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The Shipwreck Rose: July 1979

Whenever the subject of romance comes up, I like to say that I reached my peak of popularity in July 1979.

Aug 11, 2022
Gristmill: Cold Comfort

Notes on the air-conditioning wars.

Aug 4, 2022
The Shipwreck Rose: Red Sauce

Spaghetti-eaters have been scratching their names and initials into the wood paneling at Sam’s Restaurant on Newtown Lane since 1947.

Aug 4, 2022
Point of View: The Malice Underneath

I say the evidence as to Donald Trump’s criminal intent has been there all along.

Aug 4, 2022
The Mast-Head: Lock ’Em Up

An encounter with driveway theft.

Aug 4, 2022
The Shipwreck Rose: Bambi’s Mother

I’m in the camp that believes the deer have got to go.

Jul 28, 2022
Point of View: Debt’s All They See

It’s depressing reading about young people’s apathy when it comes to voting.

Jul 28, 2022
The Mast-Head: Clams, Yes. Wallet, No.

A bunch of us had gone clamming off a boat on Sunday, which was the last I had seen the wallet.

Jul 28, 2022
Gristmill: The Heat of the Kitchen

A show for the (restaurant) working stiff.

Jul 28, 2022
Point of View: Never Be Closing

To O’en, when he’s on the move, everything is new — the quotidian becomes all-absorbing. I envy him that.

Jul 21, 2022
The Mast-Head: Fencing the Marigolds

Deer do not read The Star. As best as I can tell, neither do the rabbits that ate my parsley last summer.

Jul 21, 2022
Gristmill: Oh, Those Bases on Balls

A summertime afternoon with the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League.

Jul 21, 2022