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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: May 20, 2011
May 20, 2011 · 8 Comments
The Vine: May 20, 2011

I’m another one looking for a YA book. I checked this one out from the public library when I was around 11 or 12 (which would make it the late ’80s) and only remember fragments. …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 3
May 20, 2011 · 39 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 3

Today’s write-ups by Sarah D. Bunting. Confused? Click here. Don’t know the ingredients? Google, baby.
1 Martini / Gibson vs. 16 Pink Lady. I used to have a boyfriend who refused to eat potato salad because …

xoJane.com: Like A Dog To Its Own Vomit
May 19, 2011 · 52 Comments
xoJane.com: Like A Dog To Its Own Vomit

Jane Pratt has me cringing again.
Reader AMA tipped me to Pratt’s new project, xoJane.com, and wondered about my thoughts “given [my] previous takedown” of Jane Magazine, so the cringing began with my own writing from …

The Vine: May 18, 2011
May 18, 2011 · 21 Comments
The Vine: May 18, 2011

I am hoping you and your readers may be able to provide me with some advice on dealing with my mother-in-law.
I have been with my partner for almost six years. He is one of three …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 2: Co-H
May 18, 2011 · 37 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 2: Co-H

Today’s write-ups by Keckler. Confused? Click here. To refresh your memory on ingredients, we recommend Google.
1 Gin and Tonic vs. 16 French 75. See, this is a sucky match-up because I love both of these …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 1: A-Ch
May 16, 2011 · 40 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 1: A-Ch

Today’s write-ups by Sarah D. Bunting. Confused? Click here. To refresh your memory on ingredients, we recommend Google.
1 Bloody Mary vs. 16 Americano / Campari and Soda. A Campari cocktail has such a wonderful mid-century …

The NC Double Shot
May 14, 2011 · 11 Comments
The NC Double Shot

We’ve crowned kings in the snackets for cheese, ice cream, cereal, and candies both chocolate and non-. Now it’s time for yet another series of face-offs — but this one’s at the bar, as the …

The Vine: May 13, 2011
May 13, 2011 · 22 Comments
The Vine: May 13, 2011

I’m hoping you and the TN readers can help me out. I’ve used curved bobby pins in my hair — Caucasian, abundant but fine, wavy, and a few inches below my shoulders — for years. …

The Vine: May 11, 2011
May 11, 2011 · 77 Comments
The Vine: May 11, 2011

Please bear with the prom drama, as I’m hoping to get your opinion.
My daughter is a high-school sophomore, and was asked to the Junior/Senior Prom by a guy friend. JL, a good friend of hers …

Marwencol
May 10, 2011 · 5 Comments
<I>Marwencol</I>

Marwencol presents initially as your typical Independent Lens documentary feature, a bittersweet meditation on the strength of the human spirit that, while informative, doesn’t maintain good boundaries with the twee. But this film, about Mark …