“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.
From Norman Mailer to Wendy Pepper — everything on film, TV, books, music, and snacks (shut up, raisins), plus the Girls’ Bike Club.
Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.
Monologues, travelogues, fiction, and fart humor. And hens. Don’t forget the hens.
The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!
Dear Sars,
My boyfriend’s apartment has a fairly serious case of bedbugs. He’s tried a bunch of things to get rid of them (he got an airproof mattress cover and has done a complete, deep clean …
Sars,
“Me Too” should look into Timbuk2 bags. They’re REALLY high quality, you can customize what colors you want them to be, and most of them have several organizer pockets for pens, cell phone, et cetera. …
Hi Sars,
I’ve had good luck with http://stores.ebay.com/Curvy-Girl-Clothing.
Much of their stuff is halter-neck style, but I did a little looking and came up with several things with sleeves that I think would work.
J
It’s Oscar season again, and just like every year, I’ve seen maybe two of the movies in contention and can “look forward to” forcing myself to watch one film per day every day until the …
Hey Sars,
A friend has asked me to be his date for a 200-person semi-formal wedding next month. He is the best man, if that matters at all.
I have no idea what to wear. I’ve been …
I love Nixon watches, and they appear to have a few smaller, metallic options for women.
Signed,
I’m a big clunky girl, myself
Hi Sars —
The game that “Extremely Frustrated” is looking for might be called “Midnight Rescue,” by a children’s software company called The Learning Company (TLC).
You play the Super Solver, a kid who’s trying to save …
A one-stop shop for American reading, in all categories, is The Library of
America at www.loa.org. Everything from pulp to history, from drama to
comedy, from art to artsy-fartsy.
L
It’s like a breakup, it really is. You know it’s for the best, because the relationship doesn’t make you happy anymore, but as soon as you decide to end things? All you can think about …
Hi,
I work in a research laboratory, and a coworker of mine from Japan asked me for information on books by famous American authors. I haven’t read any “famous” American authors since high school (which was …