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N Cookie AA: Pepperidge Farm Prelim Polls
August 20, 2009 – 10:18 AM | 39 Comments

Lotta Ps there.Lotta choices, too, so we apologize in advance for slow load times.Clearing your browser history usually solves any problems with the poll itself.
You may vote for as many selections at once as you …

N Cookie AA: Preliminary Housekeeping
August 20, 2009 – 9:06 AM | 13 Comments
N Cookie AA: Preliminary Housekeeping

Greetings, snacklings! Please give Wing Chun a round of applause (or clink your spoons on your bowls) for her excellent co-captaincy of the N Cereal AA.
It’s already time to do it again.   The N …

The Vine: August 19, 2009
August 19, 2009 – 3:47 PM | 68 Comments

Dear all-knowing Cat Lady,
I have a problem with my kitten and it’s making me crazy. No one has been able to help me so I’m hoping someone out there could give me some advice.
I have …

All the ormolu that’s fit to print: Works of Edith Wharton
August 17, 2009 – 11:10 AM | 36 Comments
All the ormolu that’s fit to print: <I>Works of Edith Wharton</I>

Works of Edith Wharton does not contain all of Wharton’s works — to fit the novels and the gardening/architecture stuff and the erotica and the letters and all the other “and”s into one volume obviously …

The Vine: August 14, 2009
August 14, 2009 – 10:22 AM | 52 Comments

Sars,
Okay, I have a lost TV show from my youth that has been driving me bonkers for years:
It was a Saturday-morning show, I think.Live action.It followed the lives of a bunch of bugs (who were …

The Vine: August 12, 2009
August 12, 2009 – 11:01 AM | 55 Comments

Hi, Sarah —
I’ve found the perfect job opportunity — a museum curatorial and research assistant position in a musical subject area. I have a BM in music and a BA in theater, curatorial/research summer positions …

It’s just a bill…
August 11, 2009 – 3:29 PM | 14 Comments

My piece for Monkey See on The Art of Making Money: The Story of a Master Counterfeiter, and the frustrations of being a currency nerd.   The short version: it’s a good book; I spend …

Getting Shirty: The TN Store
August 11, 2009 – 2:40 PM | 43 Comments
Getting Shirty: The TN Store

The Tomato Nation store is open at last!   Various types of tee and polo to choose from in the Tomato Nation flag design (art by Glark), plus baby outfits and “Better Red Than Dead” …

’80s Rewatch: You Make The Call
August 9, 2009 – 11:07 PM | 132 Comments
’80s Rewatch: You Make The Call

In the spirit of recent rewatches elsewhere around the interwebs — Wing’s 90210 coverage at Sling; Sepinwall’s of Band of Brothers, Sports Night, and others — I’ve decided to do my own.   The TN …

The Vine: August 7, 2009
August 7, 2009 – 10:32 AM | 59 Comments

Sars and well-heeled Vine readers,
I have a shoe question. Please help!
I am a month into a fancy new PR job, which requires me to be on my feet and dressed to the nines every day. …