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!

Home » Archive by Tags

Articles tagged with: free crap

Poppy-Fields Movies: The Couch Of Fame
November 9, 2017 – 5:03 AM | 108 Comments
Poppy-Fields Movies: The Couch Of Fame

6/5/17: Your objection to The Firm not being on the PFM Couch Of Fame…is sustained!

The Nause-AA After Hours: Ralph for the Roses
November 8, 2012 – 11:28 AM | 23 Comments
The Nause-AA After Hours: Ralph for the Roses

Update, 11/13/12: We have a winner! Taking home the grand prize is Kim with “hhooaarff”! Con…gratulations? Kim is joined on the podium by Elyse with “(HRRRRAAAAALLLFFFF)” and Maria with “SpeeYACK.” Well done, readers. I’ll contact …

TN Read-Along #15: Suffering Succotash
July 25, 2012 – 5:09 AM | 88 Comments
TN Read-Along #15: <I>Suffering Succotash</I>

“What do you mean raisins ‘don’t totally suck,’ Jacques?”
Just a reminder that this is a couple weeks away! The freebies have gone out, so if you still need a copy, try one of the links …

TN Movie Meet-Up: Steeeeeeeeeve!
March 25, 2012 – 11:05 AM | 10 Comments
TN Movie Meet-Up: Steeeeeeeeeve!

Thanks so much to everyone who came out for The Trouble With Bliss and post-movie pints — such fun to meet everyone and talk sports, stripper names, and more. And to that waywardly hilarious soul wailing …

Let’s go out to the lobby — and get ourselves a Couch Baron
March 20, 2012 – 12:14 PM | 26 Comments
Let’s go out to the lobby — and get ourselves a Couch Baron

UPDATED MARCH 23: The inaugural TN Movie Meetup is set! We’ll see The Trouble With Bliss on Saturday, March 24 at 3:30 PM — then step around the corner to Blue & Gold Tavern for a …

The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Last Ups
November 5, 2010 – 2:24 PM | 3 Comments
The Tomato Nation Fall Classic: Last Ups

Last day of the TN Fall Classic — if you haven’t donated yet, and you can possibly spare a few dollars for Little Leaguers in Uganda and college kids all over the country, please please …

Anni-Vine-sary
April 22, 2010 – 9:36 AM | 55 Comments
Anni-Vine-sary

“Hap-py anniversary! Hap-py ann-i-versary to you!” (That will get stuck in your head now. Sorry.) (Sort of.)
I realized yesterday that The Vine is ten years old. It appeared for the first time on April 20, …

The Vine: March 5, 2010
March 5, 2010 – 11:00 AM | 15 Comments

Hi,

This isn’t the typical book question, but I know that the readers are an observant and helpful bunch so hopefully this isn’t too weird for them.   Here goes.
I got a coupon off Facebook …

Contest: Revenge Of Frolf
October 8, 2009 – 10:14 AM | 46 Comments
Contest: Revenge Of Frolf

Before we begin: $41,346. A very good day’s work (with thanks to the night shift as well).
Today, I would like you to hit 50K.   Failing that, I would like you to hit at least …

Contest: Threeeeeeeee! (and a prize, too)
September 28, 2009 – 2:36 PM | 36 Comments
Contest: Threeeeeeeee! (and a prize, too)

Wondering what in the hell is going on with all the gambling graphics?   Want to win a pre-contest mini-prize?   Hey, let’s address both these things.
So it’s like this: the amount of money I’ve …