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

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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!

You can’t spell “GOOP” without “poo”
September 25, 2008 · 61 Comments

For the love of little Apples (or, if you like, “sweet fancy Moses”), Gwyneth Paltrow: SHUT UP.   Not that I’m confident I know what in the hell you’re on about with the “nourish the …

The N.C. Double Scoop: Your Champion
September 25, 2008 · 62 Comments
The N.C. Double Scoop: Your Champion

Ice-cream fans cast more than three thousand votes, and while vanilla got out to an initial lead, mint chocolate chip surged back for the win, 56% to 44%.
TN and The Grub Report thank you for …

The Vine: September 24, 2008
September 24, 2008 · 37 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m in a bit of a quandary, and I’ve asked around my friends but none of them had any more idea than I do.Since you give great advice about work issues, I was hoping …

DVR Break-Up: Heroes
September 23, 2008 · 45 Comments
DVR Break-Up: <I>Heroes</I>

Alan Sepinwall, in the comments thread of his post on Heroes earlier today:
[M]y feeling is that the show wasn’t even that good in season 1, outside of a handful of episodes (“Five Years Later,” “Company …

Support Local Biz: September 23, 2008
September 23, 2008 · 2 Comments
Support Local Biz: September 23, 2008

A reminder: Film Park Slope kicks off tonight at 7:30 PM (doors open 7:15-ish) with Ira Sachs’s Married Life, followed by an in-person Q&A with Sachs himself.   Series sensei Keith Uhlich asked me to …

N.C. Double Scoop: The Scooper Bowl
September 20, 2008 · 59 Comments
N.C. Double Scoop: The Scooper Bowl

Vote now!
Mint chocolate chip vs. vanilla. Is this match-up proof that vanilla isn’t boring and green dyed ice cream isn’t radioactive? I’m not sure. What I do know is that I love vanilla ice cream. …

The Vine: September 19, 2008
September 19, 2008 · 23 Comments
The Vine: September 19, 2008

Hey Sars —
Have you (or any of your readers) heard anything about the new Bolt Bus? It sounds great, but is it? Or is it just another Chinatown bus? I’d love to us it for …

Awesome ’08
September 18, 2008 · 41 Comments

The contest approacheth; we kick off October 1.
If you would like to donate a prize, please email me at bunting at tomatonation dot com.
If you would like to suggest a project for the challenge, ditto …

The Vine: September 17, 2008
September 17, 2008 · 41 Comments

Hi Sars,
So I just broke up with my husband almost two months ago; he’s a wonderful guy: responsible, great father, dedicated to his job. Frankly, I would have broken up with him three years ago …

Consider The Author
September 15, 2008 · 45 Comments

Because a few people have asked…fans of David Foster Wallace should read Troy Patterson’s write-up for Slate.   Troy is a fellow vet of our college paper, and his take is on point as usual.
Well, …