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.

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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: January 11, 2001
January 11, 2001 · No Comment

Dear Sarah,
I’m not writing on my own behalf so much as I am for my SO, in a sense, but my question is: is it possible that he’s been abused in the past, and if …

The Vine: January 10, 2001
January 10, 2001 · No Comment

Hi Sarah!
I have a problem. My best friend Beth is leaving tomorrow for a whole year – I’m traumatized, because we both live in a huge city where I’m having trouble making new friends, and …

The Vine: January 9, 2001
January 9, 2001 · No Comment

Sarah,
I’m dating a guy whom I’d been friends with for over a year before we got together. I enjoy his company on a level that has previously been unknown to me. He’s an amazing guy: …

The Vine: January 5, 2001
January 5, 2001 · No Comment

Hi Sarah,Over the summer I met a boy. His name is Ben. Ben and I started spending time together and our personalities really clicked. I felt comfortable around him quicker than I usually do around …

The Vine: January 4, 2001
January 4, 2001 · No Comment

Hi Sarah –Okay, here’s the trouble. Online romance. A couple of years ago I started corresponding with a woman about 1,000 miles away. She’s gorgeous, smart, funny, amiable, aligned in politics. We e-mailed every day …

The Vine: January 3, 2001
January 3, 2001 · No Comment

Dear Sarah,I have a feeling this is something I have to decide for myself, but I’m
definitely torn on what to do.
I’m currently enrolled in a master’s degree program here in New York.
Due to money issues, …

The Vine: December 29, 2000
December 29, 2000 · No Comment

Hi!
Since most of my friends are by now bored with hearing the same whining from me all the time, it is your turn now.
I don’t have sex. That really bothers me. The last time I …

The Vine: December 28, 2000
December 28, 2000 · No Comment

Hey Sars –
This is a question I pretty much know the answer to.I’m planning my wedding, and I pretty much have the guest list in place.There is only one question – should I invite my …

The Vine: December 21, 2000
December 21, 2000 · No Comment

Sarah,
Considering that I’m non-religious and if I were to be religious, I’d be Jewish, Christmas isn’t usually an issue. However, this year, I’m having a problem. I asked my boyfriend if we were going to …

The Vine: December 20, 2000
December 20, 2000 · No Comment

Dear Sars,
I just read George Bailey’s letter, and I remember when I was in high school and was overwhelmed I went to a school counselor.I don’t know about her school’s teachers/counselors, but mine were pretty …