Dan Rattiner

6 days ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

Visitors to the Hamptons may have noticed that the number of whales vaulting out of the ocean just offshore has dramatically increased in recent years. It’s such an exciting thing. Seawater sprays everywhere as they breach up, squeak out a chittering sound, arch overhead, and then bang down with a great crash to disappear into the deep. Experts have put forth theories about why this increase is happening.

1 week ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

SCENE ON THE SUBWAYJerry Seinfeld was seen on the same subway train between Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor as Jon Stewart and Tina Fey, but each of them was on a train at a different time, Seinfeld in the morning, Stewart in the afternoon and Fey around 7 p.m. Where were they going separately like this? Close Get the Full StoryNews, events, culture and more — delivered to you.

1 week ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

Today, the East End hosts half a dozen smooth-running races every year. You lace up for a 5K or 10K, raise money for breast cancer, animal rescue, or the environment, and the cops keep traffic at bay. The Shelter Island Run draws more than 1,500 runners annually — polished, professional, and safe. But back in 1978? We had none of that.

2 weeks ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

SCENE ON THE SUBWAYActress Renèe Zellwegger was seen Wednesday on the subway traveling between Hampton Bays and Southampton, apparently out here to visit friends. Also seen on Wednesday was His Honor Carlos Papito Caliente-Barros, the Mayor of Punte del Este, Uruguay, heading east between Quiogue and Quogue on his way from the airport stop in Westhampton to Southampton and to the home of our esteemed Subway Commissioner Bill Aspinall for cocktails at his Meadow Lane home.

2 weeks ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

Stony Brook University now owns the largest private collection of Dan’s Papers in the country. It weighs almost two tons. It goes back 65 years. Currently it is being digitized so everyone can read it online and search for things in it. Parts of it are already digitized. And a little further down in this article I will share how, today, you can read it too, from the comfort of your own home. Meanwhile, the fundraising effort goes on.