“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!
What’s your opinion of cash bars at weddings?
I attended a wedding recently where there was a charge attached to every beverage except tap water. This was met with a ton of grousing (I heard …
As fall and winter approach, I need some wardrobe-building help.
I work in Manhattan in an industry that’s not quite suits-and-heels, but isn’t cazh, either. I have lots of appropriate separates to wear, but I …
I have an issue driving me crazy that I would love to get some perspective on from you and your readers.
I have a coworker who makes me crazy. I’m tempted to give you a bunch …
I just spent an hour playing cards on our new backyard deck with Mr. S and Gen. All quiet on the Brooklyn front, except for one romantically desperate cricket who didn’t get the memo. “Um: …
Long, long ago I read a short story that involved a writer who loved to write but was constantly rejected for publication. Somehow, he ends up with a box that is an “adjective magnet” — …
Now with follow-up info! — 10/17/11
I have a wedding-related conundrum, and I hope you (and the illustrious Vine readership) can help me figure out the best course of action.
My dear friend B just got engaged …
I had a hotel room reserved, near Williamsport. It seemed prudent. I wanted to get home, but not to push too hard. The little wrench that appears on the dashboard when it’s time to bring …
I wished I could stay at the hotel longer. So big! Such good coffee in the lobby! So tired of portaging my bags in and out and up and down, getting stuck in doors, making …
I’ve found on these trips that biting off a big mileage chunk on a weekend day is a mistake, so I decided to take it easy today, a Saturday — stop and browse around where …
Dear Sars,
Would the Tomato Nation brain trust please help me pick out some skivvies?
Lately the only things in my top drawer that don’t give me an immediate (and enduring) wedgie are the 3 pairs …