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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: 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, …

The Vine: July 22, 2009
July 22, 2009 – 10:22 AM | 42 Comments

I’m on the road today, so until I get back to Brooklyn airspace, I’m leaving you with an Ask The Readers of my own about a book I read 25 years ago — part of …

The Vine: July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009 – 8:52 AM | 20 Comments

Hi, Sars. I have a question for your readers about pasta-makers.
I have a manual, hand-crank, metal pasta-maker and…it’s broken. I feed dough in, and it gets stuck in the rollers, rather than emerging from the …

The Vine: July 3, 2009
July 3, 2009 – 2:28 PM | 8 Comments

Hi Sars,
I’ve been wracking my brain for weeks, now, trying to remember this book I read when I was a little kid. I’m really at an impasse, as my memory of it is pretty patchy, …

The Vine: June 26, 2009
June 26, 2009 – 4:26 PM | 53 Comments

Dear Sarah,
I am currently living in London but will be moving back to the good ol’ U.S. of A this summer.My Irish boyfriend is set to follow and, being the thoughtful and intellectually curious person …

The Vine: June 19, 2009
June 19, 2009 – 9:49 PM | 27 Comments

Sorry for the late posting, friends.I spent the day 1) at Dr. Robinson’s office (all moles currently quietly minding their own beeswax, but if you meant to call your derm last winter and then didn’t …

The Vine: June 12, 2009
June 12, 2009 – 3:37 PM | 50 Comments

Hi Sars,
I just agreed to be the matron of honor for my dear friend’s wedding, and I have ten weeks to transform my 39-year-old self into the second-hottest babe on the planet.
I’m up to date …

The Vine: June 5, 2009
June 5, 2009 – 9:26 AM | 45 Comments

…Bookfest!
Dear Sars,
I’m looking for a book I read as a kid or perhaps a teenager. It was about a boy who ran away from home and took up residence in an abandoned train station. I …