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ATP Hotness and Cream: Wimbledon 2012
July 2, 2012 – 8:28 AM | 10 Comments
ATP Hotness and Cream: Wimbledon 2012

Tomato Nation is hosting the ATP Round of 16 Hotness for the first time. It’s an honor! But also a grind, as many of our traditional favorites were ousted in the first week of play, …

Recently in the Snacksiverse: Peep Thermo-expansion
June 25, 2012 – 12:40 PM | 4 Comments
Recently in the Snacksiverse: Peep Thermo-expansion

Polar cleavability, amplitude, and thermo-expansion tests at the B.A.R.F. Watch now!

Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing: No Relation
June 18, 2012 – 9:03 PM | 6 Comments
Adventures In Random DVR-Pausing: No Relation

No relation. Aaaaaaand: no relation.

Girls 110: I’m very moved
June 18, 2012 – 10:46 AM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 110: I’m very moved

From my recap of the Girls finale over at Press Play:
Everything about the event is quintessentially Jessa, from the idea that she’ll mess with everyone’s preconceived notions about free spirits to the “veil” that looks like …

Girls 109: Slim leg
June 11, 2012 – 4:20 PM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 109: Slim leg

From my recap of last night’s Girls episode, “Leave Me Alone,” over at Press Play:
I had to accept years ago that I’d never make that cut, because when I was Hannah’s age, the internet was considered …

Elsewhere in the Tomatoverse: Brooklyn Girls and tennis boys
June 6, 2012 – 8:55 PM | No Comment
Elsewhere in the Tomatoverse: Brooklyn <I>Girls</I> and tennis boys

In case you missed ’em, 1) Couch Baron, Joe R, and I ranked the French Open’s Round of 16ers over at the baronial blog. A triumph for Tipsarevic, backhand-orgasm face, and not one but TWO …

Girls 107: Enjoy going through life as yourself
May 28, 2012 – 9:19 AM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 107: Enjoy going through life as yourself

From my recap of Girls 107, “Welcome to Bushwick AKA The Crackcident,” over at Press Play:
Lavoyt is apparently used to the sad-sack routine working, because his face hardens instantly and he calls her a tease. Jessa …

Girls 106: Tight like a baby
May 21, 2012 – 5:46 PM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 106: Tight like a baby

From my recap of last night’s Girls at Press Play:
When Eric jokes that he knows the florist has a job opening, Hannah retreats to the safety of Gotham-centric condescension, saying she’d get “a real job, like …

Girls 105: For the story
May 14, 2012 – 10:04 AM | One Comment
<I>Girls</I> 105: For the story

From my recap of last night’s kind-of-off episode of Girls, “Hard Being Easy,” over at Press Play:
The Marnie/Charlie storyline picks up shortly after the end of the last episode, and it’s well done—but it has …

Girls 104: Totally not an attached bleeder
May 7, 2012 – 8:24 AM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 104: Totally not an attached bleeder

From my recap of “Hannah’s Diary,” over at Press Play:
“Just be who you are,” he says, oh so sweetly, and it’s a moment Hannah is going to take out and look at with brimming eyes for …