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The Vine: November 24, 2010
November 24, 2010 – 11:08 AM | 10 Comments
The Vine: November 24, 2010

A very happy (American) Thanksgiving to the Nation, and the safest of travels. Got a gift- or holiday-related question you need help with? Ask The Readers is here for you, so send those emails to …

The Vine: October 29, 2010
October 29, 2010 – 8:31 AM | 27 Comments
The Vine: October 29, 2010

Someone on another site recommended I bring my question to you.
I’m trying to remember the title and author of a sci-fi short story. National superpowers use only robots to fight their wars. The Rapture happens …

The Vine: October 22, 2010
October 22, 2010 – 10:16 AM | 12 Comments
The Vine: October 22, 2010

A somewhat Halloween-themed Ask The Readers today. Speaking of Halloween, don’t forget to 1) vote in the remaining N Candy AA II flights, and 2) show off your scary fund-raising prowess (geddit?) with a donation …

The Vine: October 13, 2010
October 13, 2010 – 10:01 AM | 7 Comments
The Vine: October 13, 2010

It’s the Fall Classic Ask The Readers edition of The Vine — reader Daisy has offered to donate $25 to the uniform haul if one of you fine people can identify the book she’s looking …

The Vine: October 8, 2010
October 8, 2010 – 9:39 AM | 7 Comments
The Vine: October 8, 2010

It’s a bookfest on today’s Vine — and don’t forget, the TN Read-Along thread and chat hit Monday the 11th! Chat is at 8:30 PM ET; I look forward to seeing you there!
In the 4th …

The Vine: October 1, 2010
October 1, 2010 – 9:46 AM | 10 Comments
The Vine: October 1, 2010

I’m trying to find a collection of fairy tales I owned as a child in the late ’80s. It was a bigger-sized (length and width) book, with beautiful illustrations. The pictures were kind of like …

The Vine: September 24, 2010
September 24, 2010 – 3:35 PM | 16 Comments
The Vine: September 24, 2010

I have gone crazy trying to find two “movies” that were aired on (I think) HBO back in the early to mid-1980s. Google and other sites have failed my usually pop-culture-infused brain.
(Note: I think these …

The Vine: September 3, 2010
September 3, 2010 – 10:30 AM | 13 Comments
The Vine: September 3, 2010

I’d love help finding two books, one for myself and one for a friend. Friend’s is a children’s book about a hunter who shoots the tail off a swamp monster and eats the tail. He …

The Vine: August 27, 2010
August 27, 2010 – 11:56 AM | 13 Comments
The Vine: August 27, 2010

Hi Sars,
I have a song question for you and the readers. I’m in Baltimore and spend most of my radio time listening to WTMD, which is a local university’s radio station. They play a lot …

The Vine: August 20, 2010
August 20, 2010 – 9:34 AM | 4 Comments
The Vine: August 20, 2010

Hi Sars,
I used to have this cassette tape that I listened to a bunch, probably in the early ’90s. It was a story read by a man (I think), that was probably an audio adaptation …