On Rue de Grenelle in Paris, Lauren Rubinski has proved that, in addition to designing jewelry, she can design the perfect collared shirt, the perfect pajamas, the perfect loafer, the perfect socks, and, more recently, the perfect T-shirt. Much more than this, she has created an opulent world unto itself, and one that merits a trip—Rubirosa’s goods are available for purchase only at the Rubirosa’s store. I made my maiden voyage last spring and came out with a pair of white loafers, despite resistance from my so-called loved ones. “They make you look like a drug lord,” said one, as if that would dissuade me. So much did I love my shoes that I returned this week for another pair in black—suitable for any career. (instagram.com) —Victoria Herman

How to best describe photographer Nicolas Rachline’s haunting work? It’s as though painter Edward Hopper’s shadowy, solitary subjects from Nighthawks have stepped off the canvas and into real life, with the dark intensity of Fritz Lang’s noir films and existential nuance of an Albert Camus novel. Yes, I think that does it. Rachline sought to seek out beauty in isolation, or what he defined as “a peaceful distance from the world.” The first monograph of his work from Rizzoli honors his photographic foray into the subconscious, collecting the artist’s snapshots down back alleys and city streets past dusk. “Despite this book’s title, the photographs herein are filled with an ineffable romance and a sense of hopefulness,” AIR MAIL co-founder Graydon Carter and former deputy editor Nathan King write in the introduction. Look closely: each subject’s seclusion suggests much more than just melancholy. ($65, rizzoliusa.com) —Maggie Turner

Hitler’s forces did not march into and annex Austria until 1938, but a Nazi actually killed the first Jew in Vienna in 1925, when a member of the party shot journalist and publisher Hugo Bettauer, who, three years earlier, had published The City Without Jews: A Novel from the Day After Tomorrow. The book envisioned a time when Jews would be banished from Vienna or face death, and its controversial reception was based on how absurd that notion was. Borrowing the title for his own splendid nonfiction account of the utterly shameful treatment of Jews in Vienna both before and after Hitler’s takeover, Douglas Smith has written a story of the fear and terror that are forever a stain on the city that gave us so much culture over the centuries. Too many Austrians were not victims of Nazism but of its accomplices, and no serious student of history can doubt that hate may still have a home there. ($19.99, amazon.com) —Jim Kelly

Think of Hollywood Westerns and it’s hard not to picture John Wayne. Rio Bravo was released in 1959 during the peak of the genre. Directed by Howard Hawks, this fast-paced, horse-riding, gunslinging film set in Texas is as expertly made as it is entertaining. Wayne stars as Sheriff Chance alongside Angie Dickinson (Feathers)— who won a Golden Globe for her performance—Dean Martin (Dude), Walter Brennan (Stumpy), and Ricky Nelson (Colorado). When outlaw Joe Burdette (Claude Akins) kills someone in a saloon, Chance and Dude arrest him, unintentionally summoning Joe’s older brother, Nathan (John Russell), and his crew of hit men to town. Rio Bravo enlists a simple siege plotline and hangout pacing as background for its crackling on-screen chemistry, seamless editing, cinematic framing, and rich character development to create the definitive timeless classic. (tv. apple.com) —Eve Eismann

There have been many fashionable upgrades in tennis, from on-the-court outfits to jewelry. (We’re looking at you, Sabalenka.) But one of the sport’s most essential pieces of gear has long been ignored: the overgrip. We’ve been relegated to boring white and black grips—perhaps neon, if you’re feeling spunky. Overset has set out to change that. The small brand creates performance overgrips that infuse style and personality into your racket. Each colorway is named for a surface, shade, or atmosphere from the game—and appropriately so, with Båstad Bandana, Key Biscayne Arc, and Rio Rainbow. (shopoverset.com) —Gracie Wiener

Even the most serious of minimalists have a streak of maximalism in them—even if they don’t quite know it yet. Allow this Viya vase, made of brass and semi-precious stones, to be the pop of unexpected color on your coffee table. Inspired by Cartier’s opulent Tutti Frutti collection and Indian artisanal traditions, this textured piece speaks for itself. The irregular, weighted metal is balanced by the scattered colored stones, lending it its fair share of whimsy. While most brutalist designs might appear overly robust, there’s a sense of lightness to this vase, delicate enough to hold a single stem of amaranthus but with enough character to stand sculpturally on its own among other objets d’art. ($5,875; abask.com) —Jimena Elmufdi