Guestwords: A Living National Treasure
Japan’s tradition of designating artists and performers as Living National Treasures could be adapted here, and my first nominee would be Alan Alda.
Recorded Deeds for February 17, 2022
Two $6 million transactions in Amagansett lead off the week in South Fork real estate.
The Way It Was for February 17, 2022
The Star was “well spoken of everywhere” 125 years ago, 50 people were injured in a L.I.R.R. derailment 75 years ago, and one Orrin Pilkey sounded the alarm on beach erosion and the folly of hard structures to prevent it back in 1997.
Letters to the Editor for February 17, 2022
Readers on Kevin Somers, East Hampton’s enslavers, and Duck Creek history.
Hospital Allows Visitors Again
As of Tuesday, Stony Brook Southampton Hospital is allowing patients to receive visitors once again, though there are several Covid-19 prevention measures still in place.
The Horror of Their Company
In “Too Famous,” Michael Wolff’s compendium and rogues’ gallery, is it the sleaze of his subjects or his smug knowingness that’s grating?
Free Covid Test Kits in East Hampton and Southampton
East Hampton and Southampton Towns are offering free Covid-19 rapid antigen home test kits to residents this week and next.
Presenting . . . a New Guild Hall
Guild Hall has revealed plans for yearlong renovations to create an optimal experience for artists and audiences.
Let It Snow, Let It Snow
"Snow Day" at the Drawing Room features mesmerizing 19th-century snowflake photographs plus paintings by Freilicher, Bartlett, Porter, Burchfield, and more.
Broderick, Parker Back Onstage
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker return to the stage together for the first time since 1995 in Neil Simon's "Plaza Suite."