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 Vine: October 3, 2008
October 3, 2008 · 57 Comments
The Vine: October 3, 2008

Hi, Sars —
I am desperately hoping that some of your amazing readers will have suggestions regarding decent, flavorful, non-alcoholic beer.If not, it’s going to be a long 9 months.For both me and my husband.
If …

Short-Term Drive
October 2, 2008 · 26 Comments

So, for starters: as of this writing, 22K+.   It’s my lucky number, 22, so I hope we can make some luck for the following projects that are set to expire in the next couple …

Update: 10/2, 5:30 PM
October 2, 2008 · 15 Comments

1. Go read all the nice comments from participating teachers here — I don’t know who tipped them, but it’s nice to have them here.   Welcome, guys!   Thanks for everything you do.
2. Readers: …

Update: 10/1, 3 PM
October 1, 2008 · 62 Comments

1. A few of you have asked how you can be sure you donated to the TN Challenge and not just willy-nilly.   Well, whatever you donated to, it’s still awesome, but if you entered …

The Vine: October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008 · 39 Comments

Hypothetical question about moral relativism.
Brian is in a competition.The prize is a small trophy and a $40 gift card to Applebee’s.Ashley is in the same competition.Emily is Brian’s friend; she’s not in the competition.
Emily has …

Fall Contest: The Rules
October 1, 2008 · 4 Comments

Everything you need to know is right here. Yes, forward me your receipts for entry; if you don’t have a response email from me, you are not entered.
You can access the contest page at the …

The United States…of Awesome
September 30, 2008 · 30 Comments

Can’t view the embedded video?Please click here.   (Video is SFW.)
In November 2004, American voters re-elected George W. Bush…and Tomato Nation readers elected to raise almost $25,000 for public schools.

Get ready
September 29, 2008 · 2 Comments
Get ready

…to vote with your wallet.   AWESOMELY.

To donate a prize, suggest a project, or ask a question, email me: bunting at tomatonation dot com.   We kick off October 1, so watch this space for …

Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego and the Twilight Zone Case
September 29, 2008 · 25 Comments
<I>Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego and the Twilight Zone Case</I>

Prior to reading the book, my primary association with Twilight Zone: The Movie was the profoundly creepy third segment, especially the shot of the sister with no mouth; I made the mistake of watching the …

The Vine: September 26, 2008
September 26, 2008 · 24 Comments

Hi Sars,
I like to pin my bangs back away from my face, but I am having trouble finding barrettes that work for my hair. It is stick-straight, fine and thin so only a very small …