Social Survival Guide
Miss these parties at your own risk.

Parties
Our current offerings include the Hampton Classic, a concert by Rufus Wainwright and Jessye Norman at the Watermill Center, and an exhibition of art by Damien Hirst.

Cover Story
JON STEWART: REIGNING POLITICS
The razor-sharp "news anchor" and Sag Harbor resident has become one of the most widely watched, and lauded, outlets for political commentary. His coverage of the national conventions makes it all too clear how he became the "people's pundit." By Fiona Murray

The List
MEDIA
Broadcast news, glossy magazines, newspapers and the internet: you are who you heed, and, luckily for us, the lion's share of the industry's best make their home here.

Historic Hamptons
STEINBECK'S SAFE HARBOR
The whaling town, and the home he made here, was sanctuary to the volatile writer of Winter of Our Discontent-a novel he penned here in 1960.

Special Section
THE NORTH FORK
Our northern neighbors lay claim to some of the East End's most beautiful land and prolific vineyards. This section surveys the work of photographer Jake Rajs, profiles four of the community's most prominent residents, and visits three of its celebrated wineries.

Town Spotlight
THE NORTH FORK

The Buy-In
EPICUREAN EATS
Conspicuous consumption never tasted so good.