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: NYC

The Vine: November 17, 2005
November 17, 2005 – 6:11 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
My problem is my mother. We seem to have a love/hate relationship. We have never been close, as she had me when she was 15 and spent my childhood trying to pretend she didn’t …

The Vine: October 11, 2005
October 11, 2005 – 3:36 PM | No Comment

A few months ago I met a wonderfully amazing boy. In all of my 25 years, I
never met anyone like him. We clicked instantly and fell in love quite
quickly.
But. Law school starts soon and he …

The Vine: September 28, 2005
September 28, 2005 – 11:09 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars —
Stumbled across your site last week, and I really like your humor and advice.I’m in a rather unique but frustrating situation and I don’t know what to do — I’d appreciate your opinion.
I’m …

The Vine: September 22, 2005
September 22, 2005 – 10:39 AM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
I’m a twenty-year-old male living in the American midwest with my father…and as much as living with him sucks sometimes and I hope to one day strike out on my own and eventually get …

The Vine: July 26, 2005
July 26, 2005 – 1:46 PM | No Comment

Hi, Sarah:
The odor is caused when the bacteria on your skin gets onto your watch. The best way to solve the problem is to kill the little buggers. Do this by putting your watch in …

The Vine, May 10, 2005
May 10, 2005 – 10:30 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
Long-time reader, love what you’ve done with the place.I’ve got a
roommate situation of sort.R., my roomie, is great overall.We get along
fine, the apartment is clean, the cat is happy…Living here is great.
The problem is …

The Vine: March 3, 2005
March 3, 2005 – 11:01 AM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
love the column and your site and tonight I ran into a situation that seemed right up
your alley.
My mom, stepdad and I just scored season tickets for a minor league team. It’s close by
and …

The Vine: February 18, 2005
February 18, 2005 – 2:01 PM | No Comment

Hi Sars,
I’m on the verge of a big life-defining decision, and trying to make it is
proving to be beyond me. I’d love to hear what you’d do in my situation, or
at least what factors you …

The Vine: December 2, 2004
December 2, 2004 – 10:07 PM | No Comment

I used to get so angry when people would tell me that they would leave
the country if Bush were to retake the White House. There was no
better way of stopping a conversation dead than by …

The Vine: June 10, 2004
June 10, 2004 – 2:05 PM | No Comment

Dear Sars,
Maybe you can give me an outsider’s opinion and some advice regarding one of my best friendships:
I met my friend, C, when we were kids — specifically, he was 10 and I was 12. …