My boyfriend of two years has four cats. He has three of them for almost 12 years and the youngest for four. These are his first pets (we’re both in our late 30s) as he …

Hi Sars,
I have a song question for you and the readers. I’m in Baltimore and spend most of my radio time listening to WTMD, which is a local university’s radio station. They play a lot …

Dear Sars,
I am writing because I find myself increasingly…angry. I live in London and have done so for almost ten years. Because of my family situation, I won’t be leaving the city any time soon.
I …

Hi Sars,
I used to have this cassette tape that I listened to a bunch, probably in the early ’90s. It was a story read by a man (I think), that was probably an audio adaptation …

Dear Sars,
I’ve been reading Tomato Nation longer than any other site I can think of, and I’m hoping you and the hivemind can help me with what promises to be an ugly family drama no …

Oh Wise Nation,
After spending two days of my honeymoon with hives, and another day half asleep from Benadryl, I need help.
My go-to facial moisturizer/sunscreen for years (years!!) has been Oil of Olay for oily/combination …

Hey Sars.
So here’s the deal. My husband and I have four kids, one on the way, and two aging beagles. Everything was great — until all of a sudden it wasn’t. Our fourth child was …

I need help finding this obscure short story I read back in the 5th grade, around 1985. It was a sci-fi time travel story, possibly written for a middle-grade/YA audience, and it was anthologized in …

Dear Sars,
I’m a 28-year-old female, and I would like advice on how to ask my mother some uncomfortable questions.
I have never met or even seen a photo of my biological father, and only know …

Sars,
I just had a seriously depressing epiphany about myself, and, as a result, went spelunking in your archives, unsuccessfully. I seem to recall a Vine within the last couple of years where folks went off …