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The Vine: July 23, 2008
July 23, 2008 – 9:58 AM | 141 Comments

I really don’t know if there is a solution to this problem, but you give good relationship advice and don’t seem too squicked by grossness, so here goes.
How do I get my boyfriend to stop …

The Vine: July 18, 2008
July 18, 2008 – 8:47 AM | 37 Comments

Hi Sars,
I have a question for you and your readers: How does one make their fingernails grow hard and strong?
I am a guitar player, primarily a fingerstyle-steel-string acoustic kinda guy. Due to a disastrous experiment …

The Vine: May 23, 2008
May 23, 2008 – 10:46 AM | 17 Comments

Dear Sarah,
Hoping you or the readers can help me before I become even more out of shape…
After my son was born in March 2005, I Tivoed some yoga programs that I would do for 20 …

The Vine: May 21, 2008
May 21, 2008 – 12:39 PM | 44 Comments

Dear Sars:
My younger sister (she is 25) and her fiancé are to be married this fall. It will be a brief, non-denominational ceremony followed by dinner and dancing, held in a fancy restaurant. My sister …

The Vine: March 12, 2008
March 12, 2008 – 12:31 PM | No Comment

Sarah, I really need a third-party opinion.
BF and I have been dating for nearly four years, and we have a very loving and committed relationship. Unfortunately, we also have very, very differing views about …

The Vine: February 29, 2008
February 29, 2008 – 4:38 PM | 35 Comments

 
Hi Sars,
My annual hunt for jeans, which always leaves me dissatisfied and homicidal, is about to start again. I think you and I have a similar shape, and I was wondering which brands you’ve found …

The Vine: February 22, 2008
February 22, 2008 – 11:47 AM | 41 Comments

Dear Sars,
Quick question for you: My mom has always said you don’t tip the owner of a hair salon if he or she cuts your hair. This does make sense to me because they often …

The Vine: December 18, 2007
December 18, 2007 – 12:35 PM | 96 Comments

Oh wise one in the ways of many things fashionable (bow, scrape), can you or the readers recommend a good eye-makeup remover? I’ve finally gotten the hang of putting on eye liner (bless the Mary …

The Vine: December 5, 2007
December 5, 2007 – 10:47 AM | 14 Comments

 
Sars,
 
About three or four years ago, I found these great bobby pins at a local chain drugstore. They’re not the brown/black/brassy cheap-looking kind with the weird ridgey top. These were smooth with a slight curve. …

The Vine: Runner Fest II
October 19, 2007 – 12:19 PM | 18 Comments

Hey Sars,
 
I am in a bit of jam and while I know you prefer to work out in your apartment, I was hoping that there are some avid runners out there in your readership.
 
I …