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!

Whither The Funky Bunch?
November 16, 2011 · 34 Comments
Whither The Funky Bunch?

You know what song you don’t hear much anymore? “Good Vibrations” by Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch. You do hear it sometimes, like at the nail salon, but you don’t hear it much, because …

Are We Penn State
November 12, 2011 · 80 Comments
Are We Penn State

Then it took a week and a half before the graduate assistant was asked to tell his story to Curley and Gary Schultz, who oversaw the Penn State University police department. And then, the grand …

The Vine: November 11, 2011
November 11, 2011 · 54 Comments
The Vine: November 11, 2011

I need shoes. I’ve been a student for a long time, but now I’m at the point where I can’t wear jeans and running shoes every day. So I need a nice basic pair of …

Phrase Of The Day: “potaper cut”
November 10, 2011 · 7 Comments
Phrase Of The Day: “potaper cut”

potaper cut: n. A paper-cut-esque incision of the finger or knuckle caused by a very crisp potato chip. See also: “tuber-cuticle-osis.”

The Vine: November 9, 2011
November 9, 2011 · 45 Comments
The Vine: November 9, 2011

My cat is perfectly well-behaved and I am happily married (30 years later!) to my high-school sweetheart, so of course this must be a grammar issue. It seems that too many people have forgotten the …

Tomato Nation Read-Along #13: Poll
November 8, 2011 · 17 Comments
Tomato Nation Read-Along #13: Poll

It’s that time again, boys and girls. We’ve got two books about religion from the last poll, plus a bunch of other goodies to choose from; celebrate Election Day by voting for our next book!
 

A Word From Our Sponsors: Bebe
November 8, 2011 · One Comment
A Word From Our Sponsors: Bebe

Shop Bebe.com for stuff to wear to work: pinstripes, pencil skirts, even tweed pumps. And look out for shipping deals too! (Promo code LOVEBEBE gets you free shipping on orders over $150 before 11/16.)

TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, Q-Z
November 6, 2011 · 8 Comments
TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, Q-Z

Survivor: Ozzy v. Coach. I didn’t care for Christine, so the success of Ozzy’s bold move pleased me, but of course we won’t hear the end of it until he’s taken out — which, obviously, …

The Vine: November 4, 2011
November 4, 2011 · 13 Comments
The Vine: November 4, 2011

Years ago, I’d say in the late 1980s, I saw what was either a one-hour show or a full-length movie on PBS (specifically WNET, Channel 13) where a group of kids wound up getting into …

TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, I-P
November 3, 2011 · 15 Comments
TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, I-P

Jersey Shore. It’s sort of interesting to see how the relationships and interactions in the house have evolved from typical Real World-y “who ate my pickles”/”fuck you”-type fare to, basically, office politics among co-workers at …