The headlines write themselves, and they were blaring everywhere over the last month or so after Stony Brook University’s Christopher Gobler announced new research on the rise of a pathogen known as vibrio vulnificus in the waterways of Long Island, including the tony East End. His lab found the bacterium, which can cause necrosis—when cell or body tissue dies prematurely—in Sagaponack Pond, Mecox Bay, and Georgica Pond, where nearby beachfront houses can fetch $40 million or more.
But when Clara Molot went diving for more details on all this, she discovered this story is about much more than fabulously wealthy vacationers trying to keep hold of their limbs. (“As long as it’s not targeting our Perrier, we’ll get through it,” one Hamptonian told her. “And you can quote that.”) One local oysterman believes Gobler’s warnings of bacterial doom over the years have done serious harm to the shellfishing business. It’s all happening out East as the summer season kicks off.
Below, you’ll find the full story on these matters of the flesh, plus the Euphoria finale and an auction of Marilyn Monroe’s personal effects to mark what would have been her 100th birthday. |
JACK HOLMES,
SENIOR EDITOR |
Just weeks into the summer season, upper-crust New York’s go-to summer destination is facing an unfortunate “flesh-eating bacteria” situation in the ponds and bays near $40 million houses. The summer vacationers aren’t too fazed, but the local oystermen are: One says it’s a manufactured crisis. |
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At a special Brooklyn watch party, Euphoria fans were invited to watch the season three finale, bidding farewell to Zendaya’s Rue, Sydney Sweeney’s Cassie, and the rest of the gang. |
To mark the 100th anniversary of the actor’s birth, Monroe’s eight-page love letter, a Dior dress, acting notes, and more are up for sale. |
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Nuke fears, mob spies, and a secret Kennedy visitor: Marilyn Monroe’s death was ruled a “probable suicide,” but questions have persisted about the Hollywood icon’s relationships with JFK and RFK—and how they might have been exploited by the Mafia, the Soviet Union, and the FBI. Ahead, Anthony Summers examines details that shed clarifying light on the turmoil swirling around Monroe on the last day of her life. |
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