The triumphant return of the pumpkin spice latte means it’s time to start shopping for 1) fall clothes that 2) hide a gut. And by “a” I mean “my.” And I could not be more …

Reader jenster tipped me to an awesome tee from Threadless. YEAH, RAISINS! BEAT IT!
Also, I wanted these cuties from Aerosoles the moment I saw them on the cover of the catalog, but: wow, ouchy. Too …

Dear Sars,
I am a book editor and have just been presented with an oddly punctuated subtitle. The subtitle has a city and state in it, and normally I would put commas after each of them. …

It’s back at Starbucks, woo hoo! I had a grande one this morning, AND a slice of pumpkin loaf. So good, you guys, seriously.

Sample the tracks at the Guyz Nite site, then pick up the whole album for $9.99 — that’s 18 tracks for 10 bucks!

Why Maria Sharapova is one of my Famous Girlfriends:
1. She is in hilarious commercials. I love the one with the Pomeranian, where she’s totally harassing it taking pictures and it’s like, “Yeeees, I see you, …

Hi Sars!
 
I love the site, and I was hoping your readers (or you) could help me out. I’ve been looking online for a support group/message board for people with bipolar siblings. There are a lot …

Idly reading a New York piece in which Mary Gordon and A.M. Homes interview each other about the experience of writing “mother books,” I found two fantastic quotations from Homes that made me sit up …

Hi Sars,
I’ve got a question for your readers:
I live in the south, where the weather forecast is “30% chance of thunderstorms” every. single. day. in the summer. For some reason, my husband is particularly hard …

Two things you might not know about Little Joe: 1) sometimes, when he’s startled, he jumps up and to the side with all four feet all Vanilla Joe “Stop! Collaborate and SPIDER!”; 2) other times, …