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Opening Shot
At Chinatown's Newest Wine Bar, a “Unicorn” Bottle List and Surrealist Art

Lei greets its first fall with a fresh menu and, soon, a "moodier" private dining room upstairs.

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On the Greek Island of Leros, an Exhibition Reflects Upon the Aegean Sea

Plus, Workstead debuts an opulent silk lighting collection, and Susumu Shingu’s elemental sculptures arrive in New York.

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Film
Joyful, Tender, Defiant: BlackStar Film Festival Honors Cinema for Liberation

Chief executive and artistic officer Maori Karmael Holmes speaks on the festival as a platform for works and visionaries that defy the constraints of genre. 

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Fashion
In Advance of New York Fashion Week, Nili Lotan Collaborates with The Kills

It began with dinner at Chateau Marmont.

ART
Tom of Finland Foundation Artist-in-Residence Łukasz Leja’s “Luke of Poland” Exhibition
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A "Unicorn" Bottle List and Surrealist Art Set the Tone at Chinatown's Newest Wine Bar
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At PS21's Gala in the Pavilion, a Night of Performance to Celebrate Francis J. Greenburger
ART
With His Latest Exhibition, Hank Willis Thomas Meets the Moment
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Design World Elite Turned Up to The Otter for Collectible New York’s VIP Dinner
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    The Odeon, of all places, is no stranger to a star-studded guest list. A favorite of off-duty celebrities and cultural arbiters, last Thursday it closed its doors to the rest of Tribeca for a private dinner hosted by French fragrance house Memo Paris and Sarah Andelman. The Colette founder was joined by Memo Paris co-founder John Molloy to toast artist and graphic designer Jean Jullien. Jullien recently lent his graphic design talents to Andelman’s Mise en Page bookstore popup at Le Bon Marché. Andelman and Molloy introduced his Memo Paris collaboration, in which a special edition bottle of the fragrance house’s Odéon scent takes inspiration from a dreamy sunset painting of Jullien’s. Over steak frites, truffle ravioli, and many a martini, guests swapped fashion week party tales and took in the perfume’s notes of rose absolute, sandalwood, patchouli, and musk. Notables in attendance included Helena Christensen, Pauline Chalamet, Gabriella Khalil, Batsheva Hay, Henry Zankov, Suzie Kondi, Rafael Prieto, Alexander Olch, Futura, Estelle Bailey-Babenzien, and more.

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