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: May 2, 2008
May 2, 2008 · 19 Comments

This may be a tricky one — I’m looking for the title and author of a short horror story. It came out a year or three before the Internets got big, so I’m having trouble …

NCheeseAA: The Final Four-mage
May 1, 2008 · 5 Comments
NCheeseAA: The Final Four-mage

(Ready to vote? Click here!)
British Cheddar vs. Vermont Cheddar. Here it is! The match-up I’ve been waiting for — the American Cheese-olution!

The Vine: April 30, 2008
April 30, 2008 · 28 Comments

Dear Sars,
Things are a little bit wonky with my family, and I’m trying to figure out how best to deal with the situation. My brother and I both live pretty far (6+ hours’ worth of …

“Why did I have to be the to-mah-to?”
April 29, 2008 · 11 Comments

Thanks to Reader Anne S. for tipping me to the new Film Four ad — in which Ewan McGregor is wearing a tomato costume! Looks pretty cute in it, too, although I think the hat …

Top Seeds
April 29, 2008 · One Comment

You think that, someday, I’ll run out of tomato puns. And it just never happens. Anyway, a few links and little whatnots for you here…
Voting for the NCheeseAA Elite Grate stays open until tonight: Tuesday …

Curveball
April 28, 2008 · 8 Comments

For all you old-school Mets fans, a Daily News interview with ’80s skipper Davey Johnson. (Thanks to The Hardball Times for the link; check out their weekly dartboard to see how your team is stacking …

That sharp pain you feel in your buttock(s)
April 27, 2008 · 6 Comments

…is the site hack/resulting rocky upgrade. I feel that pain tenfold, and I’m so sorry! I think all the content made it over here unmolested, but as you can see the links have gone back …

NCheeseAA: The Elite Grate
April 25, 2008 · No Comment
NCheeseAA: The Elite Grate

(Ready to vote?   Click here!)  
Parmigiano-Reggiano vs. British Cheddar.   I didn’t think much of Parm-Reg’s prospects in the draw, at least initially, and Keckler and I both called Brie to beat it in …

The Vine: April 25, 2008
April 25, 2008 · 86 Comments

Three queries on Ask The Readers Friday today, all clothing-related. If you post an answer/solution, please make sure it’s clear which letter you mean, and as always, keep those URLs short ‘n’ manageable. Thanks!
Hi, Sars. …

NCheeseAA: Stank Sixteen Update
April 24, 2008 · 6 Comments

After a valiant fight, Cashel Blue went down to Mt. Tam 49/51.Thanks to everyone who cast deciding votes in the last day or so; you can view the upcoming Elite Grate match-ups by clicking the …