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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

NCAA (For Real This Time): Join The TN Bracket Group!
March 13, 2017 – 7:19 PM | 6 Comments
NCAA (For Real This Time): Join The TN Bracket Group!

After years of food/culture brackets, why don’t we do a real one?

The Vine: March 7, 2017
March 7, 2017 – 7:04 PM | 10 Comments
The Vine: March 7, 2017

I have one relative and one friend who are hugely upset by the outcome of the election and the subsequent decisions. They aren’t sleeping.

The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: A League Of Their Own
March 6, 2017 – 8:55 AM | 22 Comments
The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>A League Of Their Own</em>

THERE’S NO CRYING ON THE POPPY-FIELDS MOVIE COUCH OF FAME!!

The Vine: March 1, 2017
March 1, 2017 – 8:41 AM | 16 Comments
The Vine: March 1, 2017

Over two years ago, I left my husband.

MASTAS Episode 46: Oscar-Winning Songs We Love (And Loathe)
February 23, 2017 – 12:05 PM | 2 Comments
MASTAS Episode 46: Oscar-Winning Songs We Love (And Loathe)

Mark and Sarah take home Oscar gold!

The Vine: February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017 – 8:23 AM | 14 Comments
The Vine: February 22, 2017

See, my last name is Trump.

‘The Blues Always Been’: Dennis McNally’s On Highway 61
February 20, 2017 – 5:50 PM | No Comment
‘The Blues Always Been’: Dennis McNally’s <em>On Highway 61</em>

A carefully researched and well-written overview of “the music of freedom” runs out of gas halfway there.

The Vine: February 15, 2017
February 15, 2017 – 8:21 AM | 21 Comments
The Vine: February 15, 2017

Help! I love love true crime, but ever since I had a baby I get weepy when I hear about murder (especially kids or their parents dying).

The Vine: February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017 – 8:30 AM | 10 Comments
The Vine: February 10, 2017

Hey girls hey (and boys). Been a while, eh what?

Use The Word
February 2, 2017 – 5:29 PM | 2 Comments
Use The Word

Fundraising tee ahoy!