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Articles by Sarah D. Bunting

The Vine: August 2, 2007
August 2, 2007 – 1:11 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
My younger sister recently got in a knock-down, drag-out argument with a TV journalist friend of hers regarding a phrase he used in a Facebook message. Because I am widely considered the language geek …

More odds than ends
August 2, 2007 – 8:19 AM | 2 Comments

…If you missed the last Guyz Nite show, I’m bummed for you; it was rad.Thankgodfully, you can attend the next one, this Friday August 3 at Don Hill’s (511 Greenwich at Spring in the 212).Even …

The Vine: August 1, 2007
August 1, 2007 – 2:29 PM | 49 Comments

Dear Tomato Nation:
 
I am a single parent living in Brooklyn with two young children (aged 9 and 3) and two cats (aged 15 and 14). About five years ago, after a long period of …

The Vine: July 31, 2007
July 31, 2007 – 11:00 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
 
I read your column nearly every day and could use some advice myself.
 
I’ve been in a lot (6) of long-term relationships and seem to always get myself into the same position. I’ve been in …

Still somewhat vacated
July 31, 2007 – 9:09 AM | 16 Comments

I would have updated more extensively yesterday, but Wing and I finally got a TV in our office and the time I’d planned to spend on an entry was devoted instead to staring at a …

Donors Choose and Goliath
July 30, 2007 – 3:36 PM | 9 Comments

Thanks at least in part to your votes, Donors Choose has made it into the final round of the American Express Members Project — one of five finalists.
 
One of the other five finalists, though, isn’t …

…And so, I vacate
July 21, 2007 – 8:42 AM | No Comment

I’ll be on vacation for the next week; in the meantime, take a spin through the archives — or, since Bonds’s record-breaker seems imminent, read Tommy Craggs’s take on Bonds and Aaron.
And if you’re neither …

Vote Donors Choose in the American Express Members Project
July 21, 2007 – 7:05 AM | 3 Comments

The American Express Members Project is awarding up to $5 million to the organization that receives the most votes from cardmembers, and Donors Choose is in the running. If you have an Amex card, this …

The Vine: July 19, 2007
July 19, 2007 – 11:58 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
 
I have what could potentially be a sticky situation. I may be making nothing out of it, but I’m worried that it will be a big problem down the road.
 
A little background: when …

The Vine: July 18, 2007
July 18, 2007 – 2:46 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
 
Question for you! Why do Americans have wedding rehearsal dinners?I have seen the practice on movies/TV and wondered if it was just the movies? But then someone on your site asked a wedding-related question …