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!

The Vine: September 26, 2006
September 26, 2006 · No Comment

The only thing I’ve ever gotten to work is Selsun Blue’s moisturizing
formula with aloe.Now if I could find a shampoo that would protect my
black shirts from cat hair…
I’m plenty flaky on my own, thanks

Dear Flaky,
Thanks …

Postseason Blues
September 26, 2006 · No Comment

Sunday night, coming off a pointlessly protracted border crossing that added an hour and a half to what’s already an eight-hour drive in the best-case scenario, I started stabbing the radio console in the car, …

The Vine: September 22, 2006
September 22, 2006 · No Comment

Hey Sars,
I’m wondering if you or your readers have any good remedies for an itchy, flaky scalp. I’ve tried Head and Shoulders and Garnier anti-dandruff shampoo/conditioner, as well as Neutrogena T-Gel (both the regular bottle …

The Vine: September 21, 2006
September 21, 2006 · No Comment

I asked my mom who’s a college english professor, and she suggested Billy Collins’ “Picnic, Lightning.”She said she didn’t think it was about suicide, but it does start out with a death by lightning.
K

The only …

The Vine: September 20, 2006
September 20, 2006 · No Comment

Sars:
I’m a somewhat regular bike commuter to my new job and the trick I’ve discovered is to simply bike in with my hair wet.That way, since I don’t have access to a shower, I can …

The Vine: September 19, 2006
September 19, 2006 · No Comment

I agree with you for the most part [about resubmitting an ms.], but I wanted to chime in on just
one thing, speaking from experience as an editor who reads a lot of
unagented material.
See, I probably …

Classic Moments
September 18, 2006 · No Comment

Flipping through the digital-cable programming guide, trying to find something to tidy up the apartment by, I settled on VH-1 Classic, the existence of which I had utterly forgotten despite various friends of mine extolling …

The Vine: September 15, 2006
September 15, 2006 · No Comment

Hey Sars,
Now that you’ve opened the floodgates for ATR messages, I have one that I hope you’ll put out there.It involves LP furniture.
Yeah, I’m that old.I have about 300 LPs.When I was younger, they were …

The Vine: September 14, 2006
September 14, 2006 · No Comment

Hi Sars,
The colour choice is important, but you’re right in that it isn’t so much the “light colours vs. dark” issue.
What Shoe needs to do is look for cold colours as opposed to warm. …

The Vine: September 13, 2006
September 13, 2006 · No Comment

Hi Sars,
A couple quick makeup recs —
Wet ‘n’ Wild eyeshadow in the little squeeze tube, in cafe au lait,
makes a great eyeshadow base.
Revlon 12-hour Colorstay Eyeshadow quads.
Stila Convertible Color (really pretty on your cheeks, but …