The Wainscott Sewing Society announced this week that the fourth edition of "Wainscott Dumplings," a collection of stories about the people and events that make up the hamlet's history, has been released.

An appreciation of Julia Reed: author, wit, journalist, Southerner, cook, keen observer of everything from politics to music, and East Hampton visitor. She died on Aug. 28 at the age of 59.

Talking is a good way to describe Mr. Birbiglia’s comedy. “The New One,” his Broadway show that opened at the end of 2018 and inspired the book, is right at the corner of stand-up comedy, one-man performance, and storytelling.