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E D I TO R ’S L E T T E R have written that time with children and their lack of filter keeps us humble, while learning about humility through books like the Bible (“ashes to ashes, dust to dust”) or The Iliad, which illustrates, as Madeline Miller, the author of The Song of Achilles and Circe, writes, also in the WSJ, that humility is the ability to be changed—to be vulnerable, ever-understanding and empathetic. Researchers say humility is cultivated through awe-inspired moments, “like nature, art, music, religious experiences and witnessing acts of magnanimity or virtuosity. Awe-inspired people are kinder, more patient and less self-absorbed,” as Dr. Samantha Boardman writes in her Positive Prescription newsletter. And when we are witnessing something magnificent, we connect more to the world around us. What better way to diminish our sense of self than through the amazement we feel watching an Olympic athlete? In this issue, we celebrate some of the powerhouse women champions, a brand-new Olympic category—surfing—plus the one athlete on the precipice of greatness like we have never seen in world history, Simone Biles. This gymnast is attempting to win her second straight all-around gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics this month, and there are few times in our lifetime when someone has tried to achieve such greatness. When you add that she’s an African American female who has broken so many barriers just to get into the upper echelon alone, and no man has ever been able to do what she has, it’s even more impressive. Since Biles was a young teen, she has dealt with the fact that she was told she should be the best ever, and so many collapse under that pressure, yet all she has done is manifest that again and again. She is a walking, breathing manifestation of not only the American Dream but proof of what is possible in sport. And, lastly, she’s a fantastic role model for the next generation, like my 11-year-old who wants to reach her goal of making it to the Olympics as a gymnast because of her—and for all of us to tap into the best of us. Humbling, indeed.

Our cover subject, Naomi Watts, and me. Self-made, selfless, and patient, this bright star is an aweinspiring mother and woman. I feel privileged to call her a friend too.

“He among you humans is wisest who…knows that he is worth nothing with respect to wisdom.” —Socrates, in Plato’s Apology of Socrates, sections 23 a and 23 b I have been reading a lot on humility lately. Probably because in an age of ranting and ribbing, Socratic humility is not something we—perpetrators of social media selfies and humblebrags—practice enough of these days. So how do we work closer toward it? As Sister Helen Prejean, Catholic nun and author of Dead Man Walking, wrote in The Wall Street Journal, the word humility is derived from the Latin humus—from the soil—and is about finding one’s place among things, forgoing the ego, much like a farmer who recognizes that “things are going to happen outside of us, that are bigger than us.” Others

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEATURES

“Advice I’d give my younger self? Don’t try to please everyone. You’re enough. Just be you.”

122 EVER-GLOWING AND STILL GROWING Clean-beauty entrepreneur Naomi Watts tells Purist about embracing her authentic self, the joys of parenting, the future of her skin care venture, ONDA, and the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough film, Mulholland Dr. 128 TRUE GOLD Celebrating the strong women headed to the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, including gymnastics superstar Simone Biles, soccer captain Megan Rapinoe, speed machine Allyson Felix, tennis powerhouse Naomi Osaka and the new surfing superstars 136 SWEET DREAMS Saving the bees with Angelina Jolie, UNESCO and luxury beauty brand Guerlain 142 TAKE IT EASY Miles McMillan turns on the charm in this fashion photo series by Williams + Hirakawa.

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60 ASK THE DR. The key to sweet slumber is in a healthy gut. 62 SUMMER SMILES How to protect your pearly whites this season, from Dr. Gerry Curatola of Rejuvenation Health 64 CONCIERGE CARE East End medical professionals making house calls for both humans and their furry friends

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34 THE PLIGHT OF THE BEES Sworn protectors of the East End’s most important pollinators

46 BELLA OF THE BALL Fierce North Fork drag star Bella Noche connects with East End kids through storytelling.

36 LA DOLCE VITA Defining what it means to live well, and important steps to reach fulfillment

48 LOOK TO THE CARDS A colorful array of tarot decks to encourage insight, selfreflection and compassion

38 GUIDED BY BIET Unlocking the spiritual gifts of meditation, and flourishing through periods of growth

50 LIGHT THE FIRE Inside Don Lemon’s new book, This is the Fire, one of many brilliant titles to be featured at East Hampton Library’s annual Author’s Night this August

40 LIVING STRONG Amanda Kloots, dancer, fitness instructor and wife of late Broadway actor Nick Cordero muses on love, grief and perseverance. 44 PURE GOOD i-tri founder Theresa Roden chats with renowned wellness coach Adam Rosante about the character-building powers of triathlons.

54 HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST A demand for diversity in the art world from author Magnus Resch 56 LEAD WITH LOVE Peabody award-winning CBS correspondent Vladimir Duthiers expresses his faith in humanity. 24

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66 KNOW YOUR MICROBES The scoop on pre-, pro- and post-biotics, a trifecta for healthy digestion

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70 PURE PROPERTY Real estate happenings in Aspen and the Hamptons

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78 SEA OF BEAUTY Earth-friendly skin care is a family affair at Chantecaille. 80 EXPANDING HER MISSION An exclusive look inside Undaunted, a new book by hint founder and wellness-business maven Kara Goldin 84 EDITOR’S PICKS Ride the wellness wave with these beauty and fashion picks from Purist founder Cristina Cuomo. 86 PUT YOUR BEST FACE FORWARD Your ticket to radiant summer skin, from JECT

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112 BUILDING A BETTER WORLD Architect Charles Cunniffe’s elegant, sustainable spaces 114 MUSIC TO OUR EARS Jazz Aspen Snowmass celebrates three decades of live music 116 THE FEAST IS ON The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen returns. 118 ASPEN ARTS Richard Carter’s new work and gallery 119 AT A GLANCE Happenings in the mountains this season

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150 AIR POWER Fitness legend Tracy Anderson brings cutting-edge Pilates technology to the Hamptons.

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90 ART AT THE END Checking out South Etna gallery in Montauk

102 THE LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF LISTENING Adam Rosante explores how altruism can nourish the soul.

154 COACHES After a celebrated career shooting hoops, trainer Holly Rilinger motivates fitness junkies to get shredded with LIFTED.

92 PURE PICKS Supplements, decor and beauty essentials made in the USA

104 RED HOT Where to get your lobster fix on the East End

156 WELCOME TO THE CLUB Equinox’s highly anticipated venture in the Hamptons

94 JOIN THE CLUB Step into bliss at the Reform Club in Amagansett.

106 CAPTAIN FANTASTIC Get pampered from the comfort of home with on-demand service from Maison Benjamin.

158 AT A GLANCE Where to catch a summer blockbuster, sip some bubbly and explore the outdoors this month

FOOD IS MEDICINE

98 A TASTE OF ITALY Designer Peter Som marries the essence of Tuscany with healthy seasonal fare.

108 WHAT WELLNESS MEANS TO ME Health philosophies from Kayla Lyn, founder of supplement brand Fizzness 26

160 NUMEROLOGY A by-the-numbers look at pop icon Lana Del Rey

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WHAT INSPIRES YOU MOST ABOUT THE NOBLE ORGANIZATIONS YOU SPOKE ABOUT IN THE ISSUE? “They’re programs created by people with no selfish intentions or superhuman powers. Just open hearts, missions to serve and willingness to do the work.”

WHY IS PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF BEES SO IMPORTANT? “Angelina Jolie and UNESCO/Guerlain’s Women for Bees initiative taught me so much about how these small creatures contribute to the delicate biodiversity of our planet.”

WHAT INSPIRES YOU MOST ABOUT BEES? “Whether it’s a routine inspection to determine the health of the hive or it’s time to harvest honey, it’s a true honor to open a hive and tune in to their world. I feel closer to nature and feel as though I’ve witnessed a miracle every time.”

WHAT INSPIRES YOU MOST AS A WRITER? “As a writer, I’m inspired by The Rolling Stones, snippets of overheard conversations while walking in Central Park, the ghosts of childhood memories, fragments of inner dialogues, strong black coffee and daydreaming.”

WHAT DO YOU CHERISH MOST ABOUT SUMMER? “I cherish summer vegetables, and I love the process of growing them and trying new recipes. This summer, I’m focused on cherry tomatoes plus herbs like oregano, basil and mint.”

Adam Rosante is a philanthropist and one of the world’s most soughtafter strength and nutrition coaches. He’s known for his ability to make fitness accessible and uses simple steps anyone can take to live a healthier, happier life. Privately, he works with A-list actors and athletes, getting them ready to dominate on the screen and on the field.

Donna Bulseco has been an editor at The Wall Street Journal, W, Self and InStyle, and has written for The New York Times. She is editor-inchief of Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, a literary journal recognized as a leader in the medical humanities world.

Dan Winters is an American photojournalist, photo illustrator, filmmaker and writer. His work has appeared in multiple solo exhibitions in galleries in New York and Los Angeles. Most recently, he has teamed up with National Geographic, Guerlain and Angelina Jolie to raise awareness about bee conservation through photography.

Dimitri Ehrlich is a multi platinum-selling songwriter and Emmy-nominated TV producer. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Rolling Stone, Spin and Interview magazine. He is the author of Inside the Music, a book about sounds and spirituality.

Julia Szabo covers wellness, food, style, the arts and pets. Her writing has appeared in Amazing Wellness, The New York Times, the New York Post, Country Living and Vogue. She has authored seven books about life with companion animals, including Medicine Dog, a medical memoir about caring for rescue dogs and cultivating optimal health.

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On the East End, women beekeepers provide a safe haven for the vital pollinators.

We’re gentle, nurturers by nature,” she adds. “It makes sense that women should be moving into this profession and being very good at it. We are traditionally the gatherers for the house, and so are bees: Theirs is a matriarchal society; they go out and gather food and medicine for the entire hive, just as women make healing remedies and potions for their families.” As has been observed when women work with a variety of creatures great and small, from horses to dogs to, yes, pollinators, “It’s a sensibility of working with the animal rather than working the animal,” says Woltz, who refers to her bees as “the girls.” The exquisite honey they produce has won Woltz five Good Food Awards. (Although vegans don’t typically eat honey, because Woltz’s beekeeping standards are so high, she has been unofficially approved by vegan authorities, with Bees’ Needs honey used in some vegan cereals.) Bees work and play well together; the females of the species are true leaders and colleagues. “I have deep awe for how bees are able to get along in such cramped conditions,” Woltz says, citing a corresponding example of female squad goals in the human realm: “Look at our House of Representatives—it’s so beautiful.” In bee culture, “one assumes, because there’s a queen, that she runs things. It’s not the case: She’s busy laying 1,500 eggs during spring buildup, equivalent to her body weight. She’s everybody’s Mom.” Bees have been in trouble for some time, she says: “They are a keystone species, and we are losing them at a rate of one-third of our hives per year. This past year’s losses were 43 percent—the second-highest loss ever recorded.”

Humankind is now learning the hard lessons of trying to stay alive in a pandemic. Bees, notes Deborah Klughers of Bonac Bees, have been bravely facing the threat of extinction for decades: “Insecticides, pesticides, herbicides...these are their pandemic,” she says. Advocates of bees fear that their will to survive will soon collapse from exhaustion—even in the pollinator paradise that is the East End, where landscaping businesses like Marders of Bridgehampton lovingly provide chemicalfree services that prioritize the safety of people, pets, and pollinators alike. Says Mary Woltz, owner-operator of Bees’ Needs, where—as her slogan states, summing up her beecentric mission—“the bees’ needs come first”: “We can divide bee colonies to replace our losses, but we can only go for so long. The pollinator crisis is real.” Angelina Jolie’s new mission to protect pollinators (see the story on page 136) is one high-profile example of a growing affinity between women and bees around the world. The East End happens to be a hive of activity for female beekeepers, who are all managing impressive numbers of colonies with a gentle touch that produces effective results—and often derision from beekeepers of the opposite sex. “Beekeeping is historically a male-dominated profession,” says Klughers of Bonac Bees, one of the largest female-owned beekeeping outfits on Long Island, with colonies across the East End. “I’ve had men tell me, ‘You’re so gentle with your bees’—as if that’s not how they do it. I know numerous female beekeepers who do not want to crush even one bee. Women do make better beekeepers: 34

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Beyond survival: tools for thriving. BY DONNA D’CRUZ Have introspection but not to the level of self-absorption. 2 Strive for self-mastery. Avoid overindulgence and excess. 3 Have gratitude for the good in life. Cultivate humility. 4 Follow your dreams and passions as far as they’ll take you. 5 Relish the simplest joys and pleasures wherever you find them. 6 Simplify things. Your life, your surroundings, your thoughts. 7 Seek the communal good. Better the world beyond your realm. Engage others. 8 Curtail your anxieties and worries. Let go and surrender control. 9 Cultivate new friendships while nurturing the positive ones you have. 10 Live in the now as much as possible, in the certainty that that is the only thing we can do. If Aristotle and his ilk are too serious for you, take heed from Tom and Barbara Good on BBC TV’s iconic and timely series, The Good Life. Bone-weary of climbing the corporate ladder, Tom Good relinquishes all the trappings of haute-suburbia, digs up his garden and opts for a drastically simpler life. His journey began, continues and ends at home. As should ours.

Asking 10 people to define what constitutes a good life would, I daresay, result in 10 wildly different answers. It comes down to how do you define “good”? Subjective, it seems to be. Or is it? Surely there must be some objective quantifiers and marks. Great minds of antiquity puzzled over this enduring quest for a good life. The Socratic view put much emphasis on self-mastery, communal and societal contribution and the examined life, going so far as to declare that the unexamined life wasn’t worth living. Plato wrote whole screeds on pleasure and the good life, with detailed instructions. But it took Aristotle to not only ponder the minutiae of the, but offer a map of sorts for the hardscrabble mixed bag that is most of our lives. For he gave us the lodestar of Eudaimonia. It may sound like one of those polysyllabic new drug advertisements on television, but dear reader, Eudaimonia as described by Aristotle can be described as “happiness” but is so much more. It is a state of thriving instead of surviving; of living in a state of such wellness, abundance and optimum health of body and mind. Did you know there’s an Eudaimonia Institute at Wake Forest University in North Carolina that studies this exclusively? And do we not need this philosophy now, more than ever? With apologies to the classicists out there, here are a few pared-down precepts to living the sweet and good life courtesy of Aristotle. 1 Live the examined life. Seek wisdom and knowledge.

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Meditation guru Biet Simkin answers Purist readers’ questions

Dear Catherine, There is no other. There is only one thing happening here and it’s us and our connection to the divine. Either we have a relationship with our soul or we don’t. Everyone else around us reflects that. When someone makes you feel amazing, all they are doing is giving you a taste of your soul. If you want to feel that amazing on your own, you just need to learn to connect to your soul. Daily interaction is required in my experience, and I have used prayer, breath work, meditation and reading of spiritual literature. When you have the dance down, you just become the person you have been waiting for all along. Love, Biet Dear Biet, As a spiritual teacher, what are your age-defying secrets? Jenny, Brooklyn Dear Jenny, I love this question because it really speaks to the truth at hand. This life is short; at best it’s 70 to 100 years and other times it can end at any minute. The thing I have come to understand is that I am young till the end. I deny that there is a “getting old,” because the way I see it, it’s all just way too short to waste any time on that. Love, Biet Dear Biet, What is a natural remedy-type of meditation that can be used to treat

anxiety? Marije, Los Angeles Dear Marije, I find breath to be the most useful form of return from anxiety. However, prayer works as well. The key is you know you have anxiety. Noticing it is half the battle! Once you see what’s aching you, you can blast it! I also think movement is always a good move. Hope this helps! Biet Dear Biet, I’m on a beautiful path of rediscovering myself but along this path I’m outgrowing my current relationship. I’m trying to grow with the process and take in the lessons but I’m drained. I would love some advice on how to stay centered, or if the time has come for this to end? Vanessa, Diamond Bar, California Dear Vanessa, You know when you know. I found my life got a lot easier once I surrendered to doing whatever my inner voice told me. There is no better life than one lived in obedience to your inner voice, your intuition. It’s sad to outgrow people, but it happens. I find it’s also helpful when moving on to not place judgment on this partner. They are not worse than you or beneath you; you’re just simply gonna do something else. This makes the shift more digestible for everyone. Love, Biet Dear Biet, I am fascinated with your dedication to meditation as a daily practice. Starting a meditation practice can seem overwhelming at times. How

did you start meditating, and how do you benefit from daily practice? Frankly, Brooklyn Dear Frankly, You start by recognizing how crazy you are. Just observe how tense, how reactive, how afraid you are for a week or two and you will run to learn meditation. I would also say start small. Meditate for 10 minutes a day, meditate for two minutes a day. Just start. Just be you; you’re perfect. Love, Biet Dear Biet, How do you deal with family members when you’re on your own journey? When you’re doing your own growing and healing and they express feeling abandoned, they feel you are being selfish and decide they don’t want anything to do with you anymore? Jan, Miami Dear Jan, Oh man, that sounds hard and I am sorry you are going through that. I would just continue to love them and pray for them daily. Seeing them in their greatest. These family members have the right to do whatever they want. I would turn my attention to, “How have I maybe played a role in making them feel alienated?” Or “How can I be more kind and inclusive even as I take these radical spiritual roads?” If my side of the street is clean and I am being kind, there is nothing else I can do. Hope this message finds you well and remember: Love is eternal, real love is unstoppable. Hearts, Biet bietsimkin.com

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LIVING STRONG

Dancer and fitness instructor Amanda Kloots, widow of late Broadway actor Nick Cordero, speaks on grief, healing, motherhood and her new book, Live Your Life: My Story of Loving and Losing Nick Cordero. BY GABRIELLE ECHEVARRIETA

husband’s battle on social media, bringing together millions across the world in collective prayer and support for the couple and their infant son, Elvis. Cordero passed away after a grueling three-month battle with the virus, changing the trajectory of Kloots’ life forever. Since then, she has found upliftment through the compassion of others,

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from Elvis. I was in a constant emotional battle with myself as a wife and a mom.

and has chronicled her family’s journey in a new book, Live Your Life, written in collaboration with her sister, Anna. Here, Kloots tells her story.

PURIST: What would you say to someone who has also lost a loved one due to COVID? AK: I would say not to put any expectations onto yourself. The grieving process is your own, and what works for someone else might not work for you. You are going to have moments where you are laughing and filled with joy, then seconds later in a crying fit. Grief is a weird journey that doesn’t make any sense, and it’s a forever pit in your stomach. I always go back to the knowledge that Nick would want me to be happy, and to live my life to the fullest. I would have wanted the same for him. I remembered that in the dark times to stay lifted and motivated and keep moving forward.

PURIST: How did you go about writing Live Your Life and putting your emotions into words? AMANDA KLOOTS: I knew Anna would be the perfect person to work with on the book because she is an amazing writer and was with me through it all. After Nick passed, I spent time with family in Ohio, and I’d put Elvis to bed, open my computer and write out everything. I’d cry a lot through it, especially in those first couple of days. It was all so fresh in my head so I was able to get it down onto the page. It was really cathartic and helped me process everything, which I didn’t expect. Anna and I continued to work on it together while she was in Paris and I was in LA.

PURIST: What is your go-to way to stay well? AK: My go-to since day one of Nick being sick was to move my body. Every single day, even if it’s just five minutes. I move my body because I watched that man not be able

PURIST: What is one thing you’d like the world to learn from your family’s story? AK: That you can find silver linings even in the worst of

“My go-to since day one of Nick being sick was to move my body. I watched that man not be able to move any part of his body. He lost his leg and his life. Our health is so precious. It’s a gift to be able to move.” to move any part of his body. He lost his leg and his life. Our health is so precious, and it’s a gift to be able to move your body. I never want to take it for granted. It helps my anxiety, and never fails to put a smile on my face.

times. How people are innately kind, and want to help and be there for others. It’s a story of how kindness, family and love always wins. My silver lining was the time I got to spend with my family. I’ll never forget having my siblings come together to be with me. Those moments are so precious, especially when you’re watching someone’s life slip away. PURIST: You were a new mom while Nick was ill. What was it like raising a child and caring for a sick loved one at the same time? AK: I felt like I was bipolar. I’d wake up and talk to the hospital first thing in the morning, and they usually had news about Nick’s condition worsening overnight. Then I’d switch right into mom mode, be silly, play games and just be present for Elvis. Then I’d get to the hospital and sit next to Nick, crying, begging and praying. I felt so depleted, but once I got back home, I had to flip the switch again and turn on a smile for Elvis. It was so hard to leave the hospital because I knew the minute I left Nick he’d be alone with nobody holding his hand, but I also felt guilt being away

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PURIST: What do you want Nick to be remembered for? AK: That he was a creator, and he just never stopped. I would also like Nick to be remembered for the fact that he always strived to challenge the status quo. He was always such a curious man, and wanted to make sure Elvis stayed curious too. Nick always wanted to do more, and truly just live his life. Even though he died at a young age, he lived such a full life. To be able to say that at any age is a big blessing.

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PURE GOOD

i-tri founder and chief visionary officer Theresa Roden, on empowering young girls to find their inner strength and cultivate it in others. BY ADAM ROSANTE

By building self esteem and discipline at a young age, i-tri participants can find success later in life.

ADAM ROSANTE: For those not familiar, what is i-tri? THERESA RODEN: i-tri empowers middle school girls through the sport of triathlon. We foster self-confidence, personal empowerment, positive body image and healthy lifestyle choices. The girls train to complete a youth-distance triathlon as a metaphor for life’s journey. Along the way, they develop habits that last a lifetime. This program is always free to every participant. What sets us apart is our empowerment curriculum. We also train minds and spirits, and make deep connections with other girls, and trusted female coaches and role models.

When Kaya started i-tri she was new to the school and didn’t have many friends. She also didn’t know how to swim or ride a bike, but committed to the program 100 percent. She learned how to swim and ride, but even more importantly she became a part of the i-tri family, making lifelong friends in the process. Kaya did i-tri again in eighth grade, then volunteered throughout high school as an alumna coach and mentor. She’s now in graduate school, and inspired by her own experiences and the work she did with i-tri, she’s studying to become a social worker!

AR: Advice to someone looking to be of service? TR: Do what feels good. It can be as simple as holding the door for someone, giving a compliment or saying a kind word. Volunteer. There are so many great organizations out here on the East End. Listen to your inner guidance. If it’s telling you to help, then help. Every bit of positive action leads to change. You may be surprised to find that you benefit most from that change! i-tri’s Young at Heart Tri fundraiser is July 17 at 7:30AM at Long Beach in Sag Harbor. Go to itrigirls.org for info.

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AR: Why is it important to use your life to be of service? TR: I believe that the more you give, the more you receive. Our first empowerment lesson each year is “How Bright is Your Light?” where we use a lantern to represent the light of our spirits. We discuss how when you feel good your light is really bright. And when your light is bright, it positively affects everyone you come in contact with. And so your job is to keep your light bright and create that ripple effect.

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BELLA OF THE BALL

It’s not often drag comes to North Fork wine country, but if Bella Noche has her way, it may well become as de rigueur as indigenous rosé. That’s because to the New York native who moved to Suffolk County a few years ago, drag isn’t just about serving up a look. “It’s a journey of selfexpression,” says the selfproclaimed mermaid, her pearlescent aqua highlighter, cascading turquoise curls and iridescent blue lipstick glowing in the late afternoon sun, hosting a Pride event at Terra Vite vineyards in Jamesport. For the Latinx artist and storyteller, born Isaiah Negron into a conservative Pentecostal family in Astoria, Queens, that journey wasn’t exactly a day at the beach. When she came out to her parents at 19, she was told she couldn’t be gay in their home. She left, attended Hunter College, majoring in creative writing and journalism, while taking theater and dance as electives. After graduating, she worked for Manhattanand Hamptons-based publicist R. Couri Hay, was an activity specialist at a center for LGBTQ youth in Astoria and fell into drag “by accident,” after a friend invited her to join a firsttimer’s show at a club in Chelsea.

Bella Noche hosts Drag Queen Story Hour in both English and Spanish.

sea stars, shells and pearls to make Ariel sea-foam green with envy. She called herself Bella Noche, the Spanish version of “Bella Notte” (Beautiful Night), a song from the Disney classic Lady and the Tramp. Not surprisingly, one of her favorite gigs is hosting Drag Queen Story Hour, reading books like Julián Is a Mermaid in English and Spanish to children in public libraries, farms and museums while inspiring them to unabashedly explore who

“In New York, you need a brand,” she says. “I was always into The Little Mermaid as a kid and would do the Ariel flip in the pool, but the others would say, ‘You can’t do that; you’re not a girl.’ As I got older, I thought I had to look like a boy. I felt bad about how I always loved mermaids. So to me, drag was about letting go of the shame and unleashing it.” And unleash she did, with a sparkly tail and enough glittery scales, sequins, 46

they are through genderfluid dress-up. “It’s the most fulfilling thing I do with my drag,” she says. Though her first Long Island reading, at the East Meadow Public Library, drew a handful of protesters, she was hardly deterred, and now boasts fans from the Hamptons to the Met Museum to local teens who book her for birthday parties. “I love Long Island,” she says. “When I first got here, there was only one other drag queen, though there was once a vibrant drag scene here. Now there are at least 15 of us, and I run the local chapter of Drag Queen Story Hour.” Though advocating for LGBTQ youth may sound like a tall order in a red district, Bella says she keeps politics out of it, and appeals to parents by empowering their children’s imagination. “If someone says you can’t do that, don’t take it to heart,” she tells her young crowd. “There will be many people in your life like that. Don’t let them limit you.” You can catch Bella Noche at Terra Vite in July (dates to be determined), on Facebook Live for Cocktails and Contours every other Wednesday, and on Zoom for Drag Queen Bingo on Fridays. For more info: @bellanochenyc on Instagram

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LIGHT THE FIRE

From August 12-15, East Hampton Library will host its 17th annual Authors Night featuring work by brilliant writers, including Don Lemon’s This is the Fire. Here, Lemon speaks with Purist about the book’s call to make everlasting change through systemic overhaul. BY CRISTINA CUOMO • PHOTOGRAPHY BY CATHRINE WHITE Don Lemon’s new book invites people of all races to think critically and set positive examples for future generations.

Don Lemon anchors Don Lemon Tonight on CNN and led the network’s coverage of George Floyd’s death at the hands of the police and the protests that followed. A news veteran of Chicago, he joined CNN in September 2006 and has reported on the scene for breaking-news stories including the Charleston church shooting, the death of Freddie Gray while in police custody, the shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and the George Zimmerman trial, among others. Lemon is known for holding politicians and public officials accountable and for his compassionate, intuitive interviews with everyday people. He’s the author of a new book, This is the Fire, and host of the podcast Silence is Not An Option. CRISTINA CUOMO: Don, you set up your beautifully written book in the same way James Baldwin began The Fire Next Time in 1963, with a letter written to your nephew, a promise for a better future ending with this passage: “Soon you’ll see the difference between those who preach, those who march and those who maintain a deferential silence while the bullhorn of racism blares the same foul tropes it’s been sounding for 400 50

years. I promise you true, because I love you, I will not stand among the silent. Silence is no longer an option.” What compelled you to write this important book right now? DON LEMON: We’re living almost every single aspect of what I wrote about in the book. I talked about policing, reparations, images in the media for Black people, representation and white supremacy. As we all sat in our homes during the summer of 2020 because we were in the middle of a deadly pandemic in the middle of quarantine, we saw the death of George Floyd play out in front of our faces and we couldn’t turn away from it. We were all vulnerable at the time, and I felt I had to say something. I had people who I love in my life who happen to be white, people I love like you and Chris [Cuomo of CNN] and many people among them were saying, “Where do we go from here? How do we correct this? I don’t want my kids to grow up in a world like this. I don’t have the vocabulary to be able to talk to them, Don. You’re my friend and help me.” And that’s what the book was about. CC: You write that this book is a springboard to one’s call to purpose. What are the steps in finding that purpose? DL: It’s listening first, then being vulnerable and open. Then you can begin to have these conversations about race where it’s not so uncomfortable, where you don’t have to worry about someone thinking that you may be racist or biased or have some unconscious bias. Because if you do that, then you begin to change, and then the world will begin to change. But the only way that we can do that is if we develop relationships with people who don’t look like us. If you’re white, get a Black friend. If you’re Black, get a white friend. If you’re Black, get an Asian friend, and so on. But we need to surround ourselves and start communicating and having relationships with people who don’t look like us and who don’t think like us and who aren’t in our immediate circle every single day. And I really do think that’s the only way. So, once you do that, once you read the book, start to have the conversations, be open, listen, then you must do the work or nothing is going to change. CC: What was a pivotal time in your life when you decided having a public voice was your vehicle to tackle—or more like ass-kick—systemic racism? Lemon is an American patriot, raising his voice for racial justice in the U.S.

DL: I set out to be a journalist. Being at the matrix of what’s happening in the world every single day forced me into having this point of view and wanting to be able to 51

change things. The news business evolved, and I evolved with it. I realize the influence that I have on people every single day. Being in this role and being the only person who looks like me in prime time, there are certain responsibilities and expectations of me that I feel I have to live up to.

real? No, it’s not. Rethink all of those things. That truthful conclusion will help you with the language and tools to be able to teach your kids. CC: You write, “Americans are deeply divided people. Isolated in conflicting bubbles of information and misinformation. At this moment our democracy hangs in the balance, our climate is at the brink of cataclysm and our civil rights are succumbing to chaos. If we hope to make a tectonic shift in how this country functions on a daily household level, we have to take this fight back to where it began—money. And this is where I actually find a shred of hope.” What do you mean by this?

CC: In the book, you say, “The way you treat others is not about who they are, it’s about who you are.” You talk about how to avoid raising racist children through education and rewriting our textbooks. But what can be done at home to become antiracist as a parent and a grown-up?

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DL: As a parent, you’re the teacher all “It’s listening first, then being vulnerable and the time. You are the pack leader. As the open,” says Lemon. pack leader, what does your life look like? DL: Because money talks, quite honestly. If Whom do you surround yourself with? Is it you cut off people’s lifeline or if you hinder all people who look just like you and think just like you? it in any way, you get their attention. Much the same thing Whatever that is, your kids see that and they imitate it. is happening when it comes to the voter-suppression laws They’re a reflection of you. If that’s the case, you need to and companies around the country. People are seeing reach out when you drop your kids off at school. If you’re companies saying, “No, this goes against the values of in the pickup line, say hello to Ms. Sanchez and say, “I’m our company and we are not cosigning this. We’re going having a barbecue on Sunday. Why don’t you guys come to move our event out of your city, state, or whatever it over.” Or Mr. Williams and say, “Hey, our sons play on the is.” And the people who want the suppression to happen same baseball team. Maybe we should have some sort are fighting it tooth and nail and they’re upset. Even on a personal structure, if it’s bad for business and you can’t of game and cookout where we get to know each other.” feed your family or you can’t continue to operate in a You must be responsible enough to teach them diversity terrible way and it affects your business and your savings and inclusion. You also have to think about the traditions in your life, whether it’s history, whether it’s religion or and all of that, it’s going to get your attention. And if you whatever you’ve been taught. Is this the truth? Has this can’t do the right thing in your heart, it’s certainly going been whitewashed? Why are we decorating these eggs to force you to do the right thing. Much the same way as for Easter? What is this tradition about? Why do we have legislation does. You may not be able to change people’s a figure in our home or a picture in our home that looks hearts, but you can change their behavior because they like Jesus is a blond surfer from Southern California? Is that have to act a certain way.

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HOW TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST

I don’t, however, want to end on a completely bleak note. In recent years, there has been a very strong trend toward showing artists from previously underrepresented groups. As a consequence, between 2012 and 2018, sales results on the secondary market rose just 8 percent for men, but 73 percent for women. Jeffrey Deitch is considered one of the most legendary art dealers and curators in the world. He opened his first gallery in 1972 and shortly after moved to New York to become involved in the international art scene. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and invented what is now colloquially known as “art banking.” In today’s more decentralized art world, Jeffrey relies on his network for finding new artists and staying connected Magnus Resch with collectors and museums. He frequently visits upcoming gallerists and supports them through his network, all of which keeps him updated about what’s going on. When we met in early 2020, Jeffrey stressed the importance of constantly reiterating that “you are in control.” It’s easy to think your career is in other people’s hands, but just because a gallery shows your work, you are not guaranteed success. Artists must continue to do the work themselves—creating their own networks, reaching out to other artists, writers and curators, and building something meaningful together. It’s hard work, Jeffrey admits. “I am nearly in my 70s, and I am still working hard!” Jeffrey is a great example of how you must constantly network and connect.

Women artists, members of the LGBTQ+ community and artists of color are underrepresented in today’s art market, a finding backed up by a lot of current research. They receive fewer shows, achieve lower prices, sell less, and find it harder to get good gallery representation than their white male counterparts. The art world presents itself as deeply and systemically undemocratic and arbitrary, with a few, mostly white male painters, dominating. Research on gender inequality in particular has produced the following facts. (Existing research has not yet caught up with the emergence of nonbinary gender identities, so regrettably we must discuss here in terms of the representation of men and women.) Only 33 percent of artists exhibited globally in 2018 were women. Only 10 percent of galleries represent a 50/50 split of male and female artists. At auctions, women’s artworks fetch much lower prices. Only two works by women have ever broken into the top 100 auction sales for paintings. In 2018, men created 92 percent of all lots and 95 percent of the total value of art sold at auction. The number of resold works by men still far outstrips those by women. A study by Mei Moses shows 2,472 repeat sales by 499 female artists, compared to 55,706 repeat sales by 8,477 male artists in the period 2012-2019. This significant gender disparity continues, despite more women becoming directors, gallerists and curators. In major arts colleges, too, statistics show that the balance is in favor of women, with an average 65 percent female share of enrollment in art programs in the U.S. and U.K.

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that exhortation every day and try to live up to it. CW: You quoted words attributed to St. Augustine—“The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering”— in your commencement address at your alma mater, the University of Rhode Island, in 2017. Looking back at that, how has that contributed to the way you lead your life today?

VLADIMIR DUTHIERS: The night Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, Senator Robert F. Kennedy delivered a speech in Indianapolis and he implored us to “dedicate ourselves to what the Greeks wrote so many years ago: to tame the savageness of man and make gentle the life of this world.” Dr. King certainly did not set out to be assassinated and George Floyd could not have known that the events of that day in May would lead to his death at the hands of one who was obligated to protect it. But his death, like Dr. King’s, set off a cascading series of events that reverberated around the world. From Minneapolis to Oslo, Denmark to Hong Kong to Lagos, Nigeria, millions took to the streets to protest racial injustice and police brutality— to try and “make gentle the life of this world.” I have also reflected on 17-year-old Darnella Frazier’s actions that day. The police statement of George Floyd’s death was simply titled “Man Dies After Medical Incident During Police Interaction.” It didn’t mention any use of force, did not

VD: I try to be a conduit for the stories and the truths of others. I have come to believe that immortality comes from changing other people’s lives for the better. I hope in sharing their stories, I can honor the lives and memories of the downtrodden, the persecuted and the oppressed, memorialize those who have lost or sacrificed their lives, and honor the loved ones they leave behind. CW: A book you love? VD: Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. I try to reread it once a year. I am reminded of this quote nearly every

“Every day, I marvel at what people can do. No matter where we are from, no matter our race, ethnicity, religion or creed. And I get to wake up every morning to a job where I get to witness these moments of humanity.” day: “Don’t aim at success. The more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue, and it only does so as the unintended side effect of one’s personal dedication to a cause greater than oneself or as the byproduct of one’s surrender to a person other than oneself.”

mention Derek Chauvin’s name, and just stated that he “physically resisted officers” and “appeared to be suffering from medical distress” after being handcuffed. We only know what really happened because 17-yearold Darnella Frazier turned on her camera and filmed the entire incident and then shared the horror, the trauma, George’s pleas of mercy and cries for his mother—with the world. She was just a normal teenager with a job at the mall. But like Nellie Bly and Ida B. Wells and countless others before her, her documenting this crime—her journalism— changed things in ways that we have yet to even imagine. But when she was awarded a 2021 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, the board wrote that she was being honored “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd...and highlighting the crucial role of citizens in journalists’ quest for truth and justice.” Rosa Parks did not set out to change the world. She just wanted to get home after a long day on her feet. But in my mind, whether they knew it or not, their actions contributed to making gentle the life of this world. And I think about

CW: What inspires you? VD: People. It might sound silly but it’s true. Every day, I marvel at what people can do. No matter where we are from, no matter our race, ethnicity, religion or creed—we teach, we empathize, we share, we learn, we sing and play music, we laugh and cry and make others laugh and cry, we sometimes hurt and so some do evil...but inevitably—we love. And I get to wake up every morning to a job where I get to witness, hear, learn and then share with the rest of the world these incredible moments of humanity from all over the world. What’s better than that? 57

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rhythms is disrupted, the other goes, too. Gut bacteria create their own circadian rhythm by calling for the production of cytokines, multipurpose chemical messengers that have a hand in a number of your body’s functions, including inducing sleep. When there is dysbiosis, and your microbiome isn’t balanced, cytokine production may be disrupted or decreased. This not only affects the ability of cytokines to fight infection; it affects their ability to promote sleep. 4 BETTER YOUR MICROBIOME, BETTER YOUR SLEEP. Your microbiome begins to develop at birth and is affected throughout your life by many factors, including whether you were born vaginally or via C-section, if you were breastfed, if you smoke or drink alcohol, how well you eat, manage stress, move, and sleep, and your antibiotic and medication use. Any and all can significantly affect the quality and diversity of your microbiome, for better and worse. So the good news here is that you can turn the ship around by weaving a few healthy habits into your routine to get your body, brain and belly back into rhythm. Exciting recent research suggests that a more diverse gut microbiome is associated with improved sleep quality. 5 GETTING YOUR GUT GROOVE BACK Like all the systems and organs in your body, the microbiome is designed for predictable cycles of sleep, wakefulness and eating. As you bring yourself back into rhythm by adopting new habits, your gut will follow suit. But one of the biggest influences on your microbiome’s health is your diet. If yours is less than ideal, you may have your work cut out for you, but trust me, if you take care of your gut, it will take care of you—and you’ll likely sleep a whole lot better, too. Your mission: get your gut in rhythm and keep it there. Here are a few of my Gut Rhythm Rules to Live By: 6 PASS ON SUGARY, STARCHY AND PROCESSED FOODS. If it’s sweet or starchy, and especially if it was produced in a food factory, it’s not good for you or your microbiome. High-in-sugar foods and easily digested starches like pastries and processed breads mostly get broken down in the small intestine, which can result in the proliferation of harmful bacteria there, leading to SIBO, or small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. Adding insult to injury, processed foods contain nasty stuff like trans fats, preservatives, artificial sweeteners, artificial ingredients, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and industrial seed oils, all of which can wreak even more havoc on the microbiome— so as they say, fugeddaboutit. What’s more, sweet stuff also messes with your sleep, according to a 2016 study, which

All the systems in your body are designed to function best when they follow natural rhythms, in sync with the light and dark cycles of the external natural world. It’s how we—and our body’s own internal clock—evolved. When we do the activities of daily life, like eating and sleeping, out of step with those predictable rhythms, we confuse the body’s internal clock, and nothing works very well, especially your digestive system. And it plays a bigger role in sleep—and how well you do it—than you might realize. The causes and effects work in both directions: An out-of-rhythm lifestyle can throw off the gut and your sleep. And an out-of-rhythm gut can throw your entire life off-kilter, and screw up your sleep, to boot. Conversely, good gut health can facilitate good sleep. So the better you tend to your gut, the easier it will be to fall asleep and stay asleep. How to get your gut and sleep back into a healthier, sleep-supporting rhythm? Start here: 1 YOUR BELLY, BRAIN AND SLEEP ALL INFLUENCE ONE ANOTHER. To understand the connection between sleep and your gut microbiome—aka the trillions of microorganisms, mainly bacteria, that live in your gastrointestinal tract—you need to understand that your gut and your brain work in tandem. The gut digests your food, to be sure, but it’s also evolved its own nervous system, the enteric nervous system or “second brain,” which is constantly communicating with your brain (via the vagus nerve), influencing hormone production, immune system function, appetite, digestion, metabolism, behavior, mood, stress responses and, you guessed it, sleep. Though the exact process isn’t fully understood, the thought is that some of the gut bacteria, and the metabolites they produce from breaking down your food, send signals to the brain, which influence how well or poorly we sleep. So, when the gut is out of balance, it’s not communicating well, the brain isn’t getting the full story, and essential functions—like sleep—suffer. 2 TREAT YOUR MICROBIOME RIGHT—HAVE BETTER NIGHTS. The microbiome has the ability to create the same sleep-influencing neurotransmitters as the brain, namely dopamine, serotonin, melatonin and GABA. But an outof-balance gut can’t rise to the challenge, meaning it won’t make the right amounts of the stuff you need to sleep well. So if sleep is what you’re after, put treating your microbiome right at the top of the to-do list. 3 TIMING IS EVERYTHING—AND SO IS RHYTHM. Your body’s internal clock, or master clock, works in concert with your microbiome’s clock. If one of these

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come loaded with their own beneficial bacteria that join forces with the good stuff in your gut. The research suggests that the bacterial newcomers help the longtime residents do a better job of protecting your health, so add a few servings a week to your plate. 10 SKIP CONVENTIONALLY FARMED MEAT, POULTRY, DAIRY PRODUCTS AND EGGS. Conventionally farmed animals such as cows, pigs and chickens are almost always fed large amounts of antibiotics to prevent them from getting sick and to fatten them up before slaughter. Those antibiotics then end up in your system when you consume those products. 11 MINIMIZE ANTIBIOTIC USE. Every so often a raging infection may warrant a round of antibiotics, but much of the time they’re unnecessary and can lead to potentially dangerous antibiotic resistance. Inside the gut, antibiotics take out the good bacteria along with the bad, throwing off the bacterial balance and undermining gut health. Instead, when possible, go with herbal “antibiotics” or anti-microbial herbs. They tend to be tougher on the toxic bacteria you want to get rid of and easier on your good bacteria. 12 STEER CLEAR OF THE PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS. Research shows that people who rely on stomach-acid blockers (like Nexium and Prilosec) are less likely to have a diverse collection of bacteria in the gut. That means greater vulnerability to leaky gut and digestive or immunity problems. The primary goal should be to reduce your need for proton pump inhibitors altogether, which can frequently be accomplished through diet. 13 TAKE ADVANTAGE OF A DAILY PROBIOTIC. A probiotic is a supplement that provides your gut with more beneficial microorganisms. Although it’s always best to get your probiotics from food, you can also enjoy the advantages of fermented foods in easy supplement form, either a capsule or powder. 14 FILTER YOUR WATER. Chlorinated water kills harmful bugs and tamps down many waterborne diseases. However, it can also do a number on the good bacteria in your microbiome. To protect your gut from some of the chlorine damage, invest in a water filter that will leave the chlorine out of your cup. 15 LIVE THE LIFESTYLE. The habits that are designed to keep you in rhythm and improve your overall health—exercising, embracing consistency in your daily routine, cutting back on drinking, quitting smoking—will ultimately benefit your microbiome too. drfranklipman.com

confirmed that higher sugar intake is associated with lighter, less restorative sleep and more night wakings. And another study from Columbia University concluded that a diet high in refined carbohydrates—particularly added sugars—is linked to a higher risk of insomnia, especially in women aged 50 and over. 7 AVOID GLYPHOSATE SPRAYED CROPS. Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the highly toxic pesticide known as Roundup, which is used not only to ward off pests on genetically modified (GMO) crops, but also on conventional plants (particularly wheat) to chemically expedite the dying process of these crops so they can be dried and harvested more quickly. In addition, glyphosate is a registered antibiotic, making the stuff awful for your body and even worse for gut health. Crops typically affected by glyphosate include corn, peas, soybeans, flax, rye, lentils, triticale, buckwheat, canola, millet, potatoes, sugar beets and edible legumes. To sidestep this heinous stuff, choose organic at the grocery store or buy from your local farmers market. This will also ensure that you won’t be ingesting questionable fertilizers or other types of pesticides, most of which have been linked with being harmful to the beneficial bacteria in the gut and altering the microbiome makeup. 8 PACK IN THE PREBIOTICS. Prebiotics are food fibers that most of our digestive system can’t break down, but the bacteria in our microbiome most certainly can. They’re like microflora superfoods, giving your good bacteria the high-octane fuel they need to do all the things that keep your gut healthy, like protecting the gut wall, digesting your food, keeping the bad guys in check, contributing to your immune system and coordinating with your central nervous system. Foods that are rich in prebiotic fiber include: garlic, onions, radishes, leeks, asparagus, Jerusalem artichokes, dandelion greens, broccoli, chicory root, lentils and chickpeas. And be sure to always eat the stalks! Those chewier, fibrous bites—especially broccoli and asparagus stalks—are particularly nutritious for gut bacteria. They thrive on stalks—so feed them what they love! Another option is to take a prebiotic supplement, but be sure that it’s a real fiber source and contains one or more of these ingredients: inulin, FOS (fructo-oligosaccharides), pectin, arabinogalactan, chicory root, acacia fiber, artichoke fiber and green banana fiber. 9 DON’T FORGET THE FERMENTED SIDES. Fermented foods like sauerkraut, yogurt, kimchi (Korean fermented cabbage), miso and kefir (fermented milk) 61

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is a wide variety of mouth guards for use during different activities; you can discuss these options with your dentist. 3 DON’T FORGET LIP PROTECTION OUTDOORS. Most people are unaware that lips have one of the thinnest layers of skin on the human body, and they are the most sensitive and delicate. Lips are extremely fragile because they do not have any sweat glands or sebaceous glands and only produce a small amount of melanin. Make sure you use a lip moisturizer with a minimum sun protection factor (SPF) of 30. 4 TRY TO EAT HEALTHY. Along with more outdoor activities during the season, comes the summer party season, and not-so-healthy food. It’s also a season with abundant healthy organic produce from CSA farms and farm stands all around us. So go green and eat more greens—they’re alkalizing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant rich. 5 GET A CHECKUP AND CLEANING. Summer is the best time for dental checkups and cleanings. Adults have more time from work and children from school, and summertime is typically less busy around dental offices, making it easy to fit in appointments between birthday parties and backyard barbecues. You may also want to consider tooth bleaching, because nothing goes better with a summer tan than a big, white, healthy smile.rejuv-health.com; 212.355.4777

Summer is finally here, and whether it’s time for a welldeserved vacation with relaxing days at the beach, fishing on your boat, surfing, cycling, hiking or many other outdoor sports, the health and protection of your mouth and smile is essential, but is often ignored. In fact, according to data from thousands of dental offices, visits for dental injuries spike during summertime. The largest increases in dental emergency visits occur at the peak of summer, between the Fourth of July and Labor Day holidays. Here are the top five tips for keeping your smile healthy and safe this summer season: 1 HYDRATE Drinking water is not only essential to optimize immunity, digestion and physical performance; it’s also important to the health of your teeth and gums, which need to remain optimally hydrated to prevent decay and gum disease. The best way to stay hydrated on a hot summer day is to go for pure alkaline water or chilled natural herbal teas. Remember, alcoholic beverages can dehydrate you and your smile, so always drink water when consuming those summer cocktails. 2 USE A CUSTOM MOUTH GUARD WHEN DOING SPORTS. Whether on a surfboard or bicycle, playing soccer or baseball, adults and children see tooth injuries spike during the summer. A custom-made mouth guard will significantly decrease the risk of a tooth loss or a mouth trauma. There 62

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With only one main hospital—Southampton— on the East End, and no veterinary specialty center, health emergencies can be challenging for people and their animals. This summer, two new services have launched that will make it easier to get critical care quickly, and hopefully save lives.

testing—Sollis’ staff will even arrive on-site at an event to administer rapid tests. Full ER capabilities include advanced diagnostic imaging and a comprehensive lab. Unlike traditional emergency rooms, there are no long waits at the members-only facility; in fact, there is a guarantee of no wait, even without an appointment. Sollis is open 24/7 and can arrange ambulance or helicopter transfer to the city if necessary. Things have been even more dire for the fourlegged set because there are no veterinary specialty hospitals in the Hamptons— the closest options are Riverhead or Islip—and then there is often a wait of weeks for an appointment. Dr. Cindy Bressler, who has been offering veterinary house calls in the Hamptons for 18 years, witnessed so many frustrating experiences due to the lack of specialists, that she assembled a group of veterinary doctors and specialists who will join her for home visits in Hamptons Veterinary Specialists. They work with Mixlab, the compounding pharmacy for animals that customizes the necessary medicines and delivers them to the Hamptons within hours. Dr. Bressler, the group’s chief medical officer and

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emergency director, said one of the crises that prompted her to form this coalition was a 3-yearold yellow lab who had swallowed a towel. “Her vet ordered an ultrasound but while they waited a week for the appointment the dog passed away,” she recalls. “If we had been able to send our ultrasound over the same day, we would have rushed that dog into surgery.” A cocker spaniel who suddenly went blind had a happier ending. “Our ophthalmologist was around and able to diagnose it as glaucoma and begin treatment immediately,” she says. “That difference in time saved his vision.” Bressler says that particularly now, when pet parents aren’t allowed into veterinary hospitals due to COVID restrictions, home services are in demand. “The animals are put in cages while waiting at hospitals, and owners have to stay in the parking lot,” she explains. “At home, they can stay with their pets.” Hamptons Veterinary Specialists also offer home hospitalization with 24-hour nursing care. “Animals do much better when they aren’t under stress,” says Bressler. Not to mention their owners. drcindybressler.com

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Understanding the role of pre-, pro- and postbiotics in maintaining a healthy microbiome.

it properly, it will grow. Here’s a They may be the most helpful handy guide to understanding squatters in history. Pre-, proeach of the “biotics”: and postbiotics are buzzwords in the health world. And for PROBIOTICS: These are the good good reason! These microbes, guys—the microbes. The greatest which call our bodies home, breadth of microbial diversity can are acquired throughout our be found in naturally fermented lifetime—by touching, breathing food products. This means and eating—are essential for cultured foods like yogurt, kefir, our health and well-being. sauerkraut, kombucha and From balancing our mood, to pickles. Make sure that these supporting our immune system, foods are brined in salt and not to producing anti-inflammatory vinegar to ensure that they are metabolites, these fantastic rich in live bacteria. If something flora are responsible for many is pickled in vinegar, then it will components of who we are taste pickled, but will not have Food for your microbiome can be found in and how our bodies run. In the microbial benefit that real vegetables like onion and cauliflower. fact, in some ways we are more fermented foods have. Good microbe than we are human. bacteria can also be found in Our bodies are host to about 100 trillion bacterial cells of probiotic supplements. If you go this route, make sure to 10,000 different species. Though only weighing about 3 change your probiotics often in order to ensure proper pounds, our microbial population accounts for the vast microbial diversity. If you take the same probiotic majority of our unique genes. In fact, our microbial cells supplement over and over, it will create monoculturing, outnumber our human cells by 10 to 1. Genetically, we are which means the overgrowth of specific strains. The goal outnumbered 360 to 1. The presence, or absence, of these here is diversity. microbes can determine the status of our health. PREBIOTICS: Think of prebiotics as food or fertilizer for your Over the past 50 years, the diversity of the microbial microbiome. Prebiotics are fibers found in fruits like populations in our gut has been declining. Dr. Martin J. watermelon and grapefruit, vegetables like asparagus, Blaser, in his book Missing Microbes, says that the current garlic, onion and cauliflower, as well as beans like rise in chronic and inflammatory diseases like Crohn’s chickpeas and lentils, whole grains like barley and oats, disease, type 1 diabetes, allergies and celiac disease, as and nuts like almonds and pistachios. These foods all help well as mood disorders like anxiety and depression, may the “good guys” to grow and prosper. The presence of be due in part to the decline in this protective microbial these beneficial foods in our diet determines the health of population. Blaser explains that the use of antibiotics as our microbial friends. well as other medications like birth control pills, protonPOSTBIOTICS: These metabolites are a byproduct of the pump inhibitors and laxatives can all negatively impact metabolic process of our microbes breaking down the the health and diversity of our microbiome. Pesticides and prebiotic fibers. This process produces helpful compounds fungicides in our food, as well as plain old-fashioned stress, like vitamins B and K, anti-inflammatory short-chain fatty can also down-regulate this delicate system. Additionally, acids like butyrate and acetate, and neurotransmitters the standard American diet is woefully insufficient in the such as GABA and serotonin. This process requires both the types of foods that allow the microbiome to bloom, which presence of pre- and probiotics in order to occur. results in hindered immune function and mood instability. Our microbes are our friends—maybe even our best So, what can we do? Beyond being conscious about friends. They help us in ways that most of us are not even our food and medicine choices, we can bolster our aware of. Eating a whole-food diet rich in probiotic and microbiome with probiotics, cultured foods and a little prebiotic foods will ensure their health and stability. Love love. Think of your microbiome like a garden: If you tend to your gut, and it will love you back. standwellness.com 66

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It is a season of reunion and renewal: Families are coming together; friends are meeting up for the first time in a year. Our homes have never been more important as the central sources for gatherings. They also provide solitude and space to reflect on the year, making new resolutions to be better and do better. These properties offer the perfect settings for celebrations and rediscovering a sense of self. One of the most important historic homes in Southampton is on the market, with its owner, David Walentas, donating the proceeds of the $35 million asking price to his alma mater, the University of Virginia. The Grosvenor Atterbury residence on Coopers Neck Lane, represented by Christopher J. Burnside of Brown Harris Stevens, combines the provenance of the original design with modern-day amenities. Mere minutes from Coopers Beach, this stunning estate was completed in 1913 by Atterbury, a renowned

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Mr. Walentas showed off the home in all its glory to a glittering group of guests who gathered last month at a benefit for the House of SpeakEasy, a literacy program that brings books to underserved communities. He underwrote the event, which featured Martha Stewart in conversation with architectural critic Paul Goldberger and architect Peter Pennoyer. The setting could not have been more picturesque: Flowering gardens, a botanical greenhouse and raised formal garden combine to create the most spectacular setting for celebrations large and small. This is simply a one-of-a-kind property, saved from demolition by Walentas, who is credited with turning the neighborhoods of DUMBO and Williamsburg into vibrant communities and in doing so, improving the landscape of New York City. Another piece of history is up for sale: the second Frederick K. Hollister

Cottage. In 1913, Hollister built four cottages in East Hampton’s estate section. While all are architecturally significant, the second one, on picturesque Lily Pond Lane, is thought to be his finest. Designed by John Custis Lawrence, the house’s full width is 110 feet, and it was conceived as a simple flat farmhouse facade bookended with a saltbox cape and a colonial. The 6,208-square-foot home has deeded beach access through a private walkway. With five bedrooms plus a three-bedroom staff wing, the first floor features a formal dining room, large living room and eat-in kitchen, all with handcrafted fireplaces. A cheerful sunroom on the west side of the house lets in afternoon light as you step back in time at this truly special property. Asking $16,750,000, with Ed Petrie and James Petrie at Compass. If Aspen in the summer is more 72

your thing, look no further than this chic condo that is in turnkey condition. On the market for $4,999,000 with Susan C. Plummer of Coldwell Banker Mason Morse, the North of Nell fully appointed and intelligently designed home, located at the base of Aspen’s gondola, comes furnished and equipped with everything you need—even fabulous French Laguiole cutlery. The three-bedroom, two luxurybath condo provides elevator access to garage and ski storage, and the kitchen boasts custom cabinetry, a six-person island counter fronted with Turkish onyx, Wolf oven, BlueStar wall oven, and Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine cooler. You’ll want to bring that glass of vino to the large deck and bask in the spectacular lights of downtown and views of Smuggler and Red mountains after a day on the slopes. Inside, there’s a full surround sound home theater system.

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The Wainscott House, a proposed design by Heiberg Cummings of a nine-bedroom Edwardian-style retreat The 3-acre property is located on two adjacent lots.

Imagine pulling up to your family retreat, nestled amid the charming fields of a Hamptons hamlet, minutes from the best beaches in the country. “The Wainscott House” is a proposed design by Heiberg Cummings of a nine-bedroom, Edwardian-style home with neoclassical elements, thoughtfully designed with traditional touches as well as modern living in mind. The rarest of opportunities, these 3 acres, south of the Highway on two adjacent lots—selling on the market together—are enough to capture the attention of a savvy house-hunter. But factor in the architecture and design of the world-renowned duo of Heiberg Cummings, and you have something really special. “Not to mention that Wainscott has seen a 126 percent increase in home sales,” says Saunders &

Associates broker Stacey Cohen, who brings the listing to market, asking $11,995,000. Cohen often works with Heiberg Cummings (several historical gems in Sag Harbor village have been partnerships, as well as another 2-acre compound property down the street in Wainscott, on Sayre’s Path, that she sold earlier this year). Cohen emphasizes the options a buyer has in purchasing two lots. The plans are designed to be flexible. You could merge the two lots and add a tennis court, for example. As designed by Heiberg Cummings, The Wainscott House on Sayre’s Path is an approximately 10,000-squarefoot home with pool and gazebo, a separate guesthouse and a four-car garage. It is an achievement in overall thoughtfulness, both for its grand scale and its vignettes. 74

Throughout the large property, intimate settings are placed for special moments of enjoyment; views and vistas allow guests to appreciate the landscaping and the quiet beauty of the seamless surroundings. “We wanted to create a sense of flow,” notes William Cummings. “The front door connects to the veranda, which connects to the patio around the pool and to the gazebo on the other end.” Wellness is important in a Heiberg Cummings home, and the spa at The Wainscott House is the ultimate in pampering and self-care. Located on the guesthouse property, it includes a tepidarium, a hot dry sauna, a hot-yoga room, a wet scrub table, a communal shower, a massage and treatment room, a 12-person hot tub and a cold plunge pool.

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I went back to my dermatologist and asked her what she knew about oxybenzone. “Not a lot. Once a substance is approved by the FDA, that’s pretty much it. Doctors are not researchers. We rely on the FDA to tell us what’s safe for our patients.” Now I had a bigger challenge than just getting myself to wear hint sunscreens are sunscreen. I wanted to find lightly scented with one that did not contain these fruit essences. potentially harmful ingredients. I checked out dozens of sunscreen brands and learned there are two types. There are “natural,” mineral-based products that physically block out the sun, and there are products whose ingredients absorb the sun’s rays before they reach your skin. After trying a number of them, I thought we could do better. I asked [husband and business partner] Theo if he thought we could use fruit essences to make a spray-on sunscreen that would smell great as you applied it but not too strong afterward. It seemed like it was worth a try. We worked on the project off and on for the next two years and came up with a number of prototypes. Some were too fruity and the scent persisted too long after application. Some barely had any scent at all. Then one day, Theo asked me to try the latest version. “It’s pineapple.” That sounded dubious. “Really?” I wasn’t sure I wanted to try it, but I sprayed some on my arm. It smelled great going on. After a moment, the scent dissipated. My face lit up. “You nailed it! It’s perfect.” We got more proof a few days later. The whole family flew to Hawaii for the spring school break, and we took the prototype sunscreen with us. We used it for a couple of days at the beach and liked it. It felt good on the skin and protected us from burning. Then Justin, our youngest kid, gave it a try before going in for a swim. “What do you think?” I asked. “It’s good.” That could mean anything from “I love it” to “I’m humoring you.” An hour later, Justin ran back to me. “Mom, I need more of that pineapple sunscreen!” He loved the experience of spraying it on. After another hour, he was back again for an application. I turned to Theo. “We’ve got a winner!” From Undaunted: Overcoming Doubts and Doubters; karagoldin.com 82

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Are you ready for the full onslaught of peakseason gatherings? After months of pandemic lockdowns, it’s high time to get out there. Get your skin luminous with summer-ready treatments from JECT in Bridgehampton (with locations on the Upper East Side and in the West Village as well), a one-stop beauty bar for everything from next-level facials and laser treatments to wrinkle-reducers and dermal fillers. The new, updated Hamptons location, a few doors down Main Street from its original Bridgehampton spot, includes a back garden, where many treatments can be enjoyed alfresco, under a tented area. “We’ll be doing standard facials, infusion facials and light peels out there all summer,” notes co-founder and head of brand Devon Nagelberg. “It’s a great way to enjoy a relaxing, open-air, safe experience. We’ll be hosting small gatherings out back all summer as well.” Thinking of a summer refresh? The Gold Standard facial works on multiple levels, with three treatments in one, for ultimate hydration, tightening and radiance. It begins with an expert facial massage, then employs radio frequency for skin tightening, leading up to the miracle worker, AquaGold, a 24k-gold microdosing technology that, according to Nagelberg, “infuses a personalized cocktail of wrinkle reducers, hyaluronic acid, vitamins and more into the deepest layers of the skin.” The effect: shrunken pores, brightened skin, reduced fine lines—and some serious glow that only gets more radiant in the days after. Best of all, unlike with many laser treatments, there is no sun sensitivity or healing period afterward, meaning zero downtime. You can head out directly to a summer gala that night, or just saunter straight down the block to Pierre’s or Almond. 2414 Main St., Bridgehampton; jectnyc.comy.

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Conjuring the ghosts of ancestors at Montauk’s South Etna. BY REGINA WEINREICH

Not so long ago, when Montauk was the unHampton, the local art scene was quiet. Painters exhibited at the train depot, some taking classes at the Art Barge. Galleries— nestled in the offbeat business street of the old Duryea’s—have come and gone. Looking at art was a novel distraction from the beach’s main event, surfing. Cut to the opening of South Etna a year ago, where collector/gallerists Amalia Dayan and Adam Lindemann started an arts foundation in a Tudor-style house in town, its sign painted by their neighbor Julian Schnabel, who in the 1990s worked where Andy Warhol occasionally weekended. A historic line moved forward. After renting from the filmmaker

paintings, there is a similarity of impulse, a continuation of American art.” On May 1, its first anniversary, South Etna opened an exhibition, Lonnie Holley: Tangled Up in de Kooning’s Fence, in collaboration with the Parrish Art Museum’s Everything That Wasn’t White: Lonnie Holley at the Elaine de Kooning House, featuring the work of Lonnie Holley, an African American artist born in Jim Crow-era Alabama who now lives in Atlanta. Curated by Alison M. Gingeras, the South Etna exhibition features work mostly made in East Hampton during the artist’s residency at the Elaine de Kooning house. Known for his sculptures of found objects, he collected shells, wood, scraps and salvage

Paul Morrissey, Warhol’s partner on the oceanfront acreage, Schnabel bought Hoyt Cottage, one of the classic Association Houses designed by Stanford White, and built a three-sided roofless studio for painting. When he was restoring the house, he explained Montauk’s allure. “It’s always nice to paint where there are mythic ghosts floating around,” Schnabel said. “I like that Jackson Pollock lived out here, and Bill de Kooning.” Pointing out a special affinity with Pollock, he explained how the artist’s all-over drip paintings broke with European figuration to become American painting. “For Jackson Pollock, paintings were like nature, like looking at a million leaves all at the same time,” he said. “In my 90

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Lonnie Holley’s art conveys the lived experiences of Black Americans during racial conflict through history.

on Montauk beaches for his signature assemblages. On opening weekend, the artist said being out East inspired him to try new things, such as working on large canvases. He brought patchwork quilts from the South, stretched and spraypainted them here—his way of recycling and honoring the memory of the ghosts of ancestors. In August, South Etna plans to open a show of paintings by Danielle McKinney, the first of South Etna’s artists in residence. The exhibition may signal further change for Long Island’s last stop. Montauk is now a destination for viewing art. southetnamontauk.org

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A luxurious respite awaits at The Reform Club in Amagansett.

Steps away from picturesque Indian Wells Beach sits The Reform Club, a fusion of Old-World charm and modern refinement. The ultimate backdrop for a fairy-tale wedding, the club’s sprawling grounds are reminiscent of a manicured English garden. The Park—a grassy expanse surrounded by private walls of roses, colorful hydrangeas and silver maple trees—provides a romantic setting for ceremonies large and small. Guests can mingle in the sunken garden, an intricate brickwork space lined with walls of fresh lavender and twinkling overhead string lights. Collaborating with Charlie Marder’s nursery group, Reform Club has created a winding orchard of fruit trees framed by reclaimed brick from the north of England. For those who want to soak in the natural splendor overnight, boutique accommodations envelop guests in a world of unparalleled sophistication. Check into one of seven suites adorned with dark hardwood floors, white wainscot walls and contemporary art. Get

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curated menus prepared by local chefs, and stock their room with gourmet groceries and wine. The Reform Club has ushered in a fleet of wellness offerings this past year, with plenty of opportunities to get pampered, partake in some retail therapy and work on your beach bod with the East End’s top trainers. Pop into the on-site spa for ultimate relaxation and rejuvenation, featuring all-natural beauty goodies from Chantecaille and Dr. Barbara Sturm, and CBDinfused products from Highline Wellness. A brand-new retail destination filled with fashion and jewels from Jenni Kayne, Etro, Messika, Material Good and more gives guests the chance to lounge and socialize in style. Get your sweat on with an ever-evolving calendar of dynamic workouts from a variety of disciplines, including ones The Agdal Method, Sarah Brooks Pilates, David Nso and Forward Space. reformclubamagansett .com.

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A TASTE OF ITALY Peter Som prepares a light, fresh summer feast.

Ciao ragazzi! Those long beautiful summer days and evenings are here, and so is gathering around the table with—well, everyone!—for meals alfresco. The inspiration? Idyllic Italian summers—whether spent in Positano, Tuscany or Sardinia—are all about sun, water, an Aperol Spritz or two and long lazy afternoon lunches with big platters of simple, delicious food served family style. My riffs on some of my all-time Italian favorites are perfect for summer meals outdoors. The classic vitello tonnato

Grilled Tuna Tonnato Leggero

(a beloved Piedmontese dish of thinly sliced veal with a creamy tuna sauce) gets a pescatarian twist and a lighter sauce; panzanella, the famed Tuscan salad, becomes an updated one-platter meal with grilled shrimp and peaches and a luscious miso-lemon vinaigrette. And what’s for dessert? Ice pops with a fizzy Venetian twist. So this summer, gather friends and family, raise a glass of chilled vino rosato (that’s rosé to some of you, summer water to the rest of you) and celebrate. Cin cin e salute!

My light (‘leggero’ in Italiano, if you please) riff on the classic vitello tonnato is ideal for summer entertaining—it’s a breeze to prepare, is best served at room temperature and is fully seafood-focused. This recipe takes out the traditional meat (veal, to be precise) and swaps it for grilled rare tuna steaks. That signature creamy tuna dressing still packs an umami punch with Greek yogurt and miso instead of the usual mayonnaise and eggs and is so delicious—and quick—you’ll want to spread it on everything. The dressing is best made a day (or two) before serving, which will give time for the flavors to meld.

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SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS: For the Tonnato Leggero Sauce: ½ cup Greek yogurt ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil 10 oz. canned tuna packed in olive oil (not drained) 3-4 anchovy fillets 1 tbsp. lemon juice 1 tbsp. white miso 1 tbsp. capers, drained ½ tsp. ground black pepper

4 (5-oz.) tuna steaks 1 tbsp. olive oil, plus more for finishing Sea salt and ground black pepper, to taste 1 lemon, halved 2 mini cucumbers, thinly sliced 1 tbsp. capers, drained and rinsed 2 oz. arugula or other baby greens Flaky sea salt, for finishing Togarashi, for finishing

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Make the sauce: Add all ingredients to a food processor and puree until smooth and creamy. Make up to 2 days in advance and store in a tightly sealed container in the refrigerator. 2. Set grill to high heat. Brush tuna steaks on both sides with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill each side of tuna for 1½ to 2 minutes for rare. Rest for 5 to 10 minutes, then cut into ½-inch slices. 3. Place lemons on grill, cut-side down, for 1 minute, until flesh is charred and caramelized. 4. To plate, spoon sauce onto a serving platter and top with tuna slices. Add cucumber, capers and arugula. Finish with a glug of olive oil, sprinkle with flaky sea salt and togarashi, and serve with grilled lemon.

Grilled Tuna Tonnato Leggero brings a pescatarian twist to a classic veal dish.

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SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS: For the Vinaigrette: 2 tbsp. white miso 1 tbsp. honey 1 tbsp. Champagne vinegar 2 tbsp. lemon juice 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

A touch of miso infuses the lemon vinaigrette in this one-dish meal.

Grilled Shrimp and Peach Panzanella With Heirloom Tomatoes, Burrata and Lemon-Miso Vinaigrette

Panzanella is truly the perfect summer salad. I’ve upped the ante with seafood and a big ball of burrata to make it an easy one-dish meal that can feed a hungry crowd. Warm grilled shrimp and peaches sit alongside heirloom tomatoes and crunchy bread that’s starting to take in the vinaigrette. Speaking of vinaigrette, a touch of miso infuses the lemon vinaigrette with a subtle umami that accentuates the sweetness of the peaches and the brightness of the tomatoes. This is summer on a platter. 100

INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Make the vinaigrette: Add all ingredients to a small bowl and whisk until smooth. 2. Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Add shrimp and toss. Marinate for 20 to 30 minutes. Thread shrimp on skewers. 3. Brush cut surfaces of ciabatta with olive oil. 4. Preheat grill on medium. Place shrimp skewers, peaches and ciabatta. Grill peaches approximately 1 minute per side. Grill shrimp and ciabatta for approximately 2 minutes per side. Ciabatta should be toasted and golden with some char at the edges. 5. To serve, spoon some of the vinaigrette on a serving platter or in a shallow bowl. Top with shrimp, ciabatta, peaches, tomatoes, fennel, red onion and burrata and drizzle with remaining vinaigrette. Finish with a glug of olive oil, flaky sea salt and basil, and serve.

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1/3 cup olive oil 2 tsp. lemon juice 2 large cloves garlic, minced ½ tsp. kosher salt ½ tsp. ground black pepper 1½ lb. peeled and deveined shrimp 1 small loaf ciabatta (approximately 8 oz.), cut lengthwise 1 tbsp. olive oil 2 yellow peaches, pitted and sliced into wedges 2 lb. heirloom tomatoes, cut into wedges 1 small fennel bulb, thinly sliced 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 1 8 oz. ball of burrata Olive oil, for finishing Flaky sea salt, for finishing 1 cup basil leaves, for finishing

A TASTE OF ITALY Peter Som prepares a light, fresh summer feast.

Grilled Tuna Tonnato Leggero

Peter Som

Grilled Tuna Tonnato Leggero brings a pescatarian twist to a classic veal dish.

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SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS: For the Vinaigrette: 2 tbsp. white miso 1 tbsp. honey 1 tbsp. Champagne vinegar 2 tbsp. lemon juice 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil

A touch of miso infuses the lemon vinaigrette in this one-dish meal.

Grilled Shrimp and Peach Panzanella With Heirloom Tomatoes, Burrata and Lemon-Miso Vinaigrette

Peter Som

Sgroppino Ice Pops The ice cream truck meets cocktail hour, and how bad could that be? There’s nothing more summery and more fun than dessert on a stick, and this take on the classic Italian sgroppino is it. Part cocktail and part dessert, sgroppino is an addicting frothy and slushy combination of lemon sorbet, prosecco and vodka that screams la bella vita. A prepare-ahead dessert that’s both easy and impressive, these treats are infused with mint and finished with a base of honeyed Greek yogurt for a nod to the classic Creamsicle. A perfect way to end the evening—or get the party started! I’ve used an ice pop mold with 3-ounce slots that yields 10 pops, but any frozen treat mold will do. Also, to make a nonalcoholic version, replace the prosecco with lemonade, and replace the vodka with lemon juice. MAKES 10 INGREDIENTS: 11/2 cups lemonade 2 cups prosecco Juice and zest of 1 lemon 4 tbsp. honey, divided ¼ cup vodka 10 mint sprigs, 1-inch long 1/2 cup Greek yogurt

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Sgroppino combines lemon sorbet, prosecco and vodka.

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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Combine lemonade, prosecco, lemon juice and zest, 3 tbsp. of honey and vodka in a small bowl. 2. Pour mixture into mold until slots are ¾ full. Insert sprig of mint. Freeze for 1 hour. 3. Mix yogurt and remaining honey in a small bowl. Fill the remaining ¼ of each slot with yogurt mixture. Insert sticks. 4. Freeze for 4 hours or longer. When firm, serve immediately—because of the alcohol content they will melt faster than normal. Visit petersom.com for more inspired recipes.

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THE LIFE-CHANGING POWER OF LISTENING

Good Eats by listening. It allowed us to see with crystal clarity that for the families of the children in our program, the last week of the month is always the hardest. It’s when the paycheck or assistance has run thin or completely out. If the individual has any money left, they’re often faced with the dilemma of buying food or paying bills. Occasionally, they’re faced with dangerous and potentially disastrous decisions. Imagine this: it’s Wednesday night. Your 6-year-old daughter walks into the kitchen asking for something to eat. Not a sugary snack, but dinner. And there’s no food in the house. What would you be willing to do to get her something to eat? Listening with an open heart led us to launch a program called Bridge Bags, which gives families a week’s worth of groceries during the last week of every month. Its direct impact is informed by the needs of individuals. There’s no saving or fixing, because no one is broken. There’s simply service in a space of need that was discovered because we asked the right questions and then just listened. The next steps become obvious and often simple. Good Eats has expanded Bridge Bags to the East End, where we’ll be inviting families to get their week’s worth of groceries. Amber Waves Farm in Amagansett will be acting as our distribution location. There’s no shortage of need in the world. But if you listen to yourself first, you’ll hear the call of what matters most to you and can then turn that light outward. You don’t have to make a million to make a difference, and sainthood is not required to be of service. Just open your heart, listen—and direct your actions accordingly, with love and intention. goodeatsprogram.org

If you want to make a difference in the lives of others, learn to listen with an open heart. That’s something I repeat to myself daily. As someone who’s felt a call to serve for as long as I can remember, what I’ve learned is that while it feels incredible to give, real impact is made when you take yourself out of the equation and listen to the person standing in front of you. That’s not to diminish the power of giving for the giver. What saints have said for centuries is increasingly backed by modern science. From measurable changes in brain chemistry and hormone production to lower stress levels, giving is good for everyone. Shifting your approach and listening with an open heart can take things from good to great. It’s a unique way to listen to the person in front of you, and to do so without a personal agenda, a need to fix, judge or give advice. To open not just ears, but mind and heart, and hold a safe space for them to share what’s going on in their lives. If you’ve never really listened this way, it can feel a little odd at first, even uncomfortable. But like anything else, practice makes progress and before long, you start to notice major shifts in every interaction. Often, personal challenges are shared, and sometimes an opportunity for the listener to be of greater service arises. Years ago, I founded an organization called Good Eats to feed elementary school children on the weekends who otherwise would go hungry. Monday through Friday, they eat breakfast, lunch and dinner at the school. On the weekends, they don’t eat. While there are a great number of other programs that could be launched to “help” the people we serve, we’ve been able to identify the most impactful extensions of 102

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FOOD IS MEDICINE Hand-pulled Maine lobster bisque available at Ed’s Lobster Bar, Sag Harbor.

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ED’S LOBSTER BAR There are many variations on the lobster theme at Ed McFarland’s Hamptons outpost, situated between Bridgehampton and Sag Harbor. For a healthy choice, top a Caesar salad with Maine lobster salad and enjoy it in the outdoor garden. 1742 Bridgehampton-Sag Harbor Tpke., Sag Harbor; lobsterbarnyc.com

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Lobster is a summer pleasures associated with beach resorts. The succulent, sweet, toothsome seafood is low in fat and calories, and if cholesterol isn’t your issue, a guiltfree treat. Of course, you can always make it more decadent by slathering on mayonnaise, dousing it in butter or snuggling it within pastry. Here are some of our favorite places to enjoy the king of crustaceans. BAMBOO Tucked into a welcoming space behind Jobs Lane, this Asian fusion restaurant serves up maki made with the local sea creatures—a way to get your lobster roll fix without bread. You can substitute avocado for mayo for an even less-caloric version. 76C Jobs Lane, Southampton; bamboosouthampton.com

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BOSTWICK’S ON THE HARBOR How better to indulge in seafood than from a waterfront perch? The classic fish house sits on Three Mile Harbor and offers 1.5- to 2-pound steamed Montauk lobsters along with corn on the cob and coleslaw. Awesome sunset views will make it taste even better. 39 Gann Rd., East Hampton; bostwicksontheharbor.com CENTRO The popular Hamptons Bays Italian restaurant that serves everything from steak and veal chops to whole branzino has added a new dish, fra diavolo this summer. In addition to large chunks of lobster, jumbo shrimp and diver sea scallops also nest on a steaming plate of housemade squid ink linguine with San Marzano tomatoes and Italian long hot peppers. 336 W. Montauk Hwy., Hampton Bays; centrohamptons.com DOPO ARGENTO Among the sublime offerings at Maurizio Marfoglia’s elegant ristorante in Southampton is lobster meat nestled in pillows of ravioli and swathed in saffron-scented cream

sauce enlivened by pecorino. 15 Main St., Southampton; argentosouth.com DURYEA’S LOBSTER DECK There are few settings more spectacular than Duryea’s. It’s located not far from where the fishing boats come in, so you know the fare is fresh, and the lobster Cobb here is big enough to feed a crew. Large chunks of seafood are mixed with tarragon dressing, chives, romaine, eggs, bacon, white cheddar and lemon. 65 Tuthill Rd., Montauk; duryeas.com

ELAIA ESTIATORIO Bridgehampton Greek favorite Elaia is always a cozy place for super-fresh seafood, and Sundays it is now offering a special of lobster Santorini. Misko spaghetti is topped with Maine lobster in a tomato sauce laced with sweet vermouth, honey and cinnamon. 95 School St., Bridgehampton; elaiaestiatorio.com 668 THE GIG SHACK This casual room on Montauk’s Main Street has earned a reputation for its lively atmosphere as well as excellent “global surf cuisine” from chef Gray Gardell-Gross. Local lobster is served with dill and mayo on a homemade croissant. The playlist will get you moving, but if you’re lucky, local favorite Manny Springer might enhance the atmosphere with a spirited live performance. 782 Montauk Hwy.; 668thegigshack.com K PASA An upbeat, casual American taqueria in the heart of Sag Harbor, this large sunny roadside spot with views of the bay offers lobster wonton tacos this summer. The meat is mixed with herbs and spices, dressed with mayonnaise and tucked into a crispy taco shell made from a wonton skin. 2 Main St., Sag Harbor; 1-800-taco.com MANNA AT LOBSTER INN Focused on sustainable seafood, 105

Head to Sagtown for a healthy twist on lobster rolls, made with lobster from Braun Seafood Co.

this new spot has several selections, but the signature entree is Lobster Inn Splat, a classic lobster bake that includes mussels, clams, shrimp, crabioli, chorizo, corn and potatoes. Another dish worth trying is lobster bisque ramen with soft poached egg and chili tofu—it’s comfort food with a kick. 5 Inlet Rd. West, Southampton; mannarestaurant.com MORTY’S OYSTER STAND You can smell the ocean from this roadside eatery that has an array of raw-bar items, ceviches and crudos along with salads, steamers, mussels and fried calamari. Those with bigger appetites should check out Morty’s Angry 2-pound lobster, infused with chili and served with vegetable fried rice. 2167 Montauk Hwy., Amagansett; mortysoysterstand.com SAGTOWN The popular coffee spot now serves until 8PM and has added a lobster roll to its list of such favorites as avocado toast, turkey club and acai bowls. Fresh seafood from Braun Seafood Co. gets a touch of mayo along with dill, parsley and pepper. 78 Main St., Sag Harbor; sagtown.com.

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Maison Benjamin keeps your home running safe and sublime while you’re away. BY JULIA SZABO

Clients of Maison Benjamin get the royal treatment.

Peace of mind is turning over the keys to a trustworthy caretaker, knowing that one’s home is secure. Such an individual is never easy to find; now meet Benjamin Vaschetti, whose new business, Maison Benjamin, is a premium lifestyle concierge service offering property management, travel arrangements, catering and more for residents of the Hamptons, New York City and Miami. “Our goal is to become a valuable resource for our clients, to deal with all those annoying things they would rather not do,” Vaschetti says.

Years of manning gourmet galleys aboard mega-yachts, plus cooking on land for kings (including the royal family of Greece) prepped this Michelin-caliber chef for keeping things shipshape in all areas of the home, indoors and out. In 2018, Vaschetti opened Mokum on NYC’s Upper West Side; COVID spurred the eatery’s closure as well as the creative pivot that is now Maison Benjamin, incorporated last year. “My partner and wife, Natalia, and I had this business in mind for a while; then Mokum closed and we weren’t able 106

to go out, so we said, let’s bring the service to the clients. COVID basically made this happen.” Naturally, the comprehensive travel plans the cofounders coordinate include keeping abreast of changing COVID vaccine regulations around the globe. “While clients are away, that’s when we take over their house,” Vaschetti says. “We do any work that has to be done: painting the kitchen, fixing the elevator, tending the tennis court, watering plants, improving anything that needs to be improved. The day before the clients return, we do the grocery shopping and fill the fridge.” But it’s not all fix-its—there’s plenty of fantastique to the menu of Maison Benjamin services, all aiming to make patrons feel like royalty. Should clients need any accessories, from lingerie to lamps to spiffy sofa slipcovers, Natalia’s realm is personal shopping and artful décor. Poolside brunch, anyone? “After a swim, we give you a towel, a refreshing slice of watermelon and a glass of Champagne,” Vaschetti says. “We are here to pamper our clients.” maisonbenjamin.com

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Kayla Lyn, the co-founder of new energy drink Fizzness, on keeping fit and balanced.

What is your wellness philosophy? I am a firm believer in the practice of maintenance and prevention. What is one thing you do every day to stay clear-minded? I take care of myself first, so that I can take care of others—family, friends, business—the vast ecosystem that relies on a woman! I wake up, work out and check in with me. How am I? How do I feel? What do I need? What’s on my todo list? Then I feel powerful and centered to answer and execute. What inspired you to create Fizzness? My co-founder, Jamie Giardino, and I met in culinary school in NYC (we later attended the Institute for Integrative Nutrition together as well). We had

both exited previous careers and startups, and wanted to pursue our passions and create something to share. Jamie and I practice the same wellness principles and have been organically influencing, in real life, our tips and tricks for the past 15 years. Fizzness was inspired by the desire to create beauty-based wellness products that simplify your routine. We source our ingredients in nature, and formulate with science. Our first product, [e+b], combines earthy ingredients like kombucha, apple cider vinegar and resveratrol with clinically studied ingredients like Kenyan purple tea and ashwagandha to create naturally powerful results.

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Maybe it’s the crispness of the air, or perhaps it’s the relaxed attitude of the performers, but music just sounds better in Aspen. Over the past three decades, Jazz Aspen Snowmass (JAS) has proved that these mountains are a premier place for transformative musical experiences. “When I started this in 1991, I just wanted to survive the first year,” says Jim Horowitz, who conceived and nurtured a fledgling idea that grew to become one of the most unique nonprofits in the music world. “I had just been at the festival in Marciac, France, that had a small tent. Simple as that. I thought, ‘I know a place with a tent.’” Thus, Jazz Aspen Snowmass was born. Today, Horowitz’s dream of a simple tented festival has evolved into a pair of three-day summer musical extravaganzas that in a typical year draw upwards of 10,000 patrons daily to the Labor Day event in Snowmass. There is also a series of intimate performances in small spaces and on terraces, offering a plethora of music genres under the JAS Café umbrella, and a scholarship-driven musical education program that draws performers from all over the nation to Aspen for special workshops. Soon, if all goes well, it will introduce a branded performance and recording space to the heart of Aspen. “What am I most proud of?” Horowitz asks. “The whole of it. But mostly, just that we are still here after all the ups and downs.” While those downs included last year’s cancellation, this year, over Labor Day weekend, the JAS Experience rises again in Snowmass with scheduled headliners Kings of Leon, Eric Church and Stevie Nicks,

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Aspen Snowmass. “A highlight for a lot of reasons was having Stevie Wonder come in 2016,” Horowitz says. “That opened the door to so many acts.” This summer also marks the 10th anniversary of the JAS Café concerts that take place in cozy confines throughout Aspen. Shows this year—at the SO Café, on the rooftop at the Aspen Art Museum, and in the Velvet Buck at The St. Regis Aspen, with acts including Cyrille Aimée, Curtis Stigers and Pascal Bokar’s Afro Blues Grazz band—are already sold out. Education initiatives also expand in 2021 to include two two-week intensive workshops for students, hosted once again by JAS Academy artistic director and seven-time Grammy winner, bassist Christian McBride. The summer gatherings will focus on combos and small ensembles, and individual/big band sessions. Joining McBride is Shelly Berg, dean of the acclaimed Frost School of Music at the University of Miami, a partner in the program. The JAS Academy provides full scholarships, and is supported annually by a multiyear gift from Sasha and Ed Bass. Looking to the future, Jazz Aspen Snowmass will focus on creating what is perhaps the most ambitious project in its history, the JAS Center @ Red Onion. “This is our moon shot,” Horowitz says of the live performance center, recording studio and educational facility that he hopes to construct on the second floor of the Red Onion building. “We hope that the JAS Center will join the pantheon of legendary studios. I’m one of the lucky ones. I still love what I do, and I do it with a great group of people.” Cheers to the next 30 years. jazzaspensnowmass.org.

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The 38th Food & Wine Classic returns to Aspen, with new fall dates. Aspenites are a healthy bunch. Brilliant blue skies, clear rushing rivers, and trails winding through fields of wildflowers set kayakers, hikers and bikers scurrying outdoors. Farmers markets and farm stands overflow with freshly harvested produce. Many a home gardener can be spotted tending plots in local backyards. Not surprisingly, all that activity spurs healthy appetites, and to that point, for nearly four decades, Aspen’s summer season has kicked off with the incomparable Food & Wine Classic. This year, a shift has occurred. In response to the recent pandemic, which shuttered the event entirely in 2020, the Classic returns to Aspen this fall, taking place Friday, Saturday and Sunday, September 10, 11 and12.

Sure, it’s scaled down a bit (postCOVID protocol and all). With only half as many attendees, exhibitors and sponsors as in previous years, the footprint of the iconic white tents will be somewhat smaller, and there will be a few fewer seminars a day, but that did not keep passes from selling out in a flash. One thing not scaled down in the slightest is the roster of high-profile food and wine seminar presenters, each set to satisfy appetites for new trends and tastes, and with new recipes and tips. Guy Fieri will celebrate the aweinspiring versatility of vegetables in his “Winner Winner Veggie Dinner” seminar. Food & Wine’s Justin Chapple will share some savory

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recipes with a fruity twist in “Mad Genius Tips: Fruit-Full Entertaining.” In Food & Wine Executive Wine Editor Ray Isle’s “Wine for a Better Planet,” attendees will get to taste eight wines (sparkling, red and white) and learn about how winemakers are producing spectacular bottles and helping the life of the Earth. Keeping everything tidy (and in true Food & Wine Classic spirit), the event organizers have long put forth efforts to recycle, compost or reuse the waste generated over the three days and keep it out of the local landfill. Once again, a green team of volunteers will oversee multiple stations in the tents, making sure that items go into the right recycling, compost or trash bins. This year, a portion of ticket sales will benefit the Southern Smoke Foundation, a crisis organization for people in the food and wine industry; and No Kid Hungry, the only national campaign committed to ending childhood hunger in the U.S. “For our team, this year’s event takes on a new meaning and a new appreciation in light of the past year,” says Hunter Lewis, editor in chief of Food & Wine. “I’m grateful to the many talented chefs and experts who are joining us to create a world-class experience. We also thank the city of Aspen for its hospitality and continued partnership and look forward to celebrating and connecting with the local culinary community.” Tip: If you missed out on a pass, you can cross your fingers and add your name to a wait list at classic .foodandwine.com. And do get in on the fun at many local restaurants, which embrace the spirit of the Classic during the weekend, with food and wine specials, dinners and more. classic.foodandwine.com

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Artist Richard Carter mines turbulence in nature and opens a new Aspen gallery. BY STEVE GARBARINO

All that work took its toll on arthritis in one hand. “I’m a manic painter,” he says. Carter, who worked as a production designer for film director Christopher Guest in the SoCal ’80s, says he is surprisingly healthy at a sturdy 75. “I’m not bragging. I mean, everybody hurts, but I’m good.” To take care of his health and wellness, Carter says he hikes in the high country. His favorite destination: Cupcake Lake, at 12,000 feet. “I eat a fair amount of fish and pasta—a rigatoni with pork sausage and a good red sauce. I’m not a health freak by any means. I drink great wines, mostly pinot noirs, and I love a Rhône blend. I sleep seven hours a night. I go to bed after midnight.” His proliferation of new work, says Carter, “is good for my mental health. I studied TM for a while, and still use it to relieve stress.” Now, mornings for this influential color theorist will be spent coming down to Aspen to his new gallery to put final touches on his space and retouch older works. In the circle of his career, which began in the city with his geometric Radials series, Carter now finds himself out of the bunker and into the great wide spaces of human contact. He kept the doors to the new gallery open through it all. richardcarterart.com

Finding order in chaos isn’t new to revered Aspen artist Richard Carter, as is evident in his paintings, inspired over the years by the Bauhaus school and elements of geometry and science. His current abstract influences, evident in his Erratic series, are geology and natural phenomena such as topography influenced by global erosion, “erratics” like misplaced gigantic rock formations—the latter which is common to the Aspen area. And so during the cataclysmic pandemic, Carter, 75, saw calamity as a practical source, a stepping stone into fresh material and getting it on. “COVID was a super-good deal for me,” says the cofounder of the Aspen Art Museum and fixture of the city since the ’70s. With his Jack Russell terrier (named June) by his side, he explains, “I had nothing else to do but work 12 hours a day. It helped me produce. The work ethic really burrowed in, and now it won’t go away,” he says from his studio along the Roaring Fork River in neighboring Basalt. The result is not only a breadth of striking new paintings but an art gallery of his own, R. Carter on East Hyman Avenue, which opened June 14 (by appointment only for now) in a space next to the museum the New Jersey native helped raise, helping make Aspen a cultural hub. 118

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Where to experience art, see the stars and get your body moving in the mountains this summer. BY GABRIELLE ECHEVARRIETA Explore the awe-inspiring beauty of Aspen’s landscape on the Audi Power of Four Trail Run.

JULY 8 Summer Series: Alexis Rockman Artist Alexis Rockman heads to the Rockies for an in-depth art talk with Anderson Ranch Art Center curatorin-residence Helen Molesworth. Learn about Rockman’s creative journey developing the tiger sequence in Life of Pi, his major retrospective at The Smithsonian, and his exhibition of the Shipwrecks large-scale paintings. 5263 Owl Creek Rd., Snowmass Village; andersonranch.org JULY 10 New Moon Stargazer Party Look upward into the stratosphere for awe-inspiring views of constellations, nebulae and galaxies. Led by Bryan White of StarParty LLC, a powerful 22-inch telescope will give novice astronomers perfect views of Saturn’s rings, and access to some of the deepest corners of the cosmos. $25. Independence Pass, Colorado 82; Register at eventbrite.com

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JULY 13 Ride & Dine at The Little Nell Pedal down the winding Rio Grande Trail to a rustic alfresco dinner at Mad Dog Ranch in Old Snowmass. Starting with hors d’oeuvres and a lively musical performance in the ranch’s recording studio, guests can select one of 20,000 pairing wines to accompany the farm-fresh meal prepared by Little Nell chefs. From $300. The Little Nell, 675 E. Durant Ave., Aspen; register at eventbrite.com JULY 16-18 Snowmass Rendezvous This three-day celebration of the Aspen Valley is jam-packed with excitement. Kick off the weekend with live music

and cold craft beverages, then head to Saturday’s main event featuring cockatils and cuisine, local bands and exhibitions of the latest outdoor gear technology. The festival will wrap up on Sunday with a mountainside brunch. $40. Snowmass Village; snowmassrendezvous.com JULY 17-18 Downtown Aspen Art Festival Aspen’s Downtown Art Festival returns for the 18th time this year, at Paepcke Park. Local artists and crafters exhibit multimedia art pieces, including paintings, silk textiles, sculpture and avant-garde jewels. Free. 151 Main St., Aspen; artfestival.com JULY 25 The Midsummer Masquerade Glee star Darren Criss heads to Aspen for this night of music, gourmet food and a lively auction. Benefiting Theatre Aspen, Criss will perform a selection of songs at the Hurst Theater beside the scenic Roaring Fork River, followed by 119

a sit-down dinner. From $600. The Hurst Theater at Rio Grande Park, Aspen; theatreaspen.org JULY 28 Art, Architecture and History Tour Explore the Bauhaus-inspired campus of the Doerr-Hosier Center on this intimate tour covering the rich history of Aspen. Visit outdoor sculptures and earthworks in a peaceful 40-acre garden surrounded by the bucolic mountain landscape. Free. 845 Meadows Rd., Aspen; aspeninstitute.org JULY 31 Audi Power of Four Trail Run This endurance race through the rugged terrain of four Aspen Snowmass mountains challenges the balance, stamina and athleticism of seasoned and recreational runners. Choose from 10K, 20K or 50K courses through Aspen’s most famous landmarks, including the summit of Aspen Mountain. From $80. Visit aspensnowmass.com for full routes.

F E AT U R E S “My mantra: Stay in the present.”

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ACTRESS AND CLEAN BEAUTY CRUSADER NAOMI WATTS IS ON A MISSION TO BRING A BALANCED, INFORMED, SOPHISTICATED AND VERY PERSONAL APPROACH TO THE WELLNESS MARKET.

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“I absolutely love being a mom. It centers me, teaches me, keeps me on my toes, humbles me and also fills me with pride.”

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is a multitasking force of nature. This English rose is not only one of today’s leading actresses, starring in films like Birdman and The Ring, she’s busy co-parenting two beautiful teens and co-owns a celeb-favorite clean beauty company, ONDA Beauty, with curated e-commerce and brick-and-mortar locations in Sag Harbor and New York City. I got to sit down with my conscientious friend—she came into my life when our kids went to camp together— to discuss her latest chapter (a new home in Montauk just down the road from her photographer brother Ben) and a host of other topics like fear, creativity, choices, nontoxic living (in culture too!), on being shy yet standing out, and of course, just how she keeps up with it all.

another spray to keep the pores open so that they’ll absorb moisture more easily. I’m also loving Tata Harper Regenerating Cleanser. I’m very into Furtuna Skin right now, all of their line, and Symbiome. They have a great product called The Answer. Moon Juice has a great resurfacing exfoliator. I love toners as well. Marie Veronique is a wonderful brand, but it requires a lot of education. That’s one of the best things about a place like ONDA. Things are well curated. You’re going to get somebody who can spend the time at ONDA.

Cristina Cuomo: So Naomi, what inspired you to co-own ONDA, a clean beauty business, a clean beauty curated site and brick-and-mortar stores? That’s a big venture. Naomi Watts: I know! I’ve always had a passion for skin. Larissa Thomson and Sarah Bryden-Brown are two old friends of mine and I introduced them. Both of them come from an editorial background, magazine world, and so they know storytelling. And Larissa had become deeply passionate about clean products and she introduced me to some. It came right at the time where I was having problematic skin for the first time, really, in my life, and I think that was something to do with hormonal changes. I was very sensitive all of a sudden and very reactive. She gave me a few things to try out and I saw an immediate change. And then as their brand was growing, they asked if I wanted to get involved and because I loved it so much and it felt like an authentic fit, I thought, why not? I became involved in it somewhere between 10 months and a year after they got started. Then it just sort of grew and grew.

CC: It’s not like an emporium of beauty. You get a personal relationship with your staff. NW: Exactly. It’s a boutique experience that feels like what everybody kind of wants and needs right now. It’s important to know how to mix things based on the unique needs that you have. The ONDA team establishes real relationships with their clients. They’re highly versed in clean beauty, and an incredible resource. CC: What’s the hardest thing about aging? NW: Watching the toxic culture out there in the media and seeing how harmful that is, that the mature woman isn’t embraced enough, because we’re all mortal beings. We’re all going to get older and so if it’s embraced more it will be a much more beautiful journey for everyone. CC: What’s the most fun thing about aging? NW: Having long, long friendships. I’ve got a team of women and we just share so much. Thirty-year-old friendships I’m talking about, where we can really look back on great experiences and talk about how valuable our time is together and what we want to achieve moving forward.

CC: You launched at a perfect time for wellness. The industry is growing by leaps and bounds, so you were ahead of the curve pre-COVID. NW: Yes. Everyone basically had to press the pause button and that’s when we started looking deeper. Now, everyone is not just curious but actually obsessed and fascinated by the ingredients on our product labels.

CC: What does all-natural mean to you? NW: Well I think being in a sense where you feel you’re most yourself and you’re connected to yourself and you’re on OK terms with it.

CC: It was a good pivot for wellness brands, certainly. The focus became on a chemical-free lifestyle. What you put on your skin is as important as what you put in your mouth. It’s as important as the life you live. You want to nourish your skin. What’s your daily beauty regimen from the moment you wake up? NW: If I’ve got time, I love to exercise. If I don’t exercise at least two or three times a week, I feel the funk take over my mind. If I just move, whether it’s yoga or a little bit of jumping around or a strength training session, I’m going to feel better in my day. And then I’ll jump in the shower—usually I’ll use a foam cleanser. I love the African Botanics Baobab Clay Oxygenating Cleanser. And then I’ll use a mist,

CC: Mantra that you live by? NW: Stay in the present. CC: What inspires you? NW: I love to travel. I love deep friendships. I consider myself a very curious person, so I’m always inspired by great thinkers and thought leaders and into shifting my own thinking beyond what I know. CC: You just landed a new Netflix limited series with Ryan Murphy, co-starring Bobby Cannavale. 125

haven’t yet? NW: I feel like I’ve covered a lot in these past few decades, and to the point where I’m going back to similar worlds. In a film called Infinite Storm, which we shot in Slovenia during COVID, I play Pam Bales, who is a volunteer search-and-rescue team member in her 60s who still climbs those mountains daily. She is a national hero. The film will probably be coming out toward the end of the year. It felt good living in someone’s shoes like that. I could definitely afford to expand on more comedic roles.

NW: I can’t say much because I’m not allowed to yet, but Ryan Murphy, we all know, everything he touches turns to gold. He’s such a talent, and I’ve done a movie with Bobby before. We start shooting the series with Ryan in the fall. It’s a psychological thriller based on a true story. CC: It’s the 20th anniversary of Mulholland Dr. That was the launch of your career in American cinema. How does it feel looking back on it now? NW: Yeah, it was definitely the launch of my career. I had been working in Naomi Watts stars America, but nothing had in Infinite Storm, reached that level. Maybe out later this year, I got the lead in something, in which she plays but it didn’t really make a volunteer searchanyone think, Oh wow, this and-rescue team member. is going to put this girl on the map. When I got the job on Mulholland Dr., I couldn’t believe it. I happened to know the casting director, because I had gone in several times for that woman and she always liked me, I guess. And she brought me in for David Lynch, who has a very different way of casting. We sat down and talked for 45 minutes, which was a very unusual process to me. Normally it was like you barely got eye contact with someone. David just kind of drew me out of myself. He cracked the shell open, and I was able to connect with him because of that. The night that it premiered in Cannes was an unforgettable night. It’s been a different career ever since. Every filmmaker in the country—in the world, actually—saw that film. And so instantly I had every agent reaching out to me. I had directors reaching out, and I’ve never had to audition for a role since. So I was really lucky.

CC: I once interviewed you maybe 10 years ago and I talked to you about what you think attracts people to horror films. And you talked a little bit about fear. Do you remember that conversation? NW: Yeah, I do. I think fear is a big part of the human psyche and we all live with it, some more than others. It’s interesting to examine fear and that’s why we go to the cinema to collectively experience it together. CC: Then comes parenting. The biggest fear of all. NW: Yes, the hardest job of all. But it’s always evolving. As your children grow, you get through one stage, and you feel like you’ve solved one problem but then a new one pops up. I absolutely love being a mom. It centers me, teaches me, keeps me on my toes, humbles me and also fills me with pride. I am truly grateful to watch these little tiny people grow into sensitive, kind human beings. That’s my biggest hope for them—that they’re kind and decent people. I just want to get that part right most of all.

CC: It’s interesting that David Lynch started a foundation in wellness which is all about Transcendental Meditation. The two of you have gone into that. NW: When I worked with him, he said he’d been meditating for at least a few decades. He has never missed a meditation in his life. David swears by his meditation practice and yes, all his ideas come from that headspace. CC: What type of role would you like to play that you

CC: You and your ex [actor Liev Schreiber] have one of the best post-breakup relationships that I have ever witnessed. You co-parent so beautifully. It can’t be easy with both of you being actors. How do you make coparenting work so well? NW: We both just have a common goal, which is we want our children to do well and that’s our main job. And we 126

under renovation. My brother lives in Montauk. I sold the Amagansett house before COVID hit. I was still in escrow during COVID, and I suddenly panicked. What am I doing? What if we never work again? What if our industry is kaput? It was all about swirling anxiety.

actually still enjoy each other’s company as well, and we talk on the phone not just about parenting sometimes— mostly it’s about parenting and navigating schedules and things like that, but we’re also good and better friends. CC: Is there any advice you’d give your younger self? NW: Don’t try to please everyone. Don’t compare yourself to others. Trust your instincts. I’d say those three are the strongest. I got caught up in that kind of stuff too early on, which cost me. You’re enough. Be you. Just be you. Find you and embrace it, warts and all.

CC: It certainly forced us into decisions we might not have otherwise made. What are some places that you’ve discovered in Montauk? NW: I love Duryea’s. I went to the Crow’s Nest last weekend. It’s so gorgeous. That’s the great thing about Montauk. You’ve got an unbelievable setting, as well as great food.

CC: You sold your house in Amagansett and moved to Montauk. What made you go to the end of the island? NW: In all honesty, I’m still not settled with that idea yet, because I’m still grieving the loss of my Amagansett house. But it’s because I’m not in the Montauk house yet. It’s been

CC: And your favorite place to get a facial? NW: Sag Harbor is one of ONDA’s beautiful locations. We’ve got that lovely garden as well and we’ll be doing some pop-ups through the summer. So I hope I see you there.

NAOMI’S FAVORITES

Cosmic Cream, $58, Moon Juice, ondabeauty.com

Age-Response Compound K Hyaluronic Booster, $125, Venn, ondabeauty.com

White Algae Mask, $48, OSEA, ondabeauty.com

Uma Ultimate Brightening Rose Toner, $65, Uma, ondabeauty.com

Garden of Earthly Delights Botanical Hand Wash, $48, Sangre de Fruta, ondabeauty.com

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Plant Water Mist, $38, Ingredients, ondabeauty.com

The Luminary Eye Cream, $150, Symbiome, ondabeauty.com

NAOMI OSAKA Naomi Osaka has been called the best women’s tennis player in the world. She’s won four Grand Slams since winning her first at the 2018 US Open and, at the age of 23, has emerged as one of the most influential voices in sports and an icon for powerful women everywhere. So it took a lot of courage earlier this year when Osaka withdrew from the French Open, citing the need to focus on her mental health. Fortunately, the move garnered her an enormous outpouring of support from her peers and others. Osaka has never lacked courage. After winning the Australian Open in 2021 (defeating her childhood idol, Serena Williams, in the semifinals), a reporter asked Osaka about a woman possibly becoming head of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee. Her reply: “There’s a lot of things I think people used to accept; the things that used to be said. But you’re seeing a newer generation not tolerate a lot of things. Barriers are being broken down, especially for females. We’ve had to fight for so many things just to be equal. In a lot of things, we’re still not equal.” She continues to speak out on a range of important issues. Osaka, who is proudly biracial (she’s Haitian and Japanese but has lived in America since age 3) wrote an op ed for Esquire last July, in which she reflected on how she’s been affected by the Black Lives Matter movement: “In the past few months, I’ve reevaluated what’s actually important in my life,” she wrote in the publication. “It’s a reset that perhaps I greatly needed. I asked myself if I couldn’t play tennis, what could I be doing to make a difference. I decided it was time to speak up.”

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OLYMPIC HEROINES WHO INSPIRE US “She made broken look beautiful and strong look invincible. She walked with the Universe on her shoulders and made it look like a pair of wings,” wrote the poet Ariana Dancu. The same could be said of all the women featured here. We are inspired by their talent, athleticism and dedication to their craft. We are also awestruck by the obstacles each has overcome, and the lengths they have gone to reach the top of their respective sports. We will be cheering loudly when each of these remarkable women brings her A game in this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. BY D I M I T R I E H R L I C H

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Stephanie Gilmore, seven-time world champion surfer

Caroline Marks, 19, is the youngest female to qualify for the women’s Championship Tour.

Carissa Moore has won four world championship titles.

Sally Fitzgibbons, from Australia, ranks second worldwide.

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THE WOMEN OF THE FIRST OLYMPIC SURF COMPETITION possible to achieve your goals no matter how high they may be. If you are passionate and willing to work hard for them, they will happen.” A former child prodigy herself, 28-year-old Carissa Moore has won four world championship titles. She’s spoken about feeling awestruck by the fact that after more than 100 years, the Olympics have finally recognized surfing. “The Olympics is the epitome of sport. It’s where all those historic moments happen,” Moore has said. “And to have surfing respected on that level…I never thought it would happen in my lifetime. I just didn’t even fathom it.” For the American women who will go for the gold in Tokyo, the thrill is both professional and personal. “I’m facing my fears, overcoming challenges and accomplishing my goals,” Moore has noted, adding that that she looks up to Rihanna, Michelle Obama and Karlie Kloss, among other women who inspire her, because they are “following their passions, are unapologetically themselves, and use their platform to do good for others.”

This summer’s Olympic Games in Tokyo will mark the first time surfers will be competing in the games. The 20 female contenders, including Carissa Moore, Caroline Marks, Sally Fitzgibbons and Stephanie Gilmore, are among the best in the world. In Polynesia and Hawaii, where surfing began, it was originally a unisex endeavor, but over the course of the 20th century, it became a male-dominated sport. That began to change in the 1990s, and since then female surfers have proven themselves to be every bit as capable of dominating the big waves as their male counterparts. In fact, the American women surfing may be more likely to take home medals than the American men. But they will have to beat seven-time world champion Stephanie Gilmore and current world No. 2, Sally Fitzgibbons, who spearhead the formidable Australian team. At just 19, Caroline Marks is the youngest surfer ever to qualify for the women’s Championship Tour. As Marks has said, “This is a chance for me to help show girls that it is 131

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Olympic gold medalist Megan Rapinoe

The smart money is betting that 36-year-old soccer star and activist Megan Rapinoe will once again steal the show during this year’s Olympic Games in Tokyo. In addition to being one of America’s greatest hopes on the soccer field, the Olympic gold medalist, two-time FIFA Women’s World Cup winner and 2019 Women’s Ballon d’Or winner as player of the year is a formidable voice on causes ranging from pay inequality to racial justice. Rapinoe, who plays for Tacoma, Washington’s OL Reign, grew up in Redding, California, and famously rejected an invite to visit the Trump White House. She has to share the shelf that holds all her gold medals, because her fiancée, Seattle Storm point guard, Sue Bird, is also a four-time Olympic gold medalist, as well as a four-time WNBA champion and 11-time AllStar guard. Rapinoe’s activism was partially inspired by her mom, who grew up poor and was often teased as a child. For this reason, she has always stood up for the voiceless and strongly believes that none of us can be free until everybody is. “One of the greatest gifts I’ve been given is to be gay and to have this perspective,” she has said.

Simone Biles, the most decorated gymnast in history

Opposite: Gareth Cattermole for FIFA; @facebookwatch

SIMONE BILES While she always looks calm and composed when competing, Biles has opened up about her struggles with depression, especially during the pandemic, when she was unable to train at her gym and maintain her usual regimen. “During that quarantine process, I got to really relish in my emotions for the first time in my life without any outside voices telling me that it was going to be OK or I can do it,” Biles says in the first episode. “Deciding to still move forward and train for the 2021 Olympics was only up to me, no outside voices. That’s what I was fighting for and training for…. Having to come back, you have to bring a whole new level, and then I worry, ‘Am I gonna be just as good?’ That’s my real fear: to see if I can get back to 2019 shape and ability. Can I do it again?” We don’t claim to have a crystal ball, but our bet is a resounding “yes.”

For Simone Biles, the normal rules of gravity seem not to apply. With 30 combined Olympic and World Championship medals, the 24-year-old is the most decorated gymnast in history, and has performed moves so seemingly impossible, several have been named after her. Standing at 4 feet, 8 inches, she has towered over her competition for years, demonstrating not only fearlessness and finesse, but also a moral courage and clarity that has established Biles as a leader, advocate and inspiration to women and girls around the world. Given her dominance, the seven-time U.S. all-around champion is a lock for the Tokyo Olympics team. Biles is the subject of a new seven-part docuseries directed by Gotham Chopra called Simone vs Herself, which allows fans to see some of the hard work, frustration and endless failures that go on behind the scenes of her well-publicized victories. 133

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When Allyson Felix lost her sponsorship with Nike, she was not only one of the most recognizable faces in track and field—she was also one of the most decorated athletes in history. Indeed, the six-time Olympic gold medal winner and 11-time world champion had been one of the brand’s most widely marketed athletes. But when the sneaker giant refused to offer her maternity protections, she spoke out. Eventually the company changed its policies. By then, Felix had lost her Nike sponsorship. But she found something else: a new life as an activist. Since then, her efforts have had an impact beyond the world of athletics, affecting the way companies formed maternity policies that affect millions of women’s lives. And now that she’s a mom—her daughter, Camryn, was born in 2018—her commitment to bringing about positive change has only deepened. “My daughter has given me new motivation and drive. I want to be an example to her of what hard work looks like,” she has said. “I want to show her that you can’t let adversity get in your way. I want her to see what a strong woman looks like.” And Felix learned something else: “Speaking your truth matters; my experience matters and when we collectively come together, we can create great change.”

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ANGELINA JOLIE JOINS FORCES WITH UNESCO AND FRENCH BEAUTY BRAND GUERLAIN TO SUPPORT WOMEN BEEKEEPERS AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE PLIGHT OF BEES AROUND THE GLOBE—AND THE DIRE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE WORLD IF LEFT UNADDRESSED. BY DONNA BULSECO PHOTOS BY DAN WINTERS

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A bee smoker is used by beekeepers when going into the hive to keep bees calm. “It’s an honor to tune in to their world,” says Winters.

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tanding completely still isn’t easy for anyone, but for Angelina Jolie, being in the moment for a photograph was “a strange meditation” when covered with a swarm of bees. “It felt very—I’m going to sound like my Buddhist practices—lovely to be that connected to these beautiful creatures,” said the actor, director and activist, who posed for a gorgeous—and somewhat startling—portrait to highlight an important cause: the need to protect, and raise awareness about, Mother Earth’s most essential pollinator, the humble bee. In the photograph by Dan Winters, she is regal and commanding, the queen bee of the moment, so to speak, and it’s no wonder Jolie was recently named “godmother” for the UNESCO-Guerlain Women for Bees initiative. The climate-conscious collaboration is a five-year program launched by the United Nations’ educational, scientific and cultural arm and the French cosmetics giant to train and support women beekeeper-entrepreneurs in UNESCOdesignated Biosphere Reserves around the world. Jolie is on board as muse and participant, both inspiring and invigorating the cause. The title of godmother seems well deserved for Jolie, now in her late 40s and a parent of six, who has become a role model for several generations of women and passionate activists of all races and genders. She has been a longtime advocate for refugee rights, serving as a goodwill ambassador with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) from 2001 to 2012, and as a special envoy since then, speaking, for example, during Security Council meetings about trauma to children and sexual violence during conflict. She has always taken social injustice personally: Years ago, in 2003, her commitment to conservation and community development found roots in MJP, the Maddox Jolie-Pitt Foundation (named for Maddox, her oldest child, now 19), which supports post-conflict rural regions in northwestern Cambodia and creates, among other activities, employment partnerships with local communities. So why bees—and why now? Like many of us, Jolie is well aware of how bees “play as sentinels in an increasingly toxic world,” as environmentalist Bill McKibben states in the foreword of the poetry collection If Bees Are Few. The bad news is there have been “large-scale dieoffs,” adds McKibben, and “we ignore them at our peril.” But bees and their behavior also signal us in more positive ways, teaching humans how to live and work together by example. The positivity of bees speaks to us—and to Jolie, and this buzzy project, with its emphasis on empowering

Angelina Jolie, godmother for the UNESCO-Guerlain Women for Bees initiative

women, sweetly meshes with Jolie’s other humanitarian efforts as well. This summer, she’ll have hands-on involvement in these causes when being trained alongside 10 others in the first Women for Bees training session at the French Observatory of Apidology (OFA) in Provence. “Women are so capable,” Jolie has said. “When a woman learns a skill, she teaches other women and other men and her children. And so if you really want something done and you want it magnified, you find a woman and you help her understand what the problem is and she will work very hard to make sure everyone in the community knows.” The launch represents a continuing focus for those involved. “The Women for Bees program not only highlights our interdependency with other living species; it also encourages women to be designers of change, to create, educate and experiment with sustainable beekeeping as a way of living on Earth in harmony with other species,” says Audrey Azoulay, UNESCO director-general. While 139

“What at first appears to be chaos in time resembles a wellchoreographed dance,” says Winters of this beehive box with lid removed.

empowering women in their livelihoods.” One striking characteristic of Jolie’s activism is her ability to speak directly to an issue and inspire others to follow. “Sometimes a lot of these issues feel so overwhelming,” she says. “But then there are these simple truths and we just stick to them.”

sounding very boots-on-the-ground, the program also has a big-picture scope, touching many corners of the Earth. During the first two years, women will train in UNESCOdesignated Biosphere Reserves in Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia and Russia, as well as at the French Iles et Mer d’Iroise biosphere, the Sila in Italy, Volcans in Rwanda,

“What’s exciting,” says Jolie, “is that instead of saying ‘we Are losing the bees,’ we’re coming forward with solutions and empowering women.” After so many years in the spotlight, it’s intriguing to see how Jolie’s newest fans and followers see her power deriving more from her genuine compassion and longtime engagement in humanitarian efforts and less from Hollywood stardom and her relationship with Brad Pitt. Still, her steady gaze on screen—level, enthralling, truthseeking—continues to hold our attention, and always has, from her early Oscar-winning role as a mental patient in Girl, Interrupted (1999) to a kick-ass archaeologist in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)—a flick that launched her reputation as a female action superstar—to the seductive spy of action-comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005) and her critically acclaimed performance in Clint Eastwood’s Changeling (2008). Most recently, Jolie reprised her popular turn as the evil fairy Maleficent in Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019), and starred in director Taylor Sheridan’s thriller Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021). Yet as badass as Angelina Jolie is on-screen, we see in retrospect that her directorial efforts always signaled where her heart truly is: in stories reflecting real-life dramas. As a filmmaker and producer, Jolie has chosen narratives grounded in reality representing stark truths—of being a soldier and a survivor (In the Land of Blood and Honey, 2011, set during the 1992-95 Bosnian War); a prisoner of war (Unbroken, 2014, about a WWII hero); or a child laborer (First They Killed My Father, 2017, set in Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge era). And while no announcements about upcoming film projects have been made, Angelina Jolie knows well how to use her energy in influential ways. Like the bee, she’s adept at navigating space freely and widely but returns to her interests and family matters when desired. As she told National Geographic, there are two types of bees: the domestic honeybee that makes the honey, and the wild solitary bee that pollinates. Ever the Gemini, Jolie is open to both roles; for her, two (or three or more) are better than one. “I feel like lately I’ve been a lot of domestic honeybee, but in my heart, I’m wild solitary.”

and Kozjansko & Obsotelje in Slovenia. By 2025, 2,500 hives will be humming away in 25 UNESCO Biosphere Reserves. For Guerlain, this initiative also speaks to the brand’s dedication to making a more beautiful, sustainable and equality-based world. It is the latest contribution to their ‘In the Name of Beauty’ initiative, a 14-year commitment to conservation. “The Women for Bees Guerlain x UNESCO program combines two core pillars—women empowerment and bees conservation,” says Guerlain CEO Véronique Courtois. It’s “a pledge for one of nature’s most precious wonders and a concrete positive social impact for the women of the world.” The bee has been a symbol of the beauty brand created in 1828, alighting on its iconic bee perfume bottle in 1853, and Jolie, a Guerlain muse since 2017, underscores the company’s longtime authenticity to its projects. Jolie’s interest comes at a moment when climate change and the plight of displaced people are dramatically converging. How they intertwine makes for a difficult realization: If we as Earth-dwellers continue practices that erode and ultimately destroy nature, we could all eventually be part of a displaced population. In an interview with National Geographic for World Bee Day (May 20), Jolie said, “A lot of the at-risk people are displaced because of climate change… Having your environment destroyed, your livelihood stripped from you, is one of the many reasons that people migrate or are displaced or fight. This is interconnected.” She added: “Pollinators of course are extremely vital to our life and our environment. And so we have to understand scientifically what happens if we lose them.” As an advocate for action, Jolie finds power in positivity. “What’s exciting to me is that instead of stepping forward and saying, ‘We are losing the bees, we have certain species that have gone extinct, are going extinct,’ we’re coming forward to say, ‘Yes, this is how you have to protect’…we’re coming at this with solutions [and] 141

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Built in 1919, the elegant Ram’s Head Inn has been given a 21st century face lift with the help of design maven and new owner Aandrea Carter. With 17 bespoke guest rooms nestled beside the tranquil waters of Shelter Island, Ram’s Head Inn sits on 4 green acres reached by either private boat or scenic ferry ride. Using the colorful bounty from the inn’s on-site organic garden, executive chef Joe Smith prepares award-winning cuisine, plus a weekly raw oyster bar with seafood supplied by local farmers. New updates include beachfront food and beverage service, luxury picnics, customizable spa treatments, outdoor fitness classes, and a cigar and scotch lounge. Take home a signature souvenir from your stay, with a “Don’t Be a Lamb, Be a Ram” or “Where’s my F*cking Yacht?” candle. theramsheadinn.com

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Hamptons wellness guru Tracy Anderson tells Purist about unleashing a mighty upgrade of her legendary fitness machine.

our nervous system. It is all about how you play with energy and resistance, and not doing it from a place of trauma is the best way to heal or reverse age. If you look at aging as structures starting to deteriorate and weaken, then you see that you do have the power to reverse that process, if you behave properly. My new machine marries this respect for energy with the desire to build muscle, and takes the imbalance out of it. Think about history: We are modern humans, right? Now, think about our more primitive selves: Back then, we did not treat our bodies the way we do today. There were so many amazing practices and ceremonies—and a lot of them had to do with energy. Somewhere along the way, modern humans started doing away with that natural alignment. I really want to get people back to the place where they learned how powerful their energy is, and with this machine, you really will be able to feel what it’s like to control your energy. I believe people are ready to have a more serious conversation: They’re ready to venture from their denatured lives and realize that we are all interconnected with nature. We’ve lost touch with our interconnectedness, and that has to change. It changes when we start to realize our own personal, physical energy and power, and take it seriously. 30 Park Place, East Hampton; tracyanderson.com

As a fitness pioneer, I’m always excited to bring something new to the table, so I’ve The new invented version two of the machine that Anderson originated the revolutionary Tracy AnderMoto Air Pro son Method: the Anderson Moto Air Pro Reformer Reformer, available to clients exclusively at my East Hampton studio in July. Building on the original Pilates Reformer, there’s a component that can give anyone the abs or butt of their dreams. I see so many women saying they want the 25-year-old “butt of the moment”—and if I can’t get it for them, then they will undergo surgery to get it. I can sit and lecture people all day long, telling them they should not want that—because it’s not about the butt, it’s not about having someone else’s body; it’s really about your health. I can say this until I’m blue in the face, but at the end of the day, everyone wants to look and feel their best—and it just so happens that I actually do have the ability to give people the butt of the moment if they want it. This machine will teach the people who use it more about their own personal capabilities, with their own personal energy. With the Air Pro, muscles become “younger” through a new form of resistance; we took what is flawed about resistance and we fixed it. Deadlifting or pressing can be good for your bone structure and your muscle mass, but it’s terrible for your joints. We have an energetic connection to 150

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BEACH CLEANUPS

Do your part to keep the East End pristine. BY GABRIELLE ECHEVARRIETA

The beach is a gateway between the marine and terrestrial worlds. A clean beach is one step closer to a clean ocean, a lofty goal that is imperative to the health of the planet. While a coastline free from debris can accentuate the unique beauty of the East End, removing garbage from shores can also prevent the death of marine life, reduce water pollution and help preserve delicate ecosystems. By participating in cleanups this summer, you can offset the 13 million metric tons of plastic that ends up in our oceans each year—the equivalent of a garbage truckload once every minute. Beach cleanups are also a great way to strengthen communities, creating lasting bonds between protectors of the land and sea. Here, Purist presents six opportunities to pitch in this summer. JULY 2 Beach Cleanup With Montauk Brewing Co. The Surfrider Foundation, a nonprofit group advocating for clean water and coastal preservation, is teaming up with Montauk Brewing Company

for a volunteer cleanup at Essex Street Beach. After cleaning, trek over to the brewery for a free drink token. Register through surfrider.org

ocean preservation, organizes weekly cleanups in July and August at the Hallock State Park Preserve. Email education@amseas.org to register.

JULY 11 At Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays The New York Marine Rescue Center hosts beach cleanups from April through December across Long Island. On July 11, join the organization at Tiana Beach in Hampton Bays for a trash pickup along the 1,000-foot ocean beach. nymarinerescue.org

JULY 20 THE END: A Plastic-Free Celebration Oceanic Global’s NYC and Hamptons Hub are joining forces to bring THE END: A Plastic Free Celebration to Montauk. This day of fun-filled activities is an ode to East End beaches, beginning with surf lessons followed by a beach cleanup, concluding with a virtual auction benefiting Oceanic Global. Hero Beach Club, 626 Montauk Hwy., Montauk

JULY 11 & AUGUST 8 At Iron Pier in Jamesport Built by local farmers in 1900 to ship local produce to New England, Iron Pier is a hot spot for sunbathing and fishing. Help keep the North Fork clean by joining the New York Marine Rescue Center’s cleanup efforts this summer. nymarinerescue.org EVERY SATURDAY Hallock State Park Preserve The Atlantic Marine Conservation Society, a collective of biologists and volunteers with a passion for

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WEDNESDAYS AT NOON Walk With a Biologist Wednesdays Each week, Lindsey Reisz of Atlantic Marine Conservation Society brings explorers on a one-hour hike through Hallock State Park Preserve. Learn to spot wildlife in their natural habitats, get educated on important conservation methods, discuss environmental issues and learn your role in the well-being of local ecosystems. Email education@amseas.org to register.

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Trainer Holly Rilinger motivates a global community to achieve next-level fitness.

It takes a unique individual to keep fit during quarantine, and an extraordinary one to inspire others to attain their peak physique while millions still struggle to lose the “COVID 19.” Holly Rilinger—master trainer, professional basketball player, motivational speaker and bestselling author—is that paragon: a “5-foot-4 dreamer from the Midwest” who became the No. 1 point guard in the U.S. as a college freshman. After a lifetime of career highs— including rising to the top of the fitness field in NYC and starring in Bravo’s Work Out New York—Rilinger’s proudest achievement is creating a global, no-borders community of people dedicated to achieving wellness goals that they never previously imagined possible. That community is LIFTED, Rilinger’s “holistic fitness program” designed to—yes—lift mind and body simultaneously through “meditationinfused workouts.” It was an immediate hit, combining metabolic interval training with meditation and yoga for what its creator calls “a synergistic path to wellness.” Rilinger’s inspired blend of mental and physical fitness drew a dedicated clientele. Then came the pandemic.

Holly Rilinger, founder of the LIFTED holistic fitness program

in disguise.” Rilinger is leading a retreat this fall for 30 LIFTED loyalists; the event sold out so quickly that she didn’t have a chance to open the event to the public.

“I was vacationing in the Dominican Republic when it hit. Then I didn’t vacation at all,” Rilinger says. “I pivoted very quickly and turned my program into a totally virtual one. It was such a blessing 154

Offering 12 to 15 classes per week, all online, LIFTED is raising heart rates and spirits worldwide. Raves Linda Warner, an American expat in Amsterdam: “If you would have told me that a woman in her mid-60s would lose 15 pounds and 10 percent body fat, increase muscle mass by 8 percent, be two pant sizes smaller, and soon exceed the fitness levels of my 20s, and achieve that with a community of women I never knew or met before, I would not believe you. I was in terrible condition from too many years of prioritizing work over health. For the first time in decades, I am now feeling really good in my body. And as amazing as those stats are, the equally profound gift—and I daresay the foundation of my results—is the incredible community and the heart and talent of Holly Rilinger, her team and her program, LIFTED. Growing together has been a magical experience.” This summer, Rilinger will also host in-person LIFTED classes at The Clubhouse in East Hampton and Gurney’s in Montauk, as well as small-group training at her home studio in Springs in East Hampton. Check the schedule on lifted-studio.com; Instagram: @hollyrilinger

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WELCOME TO THE CLUB At last, Equinox comes to the Hamptons. BY BETH LANDMAN

Thelemaque, Lauren Musselman and Kay Kay Clivio are making the trip East. Those who prefer solo classes can take advantage of the virtual Equinox + app offering with Precision Run classes on custom Woodway treadmills, and cycling classes on SoulCycle At-Home bikes at the club. The Courtyard, a landscaped outdoor area, is set aside for strength and conditioning training, and the latest cardio equipment can be found in an expansive wood-accented room called The Lodge. There is also a station with high-tech Therabody percussion devices to help with muscle recovery. The Café will feature local offerings such as medium roast with a hint of chocolate from Dreamy Coffee; protein cookies and banana-almond, coconut or cocoa “energy balls” from Wishbone Farms; and “Ginger Fireballs” from Juice Press. Each week, new items will be brought into The Shop, which will offer a mix of men’s and women’s clothing and accessories from workout gear to beach togs. In addition to the club’s own line and products designed specifically for the Hamptons location, there will be collaborations with Hiro Clark, Rhone and Supergoop!, among others. This should certainly tide Equinox members over until they return to their home clubs. equinox.com

For the last 10 years, rumors have been circulating that Equinox would open a Hamptons outpost, and it’s finally happened. The upscale fitness and lifestyle giant premiered Equinox x Hamptons, its first East End location, this May in an updated potato barn, which was originally built in the 1920s, at 204 Butter Lane in Bridgehampton. The timing makes sense. After an incredibly challenging year, people are heading back to gyms, and a large number of the club’s members are spending more time in the Long Island enclave. Opening a location here accommodates their needs and allows them to ease back into their former workout community without skipping a beat. The new club’s design elements, including reclaimed barnwood, painted pressed-tin ceilings and industrial lighting, are in harmony with the building’s rustic and agricultural aspects, while the locker area and training floors are state of the art. In contrast to its urban clubs, valet parking is complimentary. Popular group fitness classes, including high-intensity MetCon3, Tabata and Stacked, as well as yoga, barre and Pilates mat, will be held in an open-air space called The Atrium. Favorite instructors including Or Artzi, Gerard 156

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Fitness classes at Equinox x Hamptons include MetCon 3, Tabata and Stacked.

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Wellness and the arts intertwine on the East End, host to a blissfully jam-packed summer schedule of events.

JULY 11 Pints & Poses Beer and yoga make strangely beautiful bedfellows: downward dog is tailed by “bottoms up” as you chase a yoga class with a pint of suds—plus a raffle—at this mindful mixer, held outdoors at the environmentally aware brewery that proudly uses locally sourced ingredients. $15-$25. Westhampton Beach Brewing, 220 Roger’s Way, Westhampton Beach, eventbrite. com/e/pints-poses-july2021-at-westhamptonbeach-brewingtickets-154249912641

JULY 17 Georgica Pond Nature Paddle Rent a single kayak, standup paddleboard, double kayak or canoe—or bring your own—and spend the morning with the plant and animal species populating this fragile, fantastical East End ecosystem. Georgica Pond, Wainscott, peconiclandtrust.org/getinvolved/events/georgicapond-nature-paddle JULY 17, 18 East Hampton Antiques & Design Show Designaholics can easily justify hunting for antiques and midcentury treasures at this trove: the 15th annual show is truly shopping for a cause, as it benefits another treasure, the East Hampton Historical Society, established in 1921 and now in its 80th year. $10 general admission, $8 for members. 151 Main St., East Hampton, easthamptonhistory.org/ east-hampton-antiquesand-design-show JULY 24 Say Yes—The LongHouse Summer Benefit The 16-acre oasis of art and design that is LongHouse Reserve welcomes guests to ramble its glorious gardens on the starry

night of this annual gala evening featuring a silent auction. $5,000 ($4,700 tax-deductible). 133 Hands Creek Rd., East Hampton, longhouse.org JULY 24 Rosé Soiree This pink-wine party pours forth rosé from wineries of the South Fork, North Fork and beyond. This year’s host venue is Nova’s Ark Project, a sculpture park and art center showcasing the work of founder Nova Mihai Popa. $150. Nova’s Ark Project, 60 Millstone Rd., Water Mill, average socialite.com/hamptonsevents/2021/7/24/ros-soirehamptons JULY 25 Howling at the Moon! Exploring Moon Medicine The Enchanted Garden, where the flora is in full bloom, is the setting for guided meditation and in-depth exploration of healing plant power from lunar herbs, including lavender and lemon balm. Mandala Yoga Center for Healing Arts, 10 Amagansett Sq., noon3PM, mandalayoga.com JULY 28-AUGUST 1 Chantecaille Beauty PopUp at the Reform Club Iconic botanical beauty brand Chantecaille brings

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a lineup of award-winning facials to the ultra-chic Reform Club this summer, offering by appointment spa treatments with natural ingredients to wellnessminded Hamptonites. 23 Windmill Ln., Amagansett. Email reform@chantecaille. com to book. chantecaille.com JULY 30 Outdoor Films Each week during the summer, the Southampton Arts Center unspools an eclectic selection of movies alfresco; this month’s schedule culminates with Do the Right Thing, Spike Lee’s landmark commentary on racism. $5 members; $10 non-members. Southampton Arts Center, 25 Jobs Ln., southamptonartscenter.org AUGUST 7 Wings Over Haiti Get on board with Donna Karan, Eric Fischl and many more stellar supporters to help Sag Harbor artist-pilot Jonathan Glynn and his team as they expand their second school for the underserved children of Ranquitte, Haiti. $175 in advance, $195 at the door; children under 12 enter free. 173 Daniels Hole Rd., Wainscott, wingsoverhaiti.net.

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JULY 10 Chefs of the North Fork Help support local charities (including All for the East End, US Autism Homes and Family Services of New York) by sampling the sweet and savory artistry of chefs Steven Amaral (North Fork Chocolate Company), Stephan Bogardus (The Halyard), Taylor Knapp (PAWPAW), Ursula XVII (Disset Chocolate), Bruce Miller (Windamere at Strong’s Water Club), and more. Tickets $165, 21 and older. Atlantis Banquets & Events, 431 East Main St., Riverhead, danstaste.com/events/ chefs-of-the-north-fork/

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Water Mill. Owners on the move with an abundance of style have just listed their 6-bedroom home on a lushly landscaped 1.7 acres close to all that makes the Hamptons a world class resort. This 8,500 SF+/- residence, on 3 levels of living space, sequestered behind a gated entry, brings the combination of masterful construction, exquisite finishes, copious amenities and a sensible floor plan that have become the hallmark of fine East End design to a whole new level. The elegant entry welcomes all over beautifully finished oak floors that spread out to include the double height great room and a generous living room both warmed by fireplaces. The state of the art eat in kitchen easily services the dining room large enough for both sides of the family. The elaborate master suite offers large sleeping chamber, luxurious spa like bath and a large walk-in closet. A guest suite , powder room, mud room and a 2-car garage complete the first floor. Upstairs 4 additional bedrooms, all with baths ensuite, including a junior master with its own terrace, complete the 2nd floor. The finished lower level adds enviable additional living space including gym, full bath, recreational room and art studio. Outside, spacious mahogany decking provides generous areas for alfresco dining and lounging while overlooking the recently refinished heated Gunite pool, firepit and professional half court. An abundance of mature landscaping, rarely found in newer homes, inundates the estate including crepe myrtles, cherry trees, dogwoods, Roses of Sharon and hydrangeas all set within ample lawn framed by 20’ evergreens. Amenities include a 5 zone Nest controlled HVAC, CCTV and 20 zones of irrigation. Motor south a short distance to the villages of Water Mill, Bridgehampton and Southampton and their pristine ocean beaches while very hot Sag Harbor with its marinas, tony restaurants and chic shops is just down the road to the north. Like the house just the way you see it? You will be happy to know that the furnishings are for sale separately. This newly listed retreat awaits your private tour. Exclusive $4.995M WEB# 880153 Real estate agents affiliated with The Corcoran Group are independent contractors and are not employees of The Corcoran Group. Equal Housing Opportunity. The Corcoran Group is a licensed real estate broker located at 660 Madison Ave, NY, NY 10065. All listing phone numbers indicate listing agent direct line unless otherwise noted. All information furnished regarding property for sale or rent or regarding financing is from sources deemed reliable, but Corcoran makes no warranty or representation as to the accuracy thereof. All property information is presented subject to errors, omissions, price changes, changed property conditions, and withdrawal of the property from the market, without notice. All dimensions provided are approximate. To obtain exact dimensions, Corcoran advises you to hire a qualified architect or engineer.

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A by-the-numbers look at singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, whose sultry summer soundtrack Blue Banisters drops July 4.

6�s Del Rey’s musical style and performance aesthetic is inspired by the 1960s, with media outlets dubbing her the “gangster Nancy Sinatra.”

“Video Games,” released in 2011, was ranked No. 9 on the top 200 songs of the 2010s by Pitchfork.

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Del Rey has been nominated for six Grammy awards, including album of the year for Norman Fucking Rockwell! and Beauty Behind the Madness.

Born to Die, Del Rey’s second studio album, topped the charts in 11 countries including the U.K., Australia, France and Germany.

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The year Elizabeth Woolridge Grant was born on June 21 in New York City.

Courtesy of Lana Del Rey

“Doing what you love is freedom, loving what you do is happiness.”

Del Rey has four names tattooed across the top of her chest, “Whitney Amy” on the right, and “Nina Billie” on the left. They stand for Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone and Billie Holiday.

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