I broke up with my boyfriend of about 5 months a little while ago. We had met on a blind date set up by an acquaintance, so we were pretty much starting from scratch. The …

I'm hoping The Nation can help me find a book. When I was in late grade school, which would have been in the early 1980s, I had the reading skills to read fairly advanced chapter …

Help me please, I'm having an ethical dilemma and I can't stand it.
It started on Craigslist (of course). I put up an ad in "women seeking men" and a million guys replied. One stood out. …

On my drive to work I often drink coffee and eat cinnamon graham crackers. Sometimes during my lunch hour, I'll go out to the parking lot and sit in my car, reading a book and …

What's your opinion of cash bars at weddings?
I attended a wedding recently where there was a charge attached to every beverage except tap water. This was met with a ton of grousing (I heard …

As fall and winter approach, I need some wardrobe-building help.
I work in Manhattan in an industry that's not quite suits-and-heels, but isn't cazh, either. I have lots of appropriate separates to wear, but I …

I have an issue driving me crazy that I would love to get some perspective on from you and your readers.
I have a coworker who makes me crazy. I'm tempted to give you a bunch …

Long, long ago I read a short story that involved a writer who loved to write but was constantly rejected for publication. Somehow, he ends up with a box that is an "adjective magnet" — …

Now with follow-up info! — 10/17/11
I have a wedding-related conundrum, and I hope you (and the illustrious Vine readership) can help me figure out the best course of action.
My dear friend B just got engaged …

Dear Sars,
Would the Tomato Nation brain trust please help me pick out some skivvies?
Lately the only things in my top drawer that don't give me an immediate (and enduring) wedgie are the 3 pairs …