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!

Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: The Fugitive
July 31, 2014 · 13 Comments
Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>The Fugitive</em>

Our next PFM nominee comes from Bill D., and it’s a great one: The Fugitive.

The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 5
July 30, 2014 · 8 Comments
The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 5

Interesting: Nutter Butters up against their GS counterpart: Do-Si-Dos. Huh.

The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 4
July 29, 2014 · 10 Comments
The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 4

Strange field here in the fourth round — you have to think chocolate-covered grahams and the Keebs will cancel each other out.

The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 3
July 27, 2014 · 21 Comments
The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 3

Oh, this one depresses me because there’s no way Oreos aren’t taking it.

The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 2
July 25, 2014 · 10 Comments
The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 2

A couple of these semifinalists surprised me by getting out of the first round, so this one’s probably Chips Ahoy Red’s to lose…

The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 1
July 23, 2014 · 17 Comments
The N Cookie AA Semifinal, Round 1

This is rouuuuuugh, you guys! Basically, I’m expecting a major fight between Thin Mints, Tagalongs, and Milanos.

The Vine: July 23, 2014
July 23, 2014 · 36 Comments
The Vine: July 23, 2014

Here’s a two-for-one special on Vine classics: Pets and dating!

The Vine: July 18, 2014
July 18, 2014 · 14 Comments
The Vine: July 18, 2014

My husband and I have been selected to be on an HGTV reality show.

The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 6
July 13, 2014 · 27 Comments
The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 6

As torn up as I have been by so many of the others, I really don’t have a dog in this flight. Well, except for McVitties Plain Chocolate Digestives, which I do love.

Vacay. FOR AMERICA.
July 4, 2014 · 14 Comments
Vacay. FOR AMERICA.

…Okay, not really, but tomorrow’s my anniversary and I’m going out of town for a week.