“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.
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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,
I’ve got a question that I’d like to hear your answer to. Yesterday was my birthday, and Grandma sent me a china Lenox clock. This is the third time she’s given me a piece …
Hey Sars —
I wanted to throw some more feedback towards Hopefully Not Doomed To Attend
A Community College.
You say your academics are great and that you have a few
activities on your CV, so listen to Sars …
Hi Sars,
First of all I love your site and read it faithfully. Secondly, after reading what “Blatant Hacker With A Dash Of Psycho” wrote, I really had to write because I’ve been going through almost …
Before I got sidetracked last week, I’d started saying…what had I started saying? Oh, yeah, that I lack a chromosome critical to the proper application of make-up. I do, however, possess the chromosome that attracts …
Forty-Eight
Dear Sars,
I’m one of those girls who always thinks guys are not interested. It’s a baffling self-esteem problem, because it probably shouldn’t exist — I’m not model material, but I’m relatively bright and attractive, and …
Hi Sars,
First of all I love your site and read it faithfully. Secondly, after reading what “Blatant Hacker With A Dash Of Psycho” wrote, I really had to write because I’ve been going through almost …
Dear Sars,
I often agree with your advice, but I’ll have to take a pass on what you wrote Yo-Yo.
Before she throws in the towel for good and goes through something as traumatic as a divorce, …
After my last essay, a few of you might wonder why I’ve chosen to write about kids not once but twice in one week when 1) I don’t have any and 2) I don’t particularly …
Dear Sars,
I am a very lucky girl and I know I have far fewer problems than the people who normally ask for advice, but I have a decision to make and I don’t know what …
I hope, one of these days, when the Human Genome Project has finished the important work of isolating the genes that cause breast cancer and heart disease and birth defects and whatnot, and perhaps treated …