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!

At The Death House Door
August 31, 2008 · 12 Comments
<I>At The Death House Door</I>

UPDATE: At The Death House Door is airing on IFC on Monday September 1 at 9 PM, with other airings to follow.
Speaking of famous boyfriends…I recorded At The Death House Door when it first aired, …

Support Local Biz: August 29, 2008
August 29, 2008 · No Comment
Support Local Biz: August 29, 2008

Matt Zoller Seitz imagines Kong’s farewell via Chet Baker. I like that it’s the 1976 version, because Kong is climbing the Twin Towers.
I haven’t forgotten the NC Double Scoop; polls for the Round Of 32 …

The Vine: August 29, 2008
August 29, 2008 · 41 Comments

Foundation-garment fun times Friday!
Hi Sars,
Sorry to launch into TMI territory here, but I need help. I react badly to synthetic fibres in underpants. Unfortunately, the brand I usually wear appears to have been discontinued and …

The Vine: August 27, 2008
August 27, 2008 · 91 Comments

Dear Sars,
How do you help motivate someone you love when they seem to have lost their way?
My husband has been studying for an horrendous exam for the last three years and has already sat it …

We’ll live like kings!
August 26, 2008 · 5 Comments

Damn Hell Ass Kings is back up!

Crazy Nines: Gesundheit! (Chewiest Baseball Names)
August 26, 2008 · 12 Comments
Crazy Nines: Gesundheit! (Chewiest Baseball Names)

Let me say right up top that this is a pretty arbitrary list; not every chewy name in baseball history made the cut. Generally speaking, I included names 1) longer than ten letters, and names …

I’d like to thank the Academy
August 25, 2008 · 11 Comments

Reader Karen tipped me to the fact that I’m nominated for the Hot Blogger Calendar.   So is Ann Coulter,   though, so: grain of salt.   Thanks to the nominating party for the compliment, …

Dressed To Kill
August 25, 2008 · 10 Comments
<I>Dressed To Kill</I>

Maybe, back in 1980, Dressed To Kill got over via shock value.Almost 30 years later, in a world that’s more savvy about trans issues, the “twist,” such as it is, doesn’t do much to hide …

The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 32: Write-Ups, Flight 2
August 24, 2008 · 22 Comments
The N.C. Double Scoop Round Of 32: Write-Ups, Flight 2

Confused?   Click here.   Ready to vote?   Click here.
Strawberry vs. pistachio. This is a hard one for me, actually, because I really like both flavors. Hell, I’ll even have them together in a …

The Bridge
August 24, 2008 · 30 Comments
<I>The Bridge</I>

The Bridge is sporting a 70% “fresh” on the Tomato-meter as of this writing, but the 30% who dislike it do so with a virtuous dudgeon. “This could be the most morally loathsome film ever …