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.

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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!

“I ate all my caps.” [pop!] “Ohhhh.”
August 30, 2007 · 10 Comments

Courtesy of H. Rock: “The Best of Ralph Wiggum” and “The Best of Ralph Wiggum II.”
Also, check out the guy who sings — and acts out — movie theme songs. Jaws is probably my favorite, …

The Vine: August 30, 2007
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Dear Sars,
 
I am a 23-year-old former college student who has had a rough go of the last year and a half. In mid-2005, I was a strong student at a good university. I suffered …

Thanks, Chuck(s)
August 30, 2007 · 38 Comments
Thanks, Chuck(s)

 
After the great foot-flaying of Tuesday, I faced a dilemma yesterday morning: what to wear on my feet?The current wearer of the comf crown in my footwear kingdom is a pair of dollar-store flip-flops I …

The Vine: August 29, 2007
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Hello Sars,
I feel foolish writing this, but here goes.
Some of my friends think that I have a problem. I don’t think I do, but since they mentioned it to me, it’s been bugging me, so …

Skirt + you = flat stomach
August 29, 2007 · 16 Comments
Skirt + you = flat stomach

The triumphant return of the pumpkin spice latte means it’s time to start shopping for 1) fall clothes that 2) hide a gut. And by “a” I mean “my.” And I could not be more …

A shirt that speaks my truth; shoes that don’t
August 28, 2007 · 13 Comments

Reader jenster tipped me to an awesome tee from Threadless. YEAH, RAISINS! BEAT IT!
Also, I wanted these cuties from Aerosoles the moment I saw them on the cover of the catalog, but: wow, ouchy. Too …

The Vine: August 28, 2007
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Dear Sars,
I am a book editor and have just been presented with an oddly punctuated subtitle. The subtitle has a city and state in it, and normally I would put commas after each of them. …

Pumpkin spice lat-yay!
August 28, 2007 · 52 Comments

It’s back at Starbucks, woo hoo! I had a grande one this morning, AND a slice of pumpkin loaf. So good, you guys, seriously.

Guyz Nite album now on sale at iTunes
August 28, 2007 · No Comment

Sample the tracks at the Guyz Nite site, then pick up the whole album for $9.99 — that’s 18 tracks for 10 bucks!

Department Of Famous Girlfriends: Sharapova Edition
August 27, 2007 · 18 Comments

Why Maria Sharapova is one of my Famous Girlfriends:
1. She is in hilarious commercials. I love the one with the Pomeranian, where she’s totally harassing it taking pictures and it’s like, “Yeeees, I see you, …