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6 days ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

SCENE ON THE SUBWAYAlec Baldwin was seen riding the subway from Sag Harbor toward Bridgehampton last Monday at 6 p.m. Close Get the Full StoryNews, events, culture and more — delivered to you.

1 week ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

I had some encounters with AI and Wi-Fi yesterday and none of them went particularly well. The first happened around 2 p.m. in the afternoon. I often run out of gas about that time and lie down for a short nap. On this particular day I was home, my wife was in town, so I wandered into a bedroom and, taking my cell phone out of my pocket, flopped down on my side. TikTok would escort me to la-la land.

1 week ago | danspapers.com | Elaine LaPersonerie

Anthony Badalamenti didn’t set out to become a wellness guru. He set out to solve a problem that has plagued millions: Why should getting healthy feel like punishment? While the diet industry built its empire on deprivation — telling people to surrender the foods they love, endure bland meals, and accept that wellness requires sacrifice — Badalamenti saw a different path.

1 week ago | danspapers.com | Dan Rattiner

One time, about 20 years ago, I watched two men angrily get into a shoving match at the annual Hampton Classic Horse Show. It was in the aisle where the summer people and the locals stroll to see the pretty bonnets and other fancy clothes of those also attending. The shoving match was short lived. But it was intense. Apparently the summer person, thinking to make a new friendly connection, had discovered he knew the house where the local lived. It was one of the teardowns.

1 week ago | danspapers.com | Michael Malaszczyk

For children to grow and flourish into healthy and happy adults, parents must try to provide them with unconditional love and affection and emotional and financial stability. Under the best of circumstances, it’s not an easy task. Just ask any parent about the reality of day to day parenting to see first hand, how truly difficult it can be.