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The Vine

The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: November 5, 2010
November 5, 2010 – 11:20 AM | 23 Comments
The Vine: November 5, 2010

Dear Sars,
A question for you and the Nation. I am a cat-owner who loves to cook. The problem is this: I want a herb garden. Since I rent, it’s going to have to be in …

The Vine: October 29, 2010
October 29, 2010 – 8:31 AM | 27 Comments
The Vine: October 29, 2010

Someone on another site recommended I bring my question to you.
I’m trying to remember the title and author of a sci-fi short story. National superpowers use only robots to fight their wars. The Rapture happens …

The Vine: October 27, 2010
October 27, 2010 – 1:37 PM | 25 Comments
The Vine: October 27, 2010

Need more Vine-esque goodness? Dig my new column for Time Out New York, “Tough Love.”
I have been self-employed for the last five or six years and for the most part find it’s great. I earn …

The Vine: October 22, 2010
October 22, 2010 – 10:16 AM | 12 Comments
The Vine: October 22, 2010

A somewhat Halloween-themed Ask The Readers today. Speaking of Halloween, don’t forget to 1) vote in the remaining N Candy AA II flights, and 2) show off your scary fund-raising prowess (geddit?) with a donation …

The Vine: October 20, 2010
October 20, 2010 – 10:59 AM | 34 Comments
The Vine: October 20, 2010

Dear Sars,
Let me set the scene for you: I’m nineteen, currently living with my parents. I have my A.A. and I’m pursuing my A.S. in culinary management. While I love my parents, I’ve figured out …

The Vine: October 15, 2010
October 15, 2010 – 11:37 AM | 21 Comments
The Vine: October 15, 2010

I live in Wisconsin and the weather is already starting to get colder. The past few falls/winters/springs I’ve worn low-rise capri-length tights under my dress pants and various CuddlDuds tops layered under sweaters. The CuddlDuds …

The Vine: October 13, 2010
October 13, 2010 – 10:01 AM | 7 Comments
The Vine: October 13, 2010

It’s the Fall Classic Ask The Readers edition of The Vine — reader Daisy has offered to donate $25 to the uniform haul if one of you fine people can identify the book she’s looking …

The Vine: October 8, 2010
October 8, 2010 – 9:39 AM | 7 Comments
The Vine: October 8, 2010

It’s a bookfest on today’s Vine — and don’t forget, the TN Read-Along thread and chat hit Monday the 11th! Chat is at 8:30 PM ET; I look forward to seeing you there!
In the 4th …

The Vine: October 6, 2010
October 6, 2010 – 9:55 AM | 12 Comments
The Vine: October 6, 2010

I’m nearly 30. My parents have hated each other since at least their divorce (about 25 years ago) if not long before that. They both have solid reasons to feel that way about each other. …

The Vine: October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010 – 9:46 AM | 10 Comments
The Vine: October 1, 2010

I’m trying to find a collection of fairy tales I owned as a child in the late ’80s. It was a bigger-sized (length and width) book, with beautiful illustrations. The pictures were kind of like …