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“I wrote 63 songs this year. They’re all about Jeter.” Just kidding. The game we love, the players we hate, and more.

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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: March 16, 2011
March 16, 2011 · 23 Comments
The Vine: March 16, 2011

I have what I would guess is a pretty common problem for spouses of creative types. I believe that my sweet husband A is suffering from depression. He believes that any depression he feels is …

Bradelor! DUN!: Let’s Get This Over With Live Chat
March 14, 2011 · 7 Comments
Bradelor! DUN!: Let’s Get This Over With Live Chat

Join your fellow sufferers for a live Bradelor! DUN! chat tonight, Monday 14 March at 8 PM ET as we send Brad (and, presumably, bride) down the aisle, into the sunset, between the goal posts, …

The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 3: Bloody Sox
March 14, 2011 · 5 Comments
The Squared Up Podcast, Episode 3: Bloody Sox

I took it on the road for Episode 3 — to God’s Little Acre, New Jersey, where friends of TN Mike “BSD” Dunn and Janine “J9” Jenik-Dunn rolled out a fantastic spread of peanuts, Cracker …

The Vine: March 11, 2011
March 11, 2011 · 24 Comments
The Vine: March 11, 2011

A Friday-morning Ask The Readers bookfest is a great time to remind all you Jane Eyre fans that I have a reading tonight for the launch of the Eyresses zine — a piece called “Jane …

The Contest 2011: We Could Be Heroes
March 10, 2011 · 23 Comments
The Contest 2011: We Could Be Heroes

Hello, friends. It’s that awesome time again — time to give money to Donors Choose, and maybe win yourself some loot! This year’s campaign kicks off April 1 (yes, I know; no, it’s not a …

Bradelor! DUN!: Boot and Rally
March 9, 2011 · 4 Comments
Bradelor! DUN!: Boot and Rally

What can we really say about the latest edition of The Women Tell All: Crocodile Tears? Not much, as it turns out; we spent the bulk of our discussion on things we wish we’d seen …

The Vine: March 9, 2011
March 9, 2011 · 22 Comments
The Vine: March 9, 2011

I got home from a vacation with friends a couple of weeks ago, and I’ve been wondering on and off about my mental state since then.
I’d really been looking forward to this trip ever …

TN Read-Along #8: Little Women Discussion Thread
March 8, 2011 · 89 Comments
TN Read-Along #8: <I>Little Women</I> Discussion Thread

Touched to the heart, Mrs. March could only stretch out her arms as if to gather children and grandchildren to herself, and say, with face and voice full of motherly love, gratitude, and humility:
“O my …

Paddysnack
March 7, 2011 · 58 Comments
Paddysnack

During a quick run to the deli for coffee and kitty litter, I spotted a sign at the dollar store: “HAPPY EASTER.” That means it’s Peep season. Even better, that means it’s “guess the brand …

The Vine: March 4, 2011
March 4, 2011 · 38 Comments
The Vine: March 4, 2011

A really quick Ask The Readers query — can any members of the glorious Nation point me in the direction of any useful infertility forums? Hubs and I are really going through the mill at …