Goings On
What to watch, listen to, and do in New York City, online, and beyond.
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Under Review
A Terrifying Scam and the System That Made It Possible
Product-liability lawsuits can bring justice for people harmed by corporate failure. But a complicated, opaque process provides opportunities for con artists.
Book Currents
The Director of “Crime 101” on His Favorite Anti-Western Westerns
Bart Layton, whose new film stars Halle Berry, Chris Hemsworth, and Mark Ruffalo, discusses a few of his favorite novels that question the romance of the frontier.
Under Review
What We’re Reading
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Page-Turner
The Death of Book World
What the closing of the WashingtonPost’s books section means for readers.
What We’re Eating
The Food Scene
Bistrot Ha Is the Right Kind of Restaurant Evolution
At a new establishment, the chefs behind the hit Ha’s Snack Bar are pushing past the hype, with food that is no less thrilling.
On and Off the Menu
Why We Can’t Stop Reading—and Writing—Food Diaries
Spending a day in someone’s kitchen can tell us about their relationship to time, money, pleasure, and place.
The Food Scene
The Eighty-Six Wants You to Want In
A new restaurant from the team behind Corner Store offers exclusivity, and great steak to boot.
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.
What We’re Watching
The Front Row
“The President’s Cake” Is a Neorealist Treasure from Iraq
The first feature by Hasan Hadi, set in 1990, depicts the agonies of war and dictatorship as experienced by a schoolgirl in the course of a high-stakes day.
On Television
In “Riot Women,” the Punks Are All Grown Up
Sally Wainwright’s irresistible new series follows a group of middle-aged women who start a band—and find an outlet for the kinds of female grievances that tend to go unsung.
The Front Row
Sundance Is a Feast of World Cinema
This year’s edition of the prime showcase for American independent filmmaking offered two instant classics, “Filipiñana” and “zi,” made in Asia.
The Theatre
“An Ark” Imagines the Afterlife; “Data” Imagines a Corporate Hell
Two plays soaked in technological anxiety.
What We’re Listening To
Listening Booth
A Pioneer of Electronic Music Reanimates Old Songs
Beverly Glenn-Copeland’s latest album, produced with his partner, Elizabeth, was made amid financial hardship and illness’s mounting toll.
Musical Events
Morton Feldman’s Music of Stillness
In his centenary year, the increasingly revered composer offers an uneasy refuge from the algorithmic din.
Pop Music
Zach Bryan’s Stubborn, Shaggy New Album
The singer-songwriter has become one of the most popular musicians in America without much changing his no-frills approach.
Musical Events
The Organists Improvising Soundtracks to Silent Films
Early on, movies had no sound, but musicians provided live accompaniment. The tradition continues.
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Goings On
The Dance Reflections Festival Is a Gift
Also: the primordial silhouettes of Simone Fattal, the indie-folk soundscapes of Florist, Rachel McAdams in “Send Help,” and more.
Book Currents
Stewart Brand on How Progress Happens
The counterculture icon discusses a few of the books that informed his new project, “Maintenance: Of Everything.”
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.