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“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.

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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 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, …

The Crushed Film Festival presents: Point Break
April 14, 2010 · 29 Comments
The Crushed Film Festival presents: <I>Point Break</I>

The Movie: Point Break
The Crush Object: Keanu Reeves
The Story: Newly minted Special Agent Johnny Utah (Reeves) goes undercover with a group of L.A. surfers whose Zentificating ringleader, Bodhi (Patrick Swayze), is also the mastermind behind …

The Vine: April 14, 2010
April 14, 2010 · 53 Comments
The Vine: April 14, 2010

Sars, knower of things,
This is a workplace sort of thing, and it’s a wee bit tangle-y.
About eight months ago, there was a managerial shake-up at my store (which is a small cog in a …

Welcome Back, Reader
April 13, 2010 · 64 Comments
Welcome Back, Reader

Oh, hello. How’s it going? …Oh, you know. Two trips to the vet in one day, which I could have done without, but everyone’s more or less fine, and Little Joe lost a pound and …

The Vine: April 9, 2010
April 9, 2010 · 27 Comments
The Vine: April 9, 2010

Hi, Sars! Hi, Nation!
Got an Ask-The-Readers twofer. Both of the things I seek are incredibly nerdy.
The first is a standup comedian I remember seeing on a 1990s cable comedy hour — Caroline’s, or Evening at …