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!

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 …

The Vine: November 2, 2011
November 2, 2011 · 24 Comments
The Vine: November 2, 2011

I dated a guy last year for three months, and while our relationship was very intense, I broke it off and moved on. He however, did not. I tried to cut him off cold turkey, …

Margin Call
November 1, 2011 · No Comment
<em>Margin Call</em>

I got a promotional email about Margin Call from Lincoln Center, and incorrectly assumed I could only see it there, therefore braving a Saturday audience at the Elinor Bunin Monroe Theater — a lovely facility …

The Vine: October 28, 2011
October 28, 2011 · 13 Comments
The Vine: October 28, 2011

Sometime in the early ’90s, there was a wave of New Country — Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, that gang. And there was a song that I LOVED. But I can’t remember very much about it, …

El Hombre: 2011 World Series Open Thread
October 27, 2011 · 42 Comments
El Hombre: 2011 World Series Open Thread

I realized yesterday that I’d completely forgotten to set up a WS entry — and regretted that even more while watching Pujols collect a record 14 total bases. I mean, not that I enjoyed watching …