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: Sex & The City
June 24, 2014 · 17 Comments
Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>Sex & The City</em>

In which my love-hate relationship with the Sex & The City franchise may finally pay a dividend.

The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 2
June 23, 2014 · 28 Comments
The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 2

Okay, this is not the time to get into the chewy/soft-baked debate. NOT THE TIME.

The Vine: June 20, 2014
June 20, 2014 · 11 Comments
The Vine: June 20, 2014

I have a skin issue and I need a bit of help.

The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 1
June 19, 2014 · 23 Comments
The N Cookie AA: Round 1, Flight 1

Welcome to the first round of the N Cookie AA! You know, in between “food fights,” I miss doing them: reading up on the demise and phoenix-like return of Archway, buying birthday-cake Oreos “for research” …

The Vine: June 11, 2014
June 11, 2014 · 13 Comments
The Vine: June 11, 2014

Sometime around 2005 or 2006, a friend set me a silly animated video — it may have been from the early days of Funny or Die, but I can’t guarantee that (it could’ve also been …

The Vine: June 6, 2014
June 6, 2014 · 9 Comments
The Vine: June 6, 2014

The time would have been the early aughts, although I think the book was several years older. I found it in a library but for some reason I remember think maybe it’d been written around …

Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: The Fifth Element
June 5, 2014 · 22 Comments
Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>The Fifth Element</em>

Our next PFM nominee comes from Kat From Jersey: The Fifth Element.

The Vine: June 4, 2014
June 4, 2014 · 21 Comments
The Vine: June 4, 2014

Something happened to me today, I am so ashamed of myself, right now I don’t know how I will ever forgive what I did.

A Word From Our Sponsors: eBags
June 2, 2014 · One Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: eBags

Need a new bag for summer, a purse for a wedding, or a suitcase to get the hell out of Dodge during that first heat wave?

The Vine: May 28, 2014
May 28, 2014 · 50 Comments
The Vine: May 28, 2014

I’m toying with the idea of moving across the country. I’m currently in Chicago. I’ve lived here all my life; I need a change. I want to go to Portland.