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The Vine: July 13, 2011
July 13, 2011 – 9:28 AM | 38 Comments
The Vine: July 13, 2011

I am a big DVD collector. I probably own over 400 DVDs, and that is a conservative estimate. (Honestly, I am afraid to count at this point, lest I realize the depth of my obsession.) …

The Vine: June 10, 2011
June 10, 2011 – 9:00 AM | 83 Comments
The Vine: June 10, 2011

Your readers recently gave brilliant advice for a southern-U.S. road trip, and you and your readers were also really helpful to me in my running-related problem last year (thanks again!). I’d be interested to hear …

The Vine: February 11, 2011
February 11, 2011 – 11:56 AM | 60 Comments
The Vine: February 11, 2011

Do you have any good party games for grownups? I’m turning 30 next month (March 5th! Yay Saturday birthday!) and wanted to mark the occasion by throwing myself a little shindig (I also didn’t want …

The Vine: December 31, 2010
December 31, 2010 – 3:06 PM | 13 Comments
The Vine: December 31, 2010

I’m hoping your readers can help me find a video clip I’m looking for. Unfortunately, this all happened before YouTube (say 1999 to 2005-ish), or I’m sure it would be everywhere.
Years ago, my sister …

The Vine: March 5, 2010
March 5, 2010 – 11:00 AM | 15 Comments

Hi,

This isn’t the typical book question, but I know that the readers are an observant and helpful bunch so hopefully this isn’t too weird for them.   Here goes.
I got a coupon off Facebook …

The Vine: December 4, 2009
December 4, 2009 – 11:58 AM | 80 Comments

Keep those holiday-themed Ask The Reader requests coming, folks — ’tis the season to suffer giver’s block, so let your fellow TNeers help out.
*****
Dear Sars,
I have a dilemma and I’m hoping Vine readers might be …

The Vine: November 13, 2009
November 13, 2009 – 9:51 AM | 32 Comments
The Vine: November 13, 2009

Hi Sars,
I am hoping your savvy and knowledgeable Vine readers can help me find out about this little guy (picture at right).   I took this pic, and another one on the mall in Washington …

The Vine: October 21, 2009
October 21, 2009 – 3:02 PM | 87 Comments

Sarah:
I’ve just been referred to you for help.
Can you please help me identify the Woody Allen film in which a particular scene appears? Here goes. In an attempt to become/seem less Jewish, Woody throws bologna …

The Vine: October 16, 2009
October 16, 2009 – 12:02 PM | 89 Comments

Hi, Sars,
I’m writing to ask what you think about some advice given by a fellow advice column writer, Lucinda Rosenfeld over at XX. A recent column of hers has caused quite a bit of controversy. …

The Vine: September 16, 2009
September 16, 2009 – 11:19 AM | 62 Comments

Dear Sars,
Here’s one that you’ve never answered: what should I do with my journals?
I have a bunch that I’ve written in for the past decade and was storing them in the basement. I decided to …