Stable Work
What my dead-end internship at a mediocre Saratoga Springs restaurant taught me about horse racing—and the food-service industry
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a reckoning with the greatest atrocity of the Russo-Ukrainian war, a survey of gold’s role in history, and an investigation into the afterlife of Adolf Hitler’s death
Damian Woetzel’s Guide to New York
The president of the Juilliard School shares his go-to spots in the city he calls home
Off the Wall
An exhibition in Cologne collects the work of seven photographers from both sides of the Berlin Wall, offering a fresh look into the years between its construction and its collapse
Where Bob Dylan Met the Beatles
From the Savoy in London to an airport hotel in Queens, the little-known story of the rooms where the musical giants forged a surprisingly close bond
To Italy with Love
A new coffee-table book offers a visual antidote to the country’s overtourism crisis, capturing its most untouched corners through the eyes of local photographers
Flushed with Pride
The Loo of the Year Award is the most coveted prize in the world of British public washrooms. But only the finest privies are declared Diamond grade
“The Netflix Strike”
How the streaming revolution upended Hollywood, sparked the 2023 W.G.A. strike, and made Netflix executive Ted Sarandos a key power broker
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss an oral history of New York’s biggest films, an illustrated guide to its pickles, and a portrait of its transformation during World War II
Maurizio Cattelan’s Guide to Milan
The art world’s crowned prankster shares his go-to spots in the city he calls home
The Secret Life of Kurt Vonnegut
A new coffee-table book reveals the satirist as a visual artist, collecting 150 whimsical doodles that his daughter Nanette, who also writes the introduction, kept private for decades
An American in Paris
Wire acrobats, floating mobiles, wooden figures … Celebrating the centenary of Alexander Calder’s years living in the French capital, an exhibition presents more than 300 of his works
Lena Dunham Reveals All
In her new memoir, Famesick, the actor-writer-director revisits the awful men (Jack Antonoff, Adam Driver), the difficult women (her business partner, her mother), and the social-media flaying that almost destroyed her
Small Town Girl
Jayne Anne Phillips was a literary wunderkind who counted Sam Shepard and Jim Harrison among her fans. Her latest book revisits her childhood in rural Appalachia
Editor’s Picks
This week, don’t miss a vibrant history of colors and their definitions, a visual study of artists and their dogs, and a fresh translation of The Epic of Gilgamesh
Big Easy Reading
As New Orleans gears up for Jazz Fest, a tranquil alternative can be found in the city’s flourishing indie book shop scene
Game of Throne
With Maurizio Cattelan’s latest act arriving next week, a look back at the improbable saga of the Italian artist’s $6 million golden toilet
Suzanne and Christopher Sharp’s Guide to Malta
The couple and co-founders of the Rug Company share their go-to spots on the island
