Goings On

The director of the Studio Museum chooses some of her most beloved books about the neighborhood—both as a place and as an anchor for Black cultural consciousness.

Also: Graciela Iturbide’s tranquil photographs of Mexico, Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in “Song Sung Blue,” the coke-rap of Clipse, and more.

Hailey Benton Gates, the director of the “military-industrial-complex romantic comedy” “Atropia,” recommends a few books that share a kinship with her new film, about actors working in a fake village where U.S. soldiers train.

Our restaurant critic rounds up her favorite menu items from a year of eating out.

Also: Murray Hill’s holiday variety show, Kara Young and Nicholas Braun in “Gruesome Playground Injuries,” James L. Brooks’s anti-romantic comedy “Ella McCay,” and more.

Under the chef Mark Ladner, the famous Greenwich Village trattoria aims for selective nostalgia.

The Nobel-winning author, whose newest book is out this week, discusses work by a few of her favorite writers.

Our staff expert recommends a collection of grinders, kettles, and other devices worth poring over.