Thousands gather to raise money for charity at three polar-bear plunges each winter. The numbers send a chill down your spine.

A wilderness? A suburban neighborhood? East Hampton's answer to the lost Jamestown settlement? Richard Whalen delves deep into the history and lore of the mysterious and beckoning Northwest Woods

Berton Roueché and his wife, Kay, lived on the north side of Amagansett in the early 1970s. Nearby was Quail Hill and its doyenne, Deborah Light Perry, who tended a covey of 36 cats — inspiring Roueché's pulp horror novel, Feral. David Rattray remembers a time, a place, and an incredible cast of characters from a less-tame past

There may be a word in Italian for "turkey," sure. (It's "tacchino.") But according to Joe Isidori of Arthur & Sons, roast turkey simply isn't the Italian-American way. When it comes to family gatherings for the winter holidays? Lasagna