“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.
Helping public schools, winning prizes, sending a crazy lady in a tomato costume out in public.
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 have been close to where Drowning is currently (with the exception of the infidelity) and you published my letter last July in The Vine.I wanted to let Drowning know that her marriage …
Corona #1
It’s the end of a long week, it’s hot, I just put on deodorant and my armpits have chosen to take that as a challenge, and these goddamn Old Navy cuffed capris don’t have …
Dear Sars:
I’ve never done anything like this before, but have been visiting your site since last summer and would like to get your take on this. Can’t really talk to friends or family about …
Dear Sars,
From what I’ve read of your writing, we seem to share the same opinions on lots of things, so I thought I’d ask your advice on a situation that I’ve gotten myself stuck …
Hi. I’m writing for brainstorming more than advice. I just graduated from college and need to send a thank-you gift.
For the last four years, my very wealthy (multi-millionaire) and childless aunt and uncle have …
Dear Sars,
I’m easily irritated at certain grammatical mistakes. “You’re” and “your” are two different things! However, I can’t be a grammatical snob since I have one problem involving bad and badly. It is absolutely …
I suppose I could have just not gone to Star Wars Episode Two: Attack of the Clones, but really, the idea never occurred to me. Not see Episode Two? Not an option. I have an …
Dear Sarah,
This letter is really in response to SSMW’s second sentence, and not about the reproductive law issues (about which I know less than you purport to).She says, “I don’t have a boyfriend, nor have …
Dear Sars,
Anyway.So here’s the deal.I’m 26, well-educated, relatively normal on most accounts.I don’t have a boyfriend, nor have I ever (I’ve been overweight all of my life).Now, I’m not one of those I’m-all-about-marriage chicks, but …
Dear Sars,
My problem is fairly simple.I am a 21-year-old full-time college student.My parents are still together, and I consider my childhood a happy one.But I am the eldest of four kids — three girls and …