Dan's Papers

Dan's Papers is a free weekly lifestyle publication in the Hamptons, Long Island, New York, United States, founded by Dan Rattiner. The first of the papers that would later collectively come to be known as Dan's Papers was the Montauk Pioneer, which debuted July 1, 1960.^[1]

Dan's Papers has gained notoriety for perpetrating various hoaxes, such as stories of a Hamptons Subway beneath the East End of Long Island. The first of these, in 1963, happened by mistake when founder Dan Rattiner incorrectly printed the timetable of trains in the paper. He received a call from the local stationmaster, who told him a crowd of people were there waiting for a train that doesn't exist. ^[2] The error made Rattiner realize he could do things to get the whole town talking about his paper.^{[original research?]} It began publishing stories about the fictional Old Man McGumbus in 2011.^[3]

The magazine regularly included Rattiner's pen-and-ink cartoons and sketches.^[4] His art depicted the East End of Long Island, both its landscape and people ranging from "farmers, movie stars, fishermen and Wall Streeters."^[5] 30 years after starting Dan's Paper, Rattiner had his first exhibition when he had two solo shows at the Ferregut Tower Gallery in Southampton, NY in 2007.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Rattiner sold Dan's Paper in 2007 to Ohio-based Brown Publishing Company.^[10] Rattiner sold the magazine for $19.6 million, significantly more than the $1.75 million Brown sold it for three years later in 2010.^{[citation needed]} Manhattan Media purchased the magazine from Brown, which sold Dan's Paper as part of its bankruptcy.^[11]^[12] On June 9, 2020, Manhattan Media also purchased the East Hampton-based outlet The Independent and merge it with Dan's Paper to create Dan's Independent Media. Just a few months later, in September 2020, Schneps Media purchased Dan's Independent Media from Manhattan Media.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ Napoli, Michelle (July 2, 2000). "Dan, of the Papers: 40 Years of Hamptons Lite". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
^ Ross, Christopher. "Dan's Papers' Top 10 Hamptons Hoaxes". Details.com. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 16, 2014.
^ Laskow, Sarah (2015-12-28). "The Mystery of the Hamptons' Vanishing Libertarian". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
^ "Round & About (Arts & Living section)". Southampton Press. February 8, 2007.
^ "Art Events". Dan's Paper. February 16, 2007. p. 66.
^ Ernst, Eric (March 15, 2007). "Unique Perspectives, From Here and Away". The Southampton Press. pp. Arts & Living.
^ "At the Galleries". The Southampton Press. June 25, 2007.
^ Mashburn, Sabrina (June 22, 2007). "Dan Rattiner's Ode to the East End, II". Dan's Paper. p. 127.
^ Gordon, Berry (February 23, 2007). "Dan Rattiner: 'Ode to the East End'". Dan's Paper. p. 33.
^ Robins, Craig (May 10, 2010). "Dan's Papers Files For Bankruptcy on Long Island". Long Island Bankruptcy Blog. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
^ Barron, James (July 24, 2007). "Quirky Hamptons Paper, Reading for Rich, Is Sold". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved June 12, 2014.
^ Turner, Zeke (September 3, 2010). "New York Press Owner Manhattan Media Buys Dan's Papers". New York Observer. Retrieved June 12, 2014.