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The Vine: January 10, 2007
January 10, 2007 – 3:27 PM | No Comment

The song is indeed called “Walking.” The name of the band is Pocket Size and they’re British.
This song came out when I was big into buying whole albums just for one single and I have …

The Vine: January 3, 2007
January 3, 2007 – 11:30 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars —
I don’t know of any diners specifically in Chinatown, but there are a couple of fabulous ones that are definitely within 30 minutes. The Waverly (6th Ave. between Waverly Place and 8th Street) …

The Vine: December 5, 2006
December 5, 2006 – 12:01 AM | No Comment
The Vine: December 5, 2006

Hi Sars —
This doesn’t necessarily address the alarm part, but Seriously
Sleepless in Seattle mentioned her earplugs falling out — she might
want to consider custom earplugs.I have mine made at the annual
motorcycle show (I’m a biker), …

The Vine: November 14, 2006
November 14, 2006 – 3:59 PM | No Comment

Blistex Medex in the blue pot/tube!
For very extreme cases, it’s the only thing that sinks in and works!
C in Toronto

Dear C,
Thanks!Many other readers also suggested Blistex Lip Medex.Other lip-balm suggestions appear below; if I got …

The Vine: November 8, 2006
November 8, 2006 – 7:38 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I also am a copy editor/page designer for a newspaper. If “Hit” is working
in a newsroom, and the newspaper follows Associated Press style, he/she
should have an Associated Press stylebook and the latest edition of
Webster’s New …

The Vine: November 3, 2006
November 3, 2006 – 3:26 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m pretty embarrassed to be asking this question, but it’s been on the back of my mind for awhile now.
I think I stink.
Not terribly, I just don’t think I smell particularly nice. I …

The Vine: October 31, 2006
October 31, 2006 – 1:13 PM | No Comment

Sars,
I used to work for a jewelry company and helped several customers remove
rings that they decided they didn’t want to buy — after trying them on and
finding themselves unable to get them off. Here are …

The Vine: August 30, 2006
August 30, 2006 – 10:48 AM | No Comment

I would recommend checking out the works of Mikhail Bakhtin,
particularly Speech Genres and Other Late Essays and The Dialogic Imagination.
He’s a Russian literary critic/theorist/linguist who may well have
pioneered a lot of the understanding of …

The Vine: August 3, 2006
August 3, 2006 – 3:50 PM | No Comment

Been dealing with large boobs, broad shoulders and a small rib cage my whole life (seriously; bras in the third grade), trying to find a happy medium between porn star and pregnant (shirts cut larger …

The Vine: July 26, 2006
July 26, 2006 – 1:48 PM | No Comment

Sars and “Order,”
I have what I consider to be the best gyn in the world, Rachel Villanueva. I absolutely adore her and I recommend her to everyone. I am 26 and not married, so my …