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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

The Vine: May 8, 2007
May 8, 2007 – 9:43 AM | No Comment

Sars,
I have a roommate problem I hope you can help me solve. It’s disgusting, but I thought, given the topics of some of your essays, maybe you wouldn’t automatically delete this.
My roommate Lauren and I …

Roger that
May 7, 2007 – 11:07 AM | 23 Comments

Clemens is coming back to the Yankees. This is, in my opinion, good news. My opinion of Clemens as a person is not the highest; when he accepted accolades and standing ovations during his “farewell …

Contest Deux!
May 4, 2007 – 5:56 PM | No Comment

The headline: “An Imprisoned Fish”
The deadline: May 10, 5 PM
The rules: same as last time
The prizes: a gift certificate from Brooklyn Industries for the winner; swag for the runners-up

The Vine: May 4, 2007
May 4, 2007 – 10:39 AM | 12 Comments

Hi Sars! I was hoping you and your readers could help me find a movie I used to watch as a kid. It was an animated version of Romeo and Juliet…with robots. Yeah. Juliet commits …

Your cheating heart
May 4, 2007 – 10:15 AM | One Comment

Friend of TN David Dickerson is part of This American Life‘s show on the Ten Commandments this week — listen for him in the “adultery” section.

The Vine: May 3, 2007
May 3, 2007 – 8:33 AM | 14 Comments

Dear Sars,
I just got out of my first legitimate relationship (I’m a measly 22-year-old) and I feel like I’m ready to move on to something better. But I don’t know where to meet the right …

Brothers and Sisters: “Bad News”
May 3, 2007 – 1:31 AM | No Comment

Say It Ain’t So, Joe
Kitty refrains from telling Steve what I probably would have, that a presidential race is a sweet feather in the old résumé cap but perhaps not the place to look for …

Recs Du Jour: Amusingly Screamy Edition
May 1, 2007 – 1:53 PM | 20 Comments

1. So, I go into the TN dashboard, see who’s linking to me, click on a link to some shteez called Yummy Turtle, and start reading a really long entry involving a) the author’s Hobeyesquely …

The Vine: May 1, 2007
May 1, 2007 – 10:51 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I recently took the Swedish equivalent of the SATs (the SWATs, if you will). One part of the test is designed to tests students English skills. While most of the tasks were no-brainers (I …

Awww.
April 30, 2007 – 10:34 PM | No Comment

Thanks in no small part to you guys, I passed my Star Walker AIDS Walk donations goal in no time at all. Fantastic work, and I’ll hope to see you there.
Edited to add: I’ve upped …