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 20, 2013
September 20, 2013 · 7 Comments
The Vine: September 20, 2013

I have a head-scratcher for the Nation — fairly recent, but it’s driving me positively BUGGY that I can’t remember the title.

The Vine: September 18, 2013
September 18, 2013 · 15 Comments
The Vine: September 18, 2013

I have recently (six months ago) stopped drinking. I stopped because I am an alcoholic.

The Vine: September 13, 2013
September 13, 2013 · 13 Comments
The Vine: September 13, 2013

I’m looking for some help finding a nightdress for my mom. 

Latin 5
September 11, 2013 · 46 Comments
Latin 5

I have a story in my head: Latin 5 must save a classmate who has been taken. Latin 5 does more than march through sanitized Catullus at this institution.

Prom-ato! Save The Date! (But Which One?)
September 10, 2013 · 11 Comments
Prom-ato! Save The Date! (But Which One?)

All righty, friends. I PROM-ised (…boooo) to throw us a dance to celebrate making it to our fundraising milestone. Now we just have to pick a date. I really want as many people to come …

The Vine: September 6, 2013
September 6, 2013 · 9 Comments
The Vine: September 6, 2013

I really, really want some boots this fall. I try half-assedly every year to make this happen, but usually give up because it’s just so darn difficult. 

The Vine: August 30, 2013
August 30, 2013 · 32 Comments
The Vine: August 30, 2013

I’m a mid-30s woman living in a state with a full four seasons. I’m hourglassy, with a defined waist and small boobs, and a pretty big caboose.

The Vine: August 28, 2013
August 28, 2013 · 16 Comments
The Vine: August 28, 2013

In honor of my wonderful friend A’s birthday this week, I decided to ask a question that has kept me up nights for almost a decade.

The Vine: August 23, 2013
August 23, 2013 · 57 Comments
The Vine: August 23, 2013

I’m a fifth-grade teacher seeking some inspiration.  

The Vine: August 21, 2013
August 21, 2013 · 22 Comments
The Vine: August 21, 2013

My friend Catherine (36) and her husband Scot (38) have been married for about a year and a half now. It is her first marriage and his third.