“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!
Sarah –
My older sis Jen (with whom I am not very close) is having surgery next week. Hemorrhoids removal. I know. Revolting. My mom called me the other night, and asked me to go to …
Sarah,
I have a stepsister, ten years my junior, and we’ve had NO relationship for the past eight years or so (I’m 39). The final straw (for me) was a “story” she told my father (the …
Let’s just say I know a girl and I really like her and I ask her out. What should we do on the date? If she says no should I ask her out again in …
Dear Sarah,
Okay, here is my problem. I used to (emphasis on the “used to” part) have a very good friend. When she moved to the other side of the country, we vowed to stay in …
Hello!I went out with a guy five years ago who was just great – he was intelligent, sensitive, attentive, and absolutely doted on me. Unfortunately, I was shallow, inexperienced, and thought any guy I was …
Here is my situation. I was supposed to move into this house. A week and a half before I was to move, I became very uncomfortable with the landlords and how they were handling some …
I just finished taking a course in creative writing at Stanford.Everybody wore black and looked moody.I wore a Hawaiian shirt and shorts – and I was happy.I’ve now signed up for a “fundamentals of acting” …
My best friend of I don’t know how many years started dating a new guy about seven months ago.Within weeks they had exchanged “I love you”s, and within months she had packed up and moved …
I just read the latest Vine, and I have to disagree with you.An invitation to a wedding or any other event in no way obligates you to give a gift.You give someone a gift because …
A couple of years ago, the Biscuit became mildly obsessed with original Star Trek. A video store near his apartment carried the whole series, and I must say that, while I do miss a few …