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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

Brothers and Sisters recap
April 20, 2007 – 8:39 AM | 8 Comments

“Kevin accepts that as the truth, although he still wants nothing to do with the blind date on the merits (‘I don’t like your friends’), but it’s obvious from outer space that she’s lying, which …

The Vine: April 20, 2007
April 20, 2007 – 8:06 AM | 28 Comments

Sars:
I’m coming to New York this weekend and am in search of the ultimate Little Italy cannoli. Any chance you can add this request to Tomato Nation so the NYC foodies can weigh in?
Thank you,
I’m …

Daily round-up
April 19, 2007 – 8:21 AM | 8 Comments

Lots of meetings/running around/hucking my laptop hither and yon today, so I may not have time to update properly. Just in case, a few goodies to hold you…
My recaplet of the AI results show (and …

The Vine: April 18, 2007
April 18, 2007 – 9:49 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I have a quick piggyback question from a recent Vine about a guy who’s stringing along the girl who loves him. In your response to her, you told her to tell him not to …

Fat City
April 17, 2007 – 6:46 PM | 70 Comments
Fat City

And Little Joe is the mayor. Or ate the mayor. One of those.
For Little Joe’s area-rug impression, click the link…

Color fat-ography
April 17, 2007 – 2:08 PM | 55 Comments
Color fat-ography

It’s surprisingly difficult to take a picture of Little Joe that gives a realistic idea of his sphericality. …No, not because you have to take the pictures from space, although I understand why you might …

The Vine: April 17, 2007
April 17, 2007 – 1:47 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I have a grammatical question for Tomato Nation. Is “Didn’t you used to …” grammatically correct? It sounds funny but I’m not sure. A pedantic person I know says it should be “Didn’t you …

A little love for the orange and maroon
April 17, 2007 – 11:41 AM | 25 Comments

Because nothing soothes the soul quite like a sleeping Hobe.

Be careful out there
April 16, 2007 – 8:09 PM | 45 Comments

If you have friends or loved ones at Virginia Tech, please, take the best of care, and let us know in the comments if there’s anything the rest of us can do. I hope it’s …

Thank you, sir
April 16, 2007 – 10:00 AM | 10 Comments

Yesterday, baseball celebrated the 60th anniversary of Jackie Robinson’s debut:

During Sunday evening’s ceremony, 28 Dodgers stood along the third-base line, 28 42s shoulder to shoulder, no names across the backs, the faces white, black, Latin, …