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The Tomato Nation advice column addresses your questions on etiquette, grammar, romance, and pet misbehavior. Ask The Readers about books or fashion today!

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The Vine: October 2, 2009
October 2, 2009 – 1:56 PM | 41 Comments

In honor of the contest: Bookfest!

Dear Sars,
This book identification had been bothering me since 8th grade, which I just realized was 20 years ago. Yikes. I’ve tried searching online, but I haven’t had any luck. …

The Vine: September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009 – 10:26 AM | 262 Comments

Inevitably there is backstory (which I have tried to keep short), but ultimately this is a request for book title suggestions.
My mom lives in rural Utah.She volunteers for a tiny and ill-funded (understandably; the town …

The Vine: September 18, 2009
September 18, 2009 – 10:59 AM | 12 Comments

Dear Sars,
I have a shopping question for you and your readers (mighty army that they be).I’ve been looking off and on for a few years now for gloves for my husband.Being a particular person, he …

The Vine: September 4, 2009
September 4, 2009 – 9:59 AM | 25 Comments

I’m hoping you can help me out with a movie title.I was a pretty little kid when video rentals first became a thing. There was a store in my town that rented out bootleg, copied …

The Vine: August 28, 2009
August 28, 2009 – 10:13 AM | 29 Comments
The Vine: August 28, 2009

Hi Sarah,
I’m in a wardrobe rut and hope your readers can help. I have been trying more layered looks lately and really like the effect, but I’m trying to be thrifty and make the most …

The Vine: August 21, 2009
August 21, 2009 – 8:44 AM | 62 Comments

Hi Sars,
Here’s an unusual Mystery Book for you, or your legions of readers, to puzzle over:
I was an insatiable reader in middle and high school; the downside to this is that ten years later, almost …

The Vine: August 14, 2009
August 14, 2009 – 10:22 AM | 52 Comments

Sars,
Okay, I have a lost TV show from my youth that has been driving me bonkers for years:
It was a Saturday-morning show, I think.Live action.It followed the lives of a bunch of bugs (who were …

The Vine: August 7, 2009
August 7, 2009 – 10:32 AM | 59 Comments

Sars and well-heeled Vine readers,
I have a shoe question. Please help!
I am a month into a fancy new PR job, which requires me to be on my feet and dressed to the nines every day. …

The Vine: July 31, 2009
July 31, 2009 – 10:51 AM | 19 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’m looking for a book I read about twelve years ago; I’m not even sure it was a good book, but it’s bugging me. It was in the section of my school library as …

The Vine: July 24, 2009
July 24, 2009 – 12:17 PM | 17 Comments

Hi there,
I thought you and the readers might be able to help me out with this.A few months ago, I saw a pair of great sneakers at DSW (the one in Union Square in NYC, …