The Eight-Day Week

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To Do Saturday: Hallow, Gorgeous

Though some buildings will hold out till Wednesday, tonight’s the night that many city kiddos throw on their costumes and trick-or-treat. In hopes of avoiding the seasonal obligation to give away the Almond Joy bars we bought in bulk to a bunch of 10-year-olds, we’re switching off the lights and sneaking out to the annual Read More

Society-Mag Smackdown

Late last year, a man named Aidan Vola, a plumber by trade, decided to launch a society magazine called New York Hamptonite. Using $118,000 of his own savings, he assembled a sales team and rented a small office in Bridgehampton. At 3 a.m. on May 22, 2009, the Friday before Memorial Day weekend, his distributor Read More

Why Did Cover Girl Ciara Skip Society-Mag Soiree?

At around 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 18, a bunch of Mercedes, BMWs and Bentleys rolled up to the Social LIfe Estate in East Hampton for a party thrown by Social Life magazine. The guests were still wearing their purple wristbands from the polo event in Bridgehampton that day.

At the front gate were two Read More

Sticky Sweet Dylan Lauren Reopens Her Candy Bar

At Monday evening’s party for the relaunch of Dylan Lauren‘s (daughter of Ralph) popular store, Dylan’s Candy Bar, it was not surprising that sugar featured prominently in the celebration. Tables were piled with mini-brownies and cupcakes; there was a marshmallow dipping station and bikini-and-body-paint-clad candy necklace distributors. The candy-garnished cocktails were hit or miss, however. Read More

Devorah Rose Wants Cityfile to, Like, Get a Life, Okay?

Saturday, August 2, was a rainy day in the Hamptons. Polo in Bridgehampton was cancelled. The roads were muddy. Our hair got frizzy, and our state of mind was such that we ventured out to Devorah Rose‘s Social Life Magazine "estate" in Watermill (there’s another in Southampton) for a party celebrating the magazine’s August issue. Read More