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: May 31, 2006
May 31, 2006 · No Comment

Oh Tomato Queen,
I am 24 and living with an awesome guy after many years of crappy
boyfriends. We are very happy so no problems there. This situation relates
to his mother. She is not trying to plan …

The Vine: May 30, 2006
May 30, 2006 · No Comment

Hi Sarah,
You get a lot of letters like the one from “Stuck on step zero” and having been
in a similar situation I’d like to suggest the United Way’s http://211.org as a
great resource. They generally can …

Girls’ Bike Club XII: Men Of La Mancha
May 29, 2006 · No Comment

Wing Chun: Hello?
Sarah: Well, hellooooooo.
Wing Chun: Oh, I know. I know.
Sarah: Dude. Fisticuffs.
Wing Chun: Dude? Pummeling!
Sarah: Pummeling.
Wing Chun: Pummeling and smacking.
Sarah: Like Christmas in May, this is.
Wing Chun: Christmas and our birthdays.

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

Dear Sars,
I have a problem I thought I’d settled but I keep waffling on what I want to do about it, so I need someone logical like you to kick me in the ass about …

The Vine: May 25, 2006
May 25, 2006 · No Comment

Sars,
Here is non-boy, non-cat, non-grammar question for you! My fiance and I, on rather short notice, got married weekend before last. I want to get the thank-you notes out as quickly as possible. One snag, …

The Vine: May 24, 2006
May 24, 2006 · Comments Off on The Vine: May 24, 2006

Dear Sars,
I have a problem, obviously, and would like your thoughts if possible.
I am a 34-year-old woman with two beautiful children. Their father and
I have been in a relationship for over 10 years, living together …

The Vine: May 23, 2006
May 23, 2006 · No Comment

Sars,
I’m
hoping you can help me out with my boy troubles.
I recently started a “thing” with a boy I’ve been friends with for
about three years. We were flirty for a long time, and all our
friends took …

Jetsam
May 22, 2006 · One Comment

I tend to get caught up in the stories of objects, where things came from, how they got here. The up side is that I can pass the time during a wait in line or …

The Vine: May 18, 2006
May 18, 2006 · No Comment

Hey, Sars:
I love your column, and when someone asked about book clubs, I couldn’t help but throw my two cents in.I was in a pretty good book club for a while when I was …

Nothing, But: A Number
May 17, 2006 · One Comment

I’d like to talk about Barry Bonds today. I’d like to talk about Barry Bonds even though the subject is exhausted, is exhausting, to everyone, because I think it’s important to try to understand why …