Off to the Hamptons for the weekend? Drop by the Sagaponack estate of noted air pollutionist Ira Rennert, who at long last has moved into his 29 bedroom, 66,395-square-foot nation-state that's still under construction on the Atlantic. Of his critics, Rennert says, "This has been done by just a few people with emotional and psychological problems." Among the loons: Kurt Vonnegut, who famously declared that he'd leave the Hamptons if Rennert's villa got built. Now, Vonnegut's wife, Jill Krementz, demurs, "Thank God I own half the house. He can't sell it out from under me."
· At Home in Versailles on the Atlantic [NYTimes]
· Sagaponack Homeowners Association vs. Ira Rennert [Malcolm Gladwell]
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