Commentary

Genealogy
- Nov 26, 2018 A Conversation with my Great Great Great Great Grandmother Nov 26, 2018
- Nov 4, 2018 Visiting the Graves of My German Jewish Ancestors Nov 4, 2018
Holidays
Local Color
- Jun 21, 2013 Street names in the Hamptons: mostly descriptive (Two Holes of Water Road) or Native American borrowings (Apaquogue Road) or family names (Halsey Lane) Jun 21, 2013
- Oct 26, 2011 Unpacking the artisanal North Fork of Long Island: from Riverhead to Greenport, the best and most original restaurants, wineries and cafes, and a food truck as well Oct 26, 2011
- Oct 6, 2010 Brit wit and Long Island vegetables: Oz Clarke comes to Long Island Wine Country on his book tour, and I scout the farmstands for the top fall vegetables Oct 6, 2010
- Sep 14, 2010 The bad news: possible downzoning. The worst news: climate and the rising seas; but some good news: hats off to Guild Hall Sep 14, 2010
- Sep 4, 2010 No matter where you live between Montauk and Southampton there is a great place to walk. Here are my favorites. Sep 4, 2010
- Aug 4, 2010 The Hamptons Institute, a program of remarkable intellectual accomplishment, balances out the entertainment calendar at Guild Hall Aug 4, 2010
- Jul 13, 2010 Privet, so much a part of our lives in the Hamptons, is a simple plant that people refuse to leave free of meaning and bigger implications Jul 13, 2010
- Jun 14, 2010 On our fashion pages swimsuits everywhere, and from me a (more modest) look at what both women and men wore at Main Beach over the years Jun 14, 2010
- Oct 14, 2009 Tad Friend writes a charming, witty and insightful book about growing up in the fading Wasp establishment world Oct 14, 2009
- May 4, 2009 The Montauk Yacht Club has had its ups and downs. Now with new corporate ownership and yet another renovation it is ratcheting up the stakes to attract big spenders May 4, 2009
- Apr 20, 2009 Hildreth’s on Main Street in Southampton has been selling things for 167 years. Before patio furniture they specialized in whaling harpoons and buffalo robes. A look back Apr 20, 2009
- May 31, 2008 Texas women in the Hamptons: anomalous or is there something the rest of us haven’t figured out? A look at four of these accomplished women May 31, 2008
- May 31, 2008 Hamptons Magazine Summer Opulence Issue: a pitch perfect blend of commerce and hedonism that allows me take a break from worrying about the real problems in the world May 31, 2008
- May 19, 2008 Words I could eat: how wrong I was when I said the known world ended east of Amagansett, just a few years before Montauk become the hottest spot in the Hamptons May 19, 2008
- May 12, 2008 Quogue is a locus of quiet money and understated tradition, and a testing ground to see if old estate area ideals can withstand a swelling sense of prosperity May 12, 2008
- Aug 30, 2007 Looking over the grapevines to the ridges of the moraine, breathing pure air and seeing a glistening sky. And feeling melancholy creep up. Goodbye, summer Aug 30, 2007
- Jun 4, 2007 This is so not Bridgehampton.” OK, then what is Bridgehampton. Three views from people who should know. Jun 4, 2007
- Jun 21, 2006 Thinking about health and putting our money behind CancerCare and Southampton Hospital at their gala benefit evenings Jun 21, 2006
- Jun 7, 2006 What you really need in the kitchen is not another big name appliance, it’s a big name private chef Jun 7, 2006
- Aug 16, 2005 Full disclosure: where to be, what to do, summer 2005, part 1 Aug 16, 2005
- Aug 5, 2005 Full disclosure: where to be, what to do, summer 2005, part 2 Aug 5, 2005
- Apr 4, 2005 Gotham Magazine report: the parties, the people, the restaurants, the indulgences: the scoop on what and who you need to know and where you need to be in the summer of 2005 Apr 4, 2005
- May 19, 2004 The Hamptons Power List: the most important people in the Hamptons, who they are, where they live, what they do May 19, 2004
- Jul 3, 2001 Design luminaries, celebrities and—it’s not all secular—the religious sisters of Villa Maria all team up for a gala cocktail party. Jul 3, 2001
- Mar 24, 2000 The vaguely young, very rich and comfortably complacent set the tone for the first summer of the new century. Mar 24, 2000
- Aug 11, 1999 The careless indulgent days of July and August will soon be gone. Please, don’t let summer end. Aug 11, 1999
- Aug 5, 1999 The travel issue: what does a provincial clod who never leaves the Hamptons have to say? Aug 5, 1999
- Apr 18, 1999 Early signs of the summer to come. Folks are behaving differently on Main Street as are ducks at the Nature Trail. Apr 18, 1999
- Mar 26, 1999 The last summer of the century. If you missed out on any fun in the last hundred years this is the time to make up for it. Mar 26, 1999
- Aug 31, 1998 Yes, I have no opinion. I agree with everyone and I’d like to keep it that way. Aug 31, 1998
- Aug 9, 1998 When the world intrudes into our golden cocoon of summer Aug 9, 1998
- Jul 6, 1998 Small thoughts under a huge sky: walking Georgica Beach Jul 6, 1998
- Jun 1, 1998 Catching the drift of early summer: unimportant things to hold dear Jun 1, 1998
- Jun 1, 1998 The backstreets of my mind and the roadways of our towns Jun 1, 1998
- May 9, 1998 Restaurants: the sum and substance, even the food May 9, 1998
- May 2, 1998 Spring comes late, but full of beauty and meaning May 2, 1998
Toasts
Tributes
- Mar 2, 2009 He grew up at polo matches. Now he’s gone. The last days of Polo, the dog. Mar 2, 2009