[David Foote, Kerry Cassidy, Kristian Laliberte, Annabel Vartanian. Photos by Patrick McMullan]

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We bid a fond farewell to the Hamptons 2008 at Evian's Taste of Polo on Sunday, at the beautiful Water Mill home of Michael Borrico. Katie Lee Joel hosted and gave away signed cookbooks to guests, including Nacho Figueras and his wife Delphine, Hugh Grant with his new girlfriend Catherine Fulmer, Beth Ostrosky, Morris and Jaci Reid, Brittny Gastineau, Devorah Rose and Sam Talbot. The crowd was treated to a demonstration polo match The scrumptious food was provided by Mr.Chow, Four Seasons, Surf Lodge, and Bagatelle.

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Lately, all that my nerd friends have been yapping about is DUMBO. Seriously, grab any young entrepreneur in the technology field and ask them if they've been to DUMBO and I'm willing to bet that, not only did they hop on the C Train that very DAY for a nerd herd luncheon, but that they are beat from the rest of the afternoon they spent there playing with their nerd toys together. Modern Humorist's Mike Colton couldn't be happier about his move from Manhattan to Dumbo:

"The area is 'industrial, but artsy, and seems to be on its way up.' 

Other tech startups in Dumbo include Gothamist, Element Inc., Drop.io, Big Spaceship, The Knot, Free Verse, and Carrot Creative, just to name a few. Hoping to find out why the nerd herds are all flocking across the river, we went straight to Mike Germano, the creative director of Carrot Creative to find out. He lets us in on the reason tech want to be in DUMBO, the culture of the area, and why we should care about l33t speak.

Why did you decide to be based out of Dumbo?
Our main reason for relocating to DUMBO was the real estate cost relative to Midtown, the former cardboard-box factories that line the streets of DUMBO make for perfect loft-like office space. This type of environment is a boon to our creativity and even makes it possible for computer nerds like us to engage in our primary form of exercise: Nintendo Wii.

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I'm more concerned about this pink confetti outfit choice on the left than anything else to be quite honest.  I'm not sure if this is supposed to be a joke (in which case I guess it's okay), or if this gal really wears shit like this on the weekends.  It looks similar to my birthday outfit I wore in 3rd grade to the local rollar skating rink, except shorter and more sparkly.

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[Bethenny Frankel and Devorah Rose. Photos by Adriel Reboh for Patrick McMullan]

From: hamptons.guestofaguest.com:

I finished my summer exactly the same way I started it: At the Social Life Estate. On Memorial Day I, like hundreds of others, skated past the super tight list and walked up the long driveway to a grand manse with the most prominently well lit step and repeat (which is straight out of Hollywood). The house was a visual delight as far as sponsors and party-goers are concerned. While all of the parties are strictly A list, a few girls dressed in their prom best always managed to get in; this of course only added to the people watching factor.

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[Last Song of Summer. Photos by Adriel Reboh for Patrick McMullan]

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Elton John refers to Rufus Wainwright (best known as the voice behind the soundtracks of “Moulin Rouge” and “Shrek”) as "the greatest songwriter on the planet" but his unique orchestral pop music has reached far beyond film soundtracks. Last Saturday, the artist performed at the Robert Wilson Watermill Center for "The Last Song of Summer" concert, along with Jörn Weisbordt, Daniel Knox, and Jessye Norman.

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[Photos by Rob Rich]

Yes.  He finally made it to Pink Elephant.  His summer is complete.  Labor day weekend saw the clubs in full force out east.  Hundreds were packing in all over the east end to get their moves on for the last "real" weekend to party of the summer. Friday night was rockin', but it was just a warm up....stay tuned.

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Saturday night, we found ourselves under the gracious party tent at Australian art dealer Andy Valmorbida's Southampton compound. It was a celebration to honor the launch of Raphael Mazzucco's new book: "The Collected Art" designed by Giovanni Russo with a forward by Carine Roitfeld. Raphael's work was on display around the periphery of the tent. It sold out before the party was over. The photo of Adriana Lima was the most popular.

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[All photos by David X Prutting. Included in photos above: Liam McMullan, Nick Hunt, Rich Thomas, Tamie Peters Thomas, Stephanie Wei, David X Prutting, and Olivia Cuervo]

From: hamptons.guestofaguest.com:

The NY Times Sunday Styles did a piece on Dune in Southampton this past weekend titled "A Yacht Party In The Sand". It mentioned the $2k pricetag on tables, the inspiration for our daily column "Best $2k I Ever Spent!" Having actually BEEN at DUNE this Saturday, I felt compelled to give my two cents:

I hate nightclubs.

Even more than that, I hate going to nightclubs in the Hamptons...

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I'm not sure how much the tickets were to the EquiFit benefit out at the Laundry restaurant in East Hampton this past weekend, but these guys were going to make SURE to get every penny's worth.  What do you do when you're at a PR driven benefit with nothing to do?  You make up your own silent auction rules and start breaking loose under the tents of course.  This event was held to benefit the Equestrian Aid Foundation, and it is clear that this gentleman is doing his part to support the cause.

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