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...In the great lobster-roll debate — cold with mayo (Maine style) or hot and doused in butter (Connecticut style) — I’m Switzerland. As a New Yorker, I have no loyalties....
...“And there’s literally no cell service.” It’s well known that residents of tiny towns – from Martha’s Vineyard to Montauk – can’t count on a consistent communications connection....
...I don’t care if a thing is English, French, antique or modern. It’s whatever appeals to my eye. It’s what works. I just care if it tells a story. I’m a romantic.”...
...I wasn’t aware that the absence of suffering was an option. Name your favourite river.Joni Mitchell’s “River”....
...Though the whole hotel is designed to evoke the past — Bashaw said he didn’t want the Pridwin to become “a Montauk nightclub masquerading as a hotel” — the most overt nod to the hotel’s history is in the...
...I raise my eyebrows and ready my pen; it isn’t a word you hear architects use that frequently. “No, we don’t use it,” Stern replies. “We’re intimidated by it. Especially in the UK.” He glares at me....
...Among his masterpieces are two houses on Rothschild Boulevard: the Yitzhaki House at nos 89-91 and no 48, which is poised to open as an 11-room hotel, R48....
...Just don’t plan to wear them for your next boat party. “Boat dressing is fascinating because it’s no heels,” says Litchfield. “And these are women who think dressing up means putting on a heel....
...We have them scattered throughout our house in Montauk. Because we have so much sunlight, they have faded over time, but I love that they aren’t heavy or ornate....
...“I’m afraid we won’t be able to address it properly until after we have a massive spill which will hurt the environment and our industry,” said Barstad....
...A week or so before our interview, he was at his studio in Montauk, painting outside in the cold, without a coat. “I don’t feel cold....
...Don’t discount more moves in this respect soon....
...That J Crew was struggling prior to the pandemic was no secret....
...“Isn’t that beautiful? You see the wraparound? You see how there’s no flat surface?”...
...Best of the rest ‘The Most Dangerous Man in the European Union’ — Paul Lendvai in the Atlantic I’m furious about being paid less than men at the BBC — Sarah Montague in the Sunday Times Don’t expect the...
...No matter who wins all four candidates would represent firsts for the position....
...I can’t stand cheap tacky textiles after a day spent in the sun, no matter how incredible the print is. If it is patterned, it has to be flattering....
...I’m sure they have receipts for all of it. Why wouldn’t they? Douglas Coupland is the author of ‘Generation X’. His new novel ‘Worst. Person. Ever.’ is published by Heinemann this autumn...
...“But when I think about it, I don’t see myself as part of it; I’m uncomfortable with being so public....
...“I’m not such a TV person,” he says. “I’m just comfortable using Netflix and HBO. That satisfies me.”...
...“I’m not shovelling gold bricks or anything, but I do very, very well. And so I’m proud of myself for that – because I really don’t have any business acumen whatsoever....
...Nantucket, the easternmost part of the US, is an elitist enclave like no other....
...It would stop in unexpected places for no more than two weeks, and each time it would be different. Think I’m crazy? So did everyone else. “You have no idea what you are doing,” they said....
...But I wasn’t any good at music. So I started listening to it a great deal. Sometimes when I’m writing a scene from a play I think I’m writing a string quartet....
...My understanding is that there were no guidelines for margin lending....
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