseburgers
A New Yorker food critic answers questions about burger toppings, beef tallow, and the subjectivity of memory.