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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: Novemberainbow 14, 2008
November 14, 2008 – 12:41 PM | 34 Comments
The Vine: Novemberainbow 14, 2008

Dear Sarah,
My 27-year-old sister came out to me and the rest of our family recently. I think everyone’s dealt with it fairly well — we all asked a lot of questions at first and my …

The Vine: November 12, 2008
November 12, 2008 – 12:24 PM | 32 Comments

Hi Sars,
Given your experience in both the blogging and publishing worlds, I’m hoping you can help me out with some questions about the relationship (or lack thereof?) between the two.
I am a writer who, since …

The Vine: November 7, 2008
November 7, 2008 – 1:35 PM | 24 Comments

Hi Sars,
I read a science fiction book in my teens in the nineties, and I can’t remember the title.
It was about people genetically engineering their kids to not ever need sleep.For example, when they …

The Vine: Novembama 5, 2008
November 5, 2008 – 1:43 PM | 100 Comments

Dear Sars,
Here’s an etiquette question I can’t seem to find addressed anywhere online.
My in-laws are inappropriately invested in my thank-you-note writing.

The Vine: October 31, 2008
October 31, 2008 – 12:30 PM | 61 Comments

Sars:
This is one of those product-related questions for your other readers. I have naturally curly hair, sensitive skin, and asthma. What do these things have to do with one another? They are making it really …

The Vine: October 29, 2008
October 29, 2008 – 1:11 PM | 62 Comments

Dear Sars,
I have reason to suspect my one of my coworkers is a pathological liar, but I can’t be sure.

The Vine: October 24, 2008
October 24, 2008 – 10:06 AM | 29 Comments

Dear Sars,

I’m hosting an Alfred Hitchcock marathon on Halloween. I was planning onjust screening three films, but tonight I found the first two seasons of AlfredHitchcock Presents and three seasons of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour …

The Vine: October 22, 2008
October 22, 2008 – 11:15 AM | 47 Comments

Hi there,
I’m having a bit of an etiquette issue. I’m friends with a number of people who are part of a larger circle that could possibly and has been often described as hipster. That’s fine. …

The Vine: October 17, 2008
October 17, 2008 – 11:25 AM | 36 Comments

Hi, Sars —
I need to find out if I’m making something from my childhood up (as my brother claims) or if it really happened, and I haven’t had much luck finding supporting facts online.
Here’s what …

The Vine: October 15, 2008
October 15, 2008 – 1:54 PM | 75 Comments

Hi Sars,
This one is short and sweet. What do you think of housewarming registries? Useful or tacky? I’d never heard of them until recently, when I saw someone announce on their blog that they were …