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!

Save The Day: April 30
April 30, 2011 · 21 Comments
Save The Day: April 30

12:02 AM update
…$154,136. 1,374 donors. 138,709 students reached.
Day: saved.

3:30 PM update
$150,497. Way to go, Legion of Awesome. [bowing deeply] I couldn’t be prouder or more impressed. Congratulations.
10 AM update
$147,445.
So, listen. I set the …

The Vine: April 29, 2011
April 29, 2011 · 18 Comments
The Vine: April 29, 2011

I can remember pitifully little about a film that I saw when I was about 6 or 7, but I hope it is enough for you or one of the tendrils to recognise, because this …

Save The Day: April 29
April 29, 2011 · 14 Comments
Save The Day: April 29

7 AM update
Yes, you read that right; yes, I got up to watch the royal wedding. Back in the day, my grandmother called my parents and told them to get me out of bed for …

NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 3: O-Z
April 28, 2011 · 20 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 3: O-Z

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters O-Z, so please don’t freak out …

Save The Day: April 28
April 28, 2011 · 19 Comments
Save The Day: April 28

3:45 PM update
A little note from reader Patty D.:
Hey Sarah,
Just thought you might like to know that the TN Contest inspired me to challenge my book group to fund a DonorsChoose.org project supporting reading in …

The Vine: April 27, 2011
April 27, 2011 · 69 Comments
The Vine: April 27, 2011

My boyfriend and I packed our things and moved from Florida to his hometown in Connecticut about six months ago — on the whole, it was a good move. We both hated the south and …

NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 2: G-N
April 27, 2011 · 32 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 2: G-N

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters G-N, so please don’t freak out …

Save The Day: April 27
April 27, 2011 · 4 Comments
Save The Day: April 27

8:30 AM update
Goooooood morning! $137,310 as of this writing. Did you know that you’ve out-raised what you raised last time in the same time period? Y’all just keep getting better at this. (Or win more …

NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 1: A-F
April 26, 2011 · 39 Comments
NC Double Shot Qualifying Round 1: A-F

We’ve got too many shots and not enough slots; it’s up to you, dear tippler, to narrow the field.
Things to know: this poll is for drinks beginning with letters A-F, so please don’t freak out …

Save The Day: April 26
April 26, 2011 · 10 Comments
Save The Day: April 26

1 PM update
First of all: $134,923, which in case anyone doesn’t know is a cleansing burst of eleven grand since yesterday. Fantastic work!
I’ve tallied the Giving Page races, and to the surprise of probably no …