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The Vine: August 24, 2012
August 24, 2012 – 10:45 AM | 6 Comments
The Vine: August 24, 2012

This is a movie-related Ask the Readers question, driving my husband and me nuts. But I have faith that someone out there in the Nation knows the answer. Here goes: I think the film was …

The Vine: August 15, 2012
August 15, 2012 – 4:47 PM | 11 Comments
The Vine: August 15, 2012

I’m hoping the readers can help me and my brother out. Growing up, my parents had an art print of an angel peeking through the keyhole in Hell’s door. This hung in every house we …

The Vine: August 10, 2012
August 10, 2012 – 11:26 AM | 45 Comments
The Vine: August 10, 2012

So, I am a book-loving gal who majored in English back when dinosaurs roamed the earth. I married a guy whose idea of in-depth reading is the back of the cereal box. This has never …

The Vine: August 3, 2012
August 3, 2012 – 11:34 AM | 25 Comments
The Vine: August 3, 2012

I have a 7-year-old son who is a budding scientist, and he has come up with an idea for an invention. I have researched it, and I don’t think his idea exists in the consumer …

The Vine: July 27, 2012
July 27, 2012 – 9:57 AM | 42 Comments
The Vine: July 27, 2012

This may be too specific of a question but I thought I’d give it a shot. I would love some advice from your readers about a good dermatologist in the Philadelphia area. I last went …

The Vine: July 20, 2012
July 20, 2012 – 9:23 AM | 8 Comments
The Vine: July 20, 2012

The Nation may be my last hope in tracking down this long-lost childhood book. Here’s what little I remember: 

The family might have been animals — elephants, maybe? 
The family lived in a house made of cake. 
The little girl …

The Vine: July 13, 2012
July 13, 2012 – 10:01 AM | 25 Comments
The Vine: July 13, 2012

I’m going back to college soon and I’m seriously considering getting an iPad for school. I have never owned an iPad, nor any Apple product aside from my iPhone (which I love because it’s so …

The Vine: July 6, 2012
July 6, 2012 – 10:32 AM | 26 Comments
The Vine: July 6, 2012

Okay, Bunting, I’ve got a doozy for you here. When I was a kid (around the same time you were) Reader’s Digest put out two thick volumes of fairy tales. “The World’s Best Fairy Tales,” …

The Vine: June 22, 2012
June 22, 2012 – 8:15 AM | 7 Comments
The Vine: June 22, 2012

I am currently reading about anger and violence in history and, combined with the trial of Anders Breivik in Norway, it reminded me of a book that I heard about on the radio that I …

The Vine: June 15, 2012
June 15, 2012 – 1:49 PM | 26 Comments
The Vine: June 15, 2012

I’m a guy in my late 30s. I’ve had a moustache and/or beard almost since I was able to grow one. It’s not a huge beard, about an inch wide, and follows the jaw line, with …