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Saturday at Film Fest Celebrated Young Talent (Photos)

It was another action-packed Saturday at this year's Hamptons International Film Festival.

Framing Frieze Through an East End Lens

Frieze doesn't offer much in the way of East End artists, but it still worth a trip to Randall's Island for the art and the experience.

Hamptons Film Fest Announces Screenwriters Picks

The Hamptons International Film Festival's Screenwriters Lab, to take place April 5 to 7, will include a screening and a master class open to the public.

New York Art Fairs Scrambled but Not Broken for 2019

The 2019 edition of New York Armory Art Week will seem a bit altered to veterans -- with cancellations, restructurings, new locations, and more -- but the shows do go on.

Relay: Troll Like a Pro

A month ago, I wrote in this space about having come within three steps of falling for a nasty scam involving our grandson, who was in jail (so he said, or so said his very own frightened voice on the landline) and needed $3,000 (“Please don’t tell my parents”) for bail.

Point of View: The Least I Can Do

Do you ever dream of being in a car that’s heading backward at a great rate of speed as, with one hand on the wheel, you crane your neck around so you can steer correctly while madly pumping the brakes to no avail? 

You don’t? That’s good. I think it’s because I’m fretting too much about the direction this country’s heading in.

The Mast-Head: The Oldest Visitors

As you franticly dash around this Memorial Day weekend, or hide out away from the crowd, you might take a moment to reflect on the longest-term visitors to the East End — horseshoe crabs.

A House Tour Spanning Four Centuries

The Southampton History Museum’s house tour this year will open the doors to eight houses that illustrate Southampton’s architectural history from the 17th century to the present.

ARF Transforms Its Thrift Shop Into a Designer Showcase

The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons will continue its tradition of opening up the South Fork high season with a benefit cocktail party and sale Saturday at its Thrift and Treasure Shop in Sagaponack.

Guild Hall's Season Starts with Flamenco, Streisand, and Comedy

It’s fitting that Guild Hall will kick off a summer full of music, plays, and comedy with “Call Her Barbra!” and a free workshop production of “Ball of Redemption,” a new dark family comedy by the actress Ellen Dolan.

Bay Street Theater Hopes to Build on Success

This summer Bay Street Theater will mount three world premiere plays, beginning Tuesday with previews for "The Prompter."

East End Eats: New, Newer, and Newest in the Restaurant Scene

As of mid-late May, this is the scoop on the new, newer, and newest restaurants on the South Fork.

Bits and Pieces 05.23.19

A preview screening of "Late Night" with Emma Thompson, a Pete Seeger sing-along, and LongHouse on the lawn

The Art Scene 05.23.19

Group shows galore, tea at the Leiber Collection, tracing art history in Springs, a new Southampton gallery, and more

News for Foodies 05.23.19

Summer means pop-up and seasonal restaurants and chefs from New York City on the South Fork.

At Wolffer, Summer in 432,000 Bottles

Rosé has become the quintessential wine of summer, but there was a time when no self-respecting oenophile would have sullied a spit bucket with the stuff.

Building on Faith in Sag Harbor

After a series of false starts, the old Methodist Church on Madison Street in Sag Harbor may have found its highest and best use — after its initial one — an arts center and residency program built and overseen by Eric Fischl and April Gornik.

Tax Bill None

On the front page of The New York Times a headline read, “At G.E. on Tax Day, Billions of Reasons to Smile.”

National Defense

As a longtime part-time resident of East Hampton and western Nassau County, I was amazed as to how many anti-Bush demonstrations we would encounter going from place to place in the 10 months preceding the 2008 presidential election. Some, especially the one in front of the Southampton 7-Eleven...

A Limited War

Years ago in my father’s effort to educate his simple son, he advised me that life was not black and white, pure and impure. He stated life was 10 percent black, 10 percent white, and the remaining 80 gray. In that large area I would be compelled to think...