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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.

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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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!

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.

Bonar Menninger’s Mortal Error
May 27, 2014 · 4 Comments
Bonar Menninger’s <em>Mortal Error</em>

Like a Magic Eye puzzle, once you see Howard Donahue’s explanation of JFK’s death, you can’t unsee it.

The Vine: May 23, 2014
May 23, 2014 · 6 Comments
The Vine: May 23, 2014

I love wearing beanies, but now summer is here and it’s too hot to wear my wool ones.

The Vine: May 14, 2014
May 14, 2014 · 9 Comments
The Vine: May 14, 2014

I’m trying to help my mom find a slip to wear under a formal dress for my wedding this summer.

Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: The Magnificent Seven
May 13, 2014 · 7 Comments
Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame: <em>The Magnificent Seven</em>

The Poppy-Fields Movie Couch Of Fame is kicking it old-school this time around with a nominee from reader Jan: The Magnificent Seven.

The Vine: May 9, 2014
May 9, 2014 · 11 Comments
The Vine: May 9, 2014

I am asking for the readers to help me remember the name of a cooking show that I watched years ago.