Baseball

“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.

Culture and Criticism

From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.

Donors Choose and Contests

Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.

Stories, True and Otherwise

Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.

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!

“The Ties of Zodiac
April 25, 2010 · 9 Comments
“The Ties of <I>Zodiac</I>“

A celebration of ’70s neckwear.

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 24, 2010
April 24, 2010 · 40 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 24, 2010

Dear Sars,
I have been looking and looking and looking for a reproduction of the “Thinker of Hamangia.” I have scoured the nets for this thing, hoping a museum shop or art gallery would have …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 23, 2010
April 23, 2010 · 32 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 23, 2010

I know it’s usually books that people want to know the names of, but I have a half-remembered movie that is driving me crazy that I can’t remember it.
What I remember most about it was …

N Candy AA: M&M / Kit Kat Run-Off
April 23, 2010 · 24 Comments
N Candy AA: M&M / Kit Kat Run-Off

It’s a dead heat, so let’s settle it once and for all — poll closes at noonish ET on Saturday 24 April.

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 22, 2010
April 22, 2010 · 76 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 22, 2010

Hi Sars,
I’m hoping that the infamous TN reader knowledge can help me out here. I’m looking for long johns that aren’t “squeezy” in the waistband. I both dislike the feeling, and wear an insulin pump …

Anni-Vine-sary
April 22, 2010 · 55 Comments
Anni-Vine-sary

“Hap-py anniversary! Hap-py ann-i-versary to you!” (That will get stuck in your head now. Sorry.) (Sort of.)
I realized yesterday that The Vine is ten years old. It appeared for the first time on April 20, …

The Vine: April 21, 2010
April 21, 2010 · 99 Comments
The Vine: April 21, 2010

Hi Sars!
So, here’s the thing about TheKnot.com…they’re kinda hoity-toity over there. I mean, I’ve personally only been to one wedding (out of probably 50) in my life that had a sit-down dinner at the reception. …

N Candy AA: The Choco-lite Eight
April 20, 2010 · 44 Comments
N Candy AA: The Choco-lite Eight

Polls close Thursday 22 April at 3 PM ET. Updated bracket is here.Confused? Click here.

1 Butterfinger vs. 2 fudge. I know we granted fudge a #2 seed,but I am actually, really, very, totally surprised that …

The Vine: April 16, 2010
April 16, 2010 · 129 Comments
The Vine: April 16, 2010

Hi Sars,
So, I have a question for you and your readers. Here’s the background:
Last year, during a period of unemployment, I moved back home with my parents.Luckily, I’m employed again and have saved up enough …

N Candy AA: Sweet Sixteen
April 15, 2010 · 30 Comments
N Candy AA: Sweet Sixteen

Updated bracket is here. Confused? Click here.
1 Butterfinger vs. 5 Cadbury Crème Eggs. I think Butterfinger prevails here, now that Easter is over and the CCE isn’t so much of a retail presence, but then, …