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: July 7, 2005
July 7, 2005 · No Comment

Dear Sars:
I’d recommend Captain Klutz just replace the tiles outright. If they’re similar to the ones I saw in Home Depot last week, then new ones are cheaper than a dollar each and installation is …

The Vine: July 6, 2005
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Dear Sars —
Thanks so much for the great list! I have listened to every artist I could find on iTunes (St. Etienne, the Soup Dragons, Tei Towa, “Girls in the Garage,” and Squeeze’s “Argybargy” fell …

The Vine: July 1, 2005
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Hey Sarah,
I have a little-old-lady suggestion for Stank, but it does work, I’m told!
Get an old pair of pantyhose and cut the feet off, with a good bit of the ankle part as well. Fill …

The Vine: June 30, 2005
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If PCOS is, in fact, the culprit here, it’s likely that she’ll also be having other symptoms, like steady weight gain, inability to lose the weight once it’s gained, diabetic symptoms, and wacked-out periods.(Can …

The Vine: June 29, 2005
June 29, 2005 · No Comment

Dear Sars,
I adore The Vine, and I’ve noticed the recent influx of
reader-response to various questions, so I decided that now was a
great time to get some input.
I have a problem with hair.More precisely, I’m losing …

The Vine: June 28, 2005
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Sars, your advice to Chandra and Champ was dead right.DirectStop is a great product.It is actually more effective than mace or pepper spray, because when dogs are attacking, causing them physical pain makes them attack …

Groupstink
June 27, 2005 · No Comment

There is a thing that happens in New York under unusual circumstances, a thing not widely understood outside the city. It’s not that we all pull together, exactly; it’s not that we get along better, …

The Vine: June 24, 2005
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Just curious — is the Resolve only good for whites — how about pastels?
Thanks!
Shan

Dear Shan,
I do not know.I suspect that, because it’s a carpet cleaner, it’s suitable for all colors of carpet and isn’t bleachy.
I …

The Vine: June 23, 2005
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Men’s deodorant/antiperspirant.For whatever reason, they just hold up better.That “strong enough for a man but made for a woman” thing is crap.Degree for men (the “sport” one) is the only thing that keeps me clean, …

The Vine: June 22, 2005
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Hi Sars,
Regarding your reader who had little money but wants fashion, hair, and make-up help, I recommend that she contact a salon about being a hair model. I did this in the fall and it …