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“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.

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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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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!

Midtown Humanity On Parade, Volume 1
May 24, 2007 · 49 Comments

I remember my 17-year-old body — not well, because I had it half a lifetime ago, but I remember it, and my only regret about it is that I had to use it at a …

We interrupt this broadcast of Meathead Idol to bring you…
May 24, 2007 · 18 Comments

…the latest in Yankee-related headlines from SI.com.
I pop over to the site to see who won the Yanks/Sox game and find that Schilling got smacked around out there. Sweet.
But when I read down, I find …

The Vine: May 23, 2007
May 23, 2007 · No Comment

Hi Sars,
I am a professor of graduate studies in the health sciences field. As a scientist, I haven’t been required to take too many English or composition courses, so I would not consider …

MVP
May 22, 2007 · 57 Comments

I don’t know the guy, obviously; for all I know, he reads Wordsworth and is a member of PFLAG. But if we’re talking physical presentation, I challenge you to find me a bigger meathead than …

Whartoniana
May 22, 2007 · 20 Comments
Whartoniana

Seems like Edith Wharton is having a renaissance — the new biography is out (I’ve bought it, but haven’t dug in yet), and Domino had a piece on decorating in the Wharton style, which I …

“Rank” for sure
May 21, 2007 · 13 Comments

I’ve had an on-again, off-again relationship with New York for years — never had a complaint with them as an employee, but as a subscriber, whenever I let my subscription lapse, it was because of …

AIDS Walk Benefit: Friday May 18
May 18, 2007 · 2 Comments

Please join me and the rest of Team SuperSnack at Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn for a benefit concert/reading, Friday May 18  — songs! stories! guys on stilts! Information, ticketing, and a partial roster of …

The Vine: May 18, 2007
May 18, 2007 · 25 Comments

Dear Sars,
This sounds a lot ickier than it is. I have a small raised mole on the side of my face, near the hairline. It’s not some giant monstrosity; I’m used to it, and having …

Brothers and Sisters: “Favorite Son”
May 17, 2007 · No Comment

“On the plus side: extremely tiny and cute baby hat!”

At one point the reporter mentions Robert ushering his POWs to safety, but listening to it again, for some reason I heard “ushering your BMWs to …

The Vine: May 17, 2007
May 17, 2007 · No Comment

Dear Sars,
Modern etiquette question: An old boyfriend recently married. He would like me to meet the wife. Due to our history it’s somewhat awkward, but not unbearably so. Over the years he gave me some …