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!

Tomato Dance: The Video
November 5, 2007 · 74 Comments

Woo hoo!
Super-thanks to my bro for cutting the footage so fast. Super-non-thanks to my chins for…being myriad, and to myself for not wearing makeup in the morning. Man is that hat unflattering.
The dance itself is …

Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines
November 4, 2007 · 4 Comments
Warning: Tomato May Contain Felines

…Aw.
Logistical updates: 1) Prizing is still on hold; I’m waiting for word about a couple more prizes before I start picking the winners.   You can find the updated prize list by clicking on the …

Sadie The Fire Safety Tomato Says: “Drink!”
November 2, 2007 · 12 Comments

Loki Lounge. 5th Ave. and 2nd St. in the BK. Mr. S and the Couch Baron attending. Tomato costume now festooned with cat hair. Your chance to appear in a video montage. Juuuuust sayin’.
“Enough with …

Updated Tomato Stats
November 2, 2007 · 15 Comments

people not named Will Forte who thought I was an apple: 5
people not named Will Forte who asked if I forgot what day Halloween is/was dressing up late: 6
times Will Forte did each of those …

Tomato Happy Hour
November 2, 2007 · 14 Comments

Loki Lounge, 304 5th Ave. @ 2nd St., Brooklyn — 6 PM.
As of this writing:
people who thought I was an apple: 3
people who asked if I forgot what day Halloween is: 4
oogy semi-suggestive remarks involving …

Tomato Dance: Photo Pool
November 2, 2007 · 21 Comments

You can find it here. I’ve never started a Flickr group/pool before, so if anyone is having problems, let me know and I’ll go into the admin panel to investigate.

Tomato Dance: Damn You, Cranberry Bog
November 2, 2007 · 7 Comments

Due to the stupid Ocean Spray branded bog out front of 30 Rock (…I don’t know), we had to move to the plaza in front of 10 Rock; I hope I didn’t miss anyone, but …

Tomato Dance: The Early Girl Has Landed
November 2, 2007 · 23 Comments

Apparently I made the NBC internal feed; I think you may be able to see me on feeds in later time zones. Mr. S was singing the 30 Rock song and I was doing a …

Tomato In Motion
November 2, 2007 · 6 Comments

After defeating a few mild technical difficulties, Mr. S and I are about to leave. Should be arriving at Rock Center c. 10:15.

Tomato Dance: Clip ‘N’ Save
November 1, 2007 · 19 Comments

And now, a tentative schedule for tomatorrow’s tomactivities:
9-9:30: Leave Brooklyn via subway. N/R or D line to Rock Center.
10:15-ish: Pass through Today Show area. Whether I’ll show up on camera, I can’t say. They may …