Socialitopoly. "Let's face it: the Manhattan social scene is dead in the summer as country houses beckon, and the city's fashionable people are bored during the week." So says Vanity Fair's Jessica Flint, as a selling point for playing Socialitopoly, the only Monopoly game that has properties like Surf Lodge, Rose Bar, and 740 Park Avenue as Properties. If you are sick of the Jane Ballroom (another property on the board) already, and have had more oysters at the Standard Grill More»

[Rejects Beach]

I have a confession to make. I am not good at “doing” the Hamptons. All that flash blinds me, and when I want to leave the city, I want to leave the city. Get the hell out of Dodge. So when the opportunity arose in June to visit Newport, land of sea and sailors, I was thrilled. For this Midwesterner-by-way-of-Manhattan, Newport is a treasure trove of New England charm and debauchery. I loved it so much that I returned for the Fourth of July. More»