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The Vine: May 21, 2010
May 21, 2010 – 10:43 AM | 29 Comments
The Vine: May 21, 2010

Hey gang!
This is about a story I read in a political-science class in college. I am usually strong with the Googling, but my yearly searches have turned up nada.
The basic premise was that a …

The Vine: May 7, 2010
May 7, 2010 – 2:16 PM | 17 Comments
The Vine: May 7, 2010

Hi Sars,
Can you help me find this book that’s been driving me crazy? I probably read this book in the late eighties or mid nineties, and I think it was relatively new, as I owned …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 30, 2010
April 30, 2010 – 11:54 AM | 46 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 30, 2010

I did not manage to clear the entire backlog…because y’all’s enthusiasm for the anniversary project created an entirely new backlog. Heh. We’ll get to them all in time; until then, see what you can do …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 29, 2010
April 29, 2010 – 3:41 PM | 80 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 29, 2010

Dear Sars,
Would love a little help figuring out what the heck I am remembering here.
It’s something I saw as a kid in the mid-to-late eighties on a children’s program. I’m pretty sure it was a …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 28, 2010
April 28, 2010 – 3:16 PM | 29 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 28, 2010

Dear Sars,
Yet another “help me find a book to share with my kids” request is in the offing. I can’t help myself. I have Googled the living tar out of it, but I have not …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 27, 2010
April 27, 2010 – 11:25 AM | 84 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 27, 2010

Hi Sars,
Reading the plot summary of An Education reminded me of a book I read as a youth. This would be young-adult material, which I read around the early 1990s (late junior high/high schoolish).
Like …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 26, 2010
April 26, 2010 – 4:32 PM | 101 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 26, 2010

A quick administrative note: I won’t pick prize-winners until all the anniversary Vines have gone up; that’ll give everyone a decent enough crack at answering. On to today’s questions!
*****
Hi Sars,
I have one for you and …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 25, 2010
April 25, 2010 – 9:15 PM | 86 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 25, 2010

Dear Sars,
You know how some people will refuse to watch a show because of the silliness of the premise, name, genre, etc.? Well, my question is basically how would you describe Buffy to someone like …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 24, 2010
April 24, 2010 – 1:22 PM | 40 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 24, 2010

Dear Sars,
I have been looking and looking and looking for a reproduction of the “Thinker of Hamangia.” I have scoured the nets for this thing, hoping a museum shop or art gallery would have …

The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 23, 2010
April 23, 2010 – 1:35 PM | 32 Comments
The Vine, Anniversary Edition: April 23, 2010

I know it’s usually books that people want to know the names of, but I have a half-remembered movie that is driving me crazy that I can’t remember it.
What I remember most about it was …