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The Vine: August 12, 2009
August 12, 2009 – 11:01 AM | 55 Comments

Hi, Sarah —
I’ve found the perfect job opportunity — a museum curatorial and research assistant position in a musical subject area. I have a BM in music and a BA in theater, curatorial/research summer positions …

The Vine: July 10, 2009
July 10, 2009 – 8:52 AM | 20 Comments

Hi, Sars. I have a question for your readers about pasta-makers.
I have a manual, hand-crank, metal pasta-maker and…it’s broken. I feed dough in, and it gets stuck in the rollers, rather than emerging from the …

The Vine: May 20, 2008
May 20, 2009 – 3:50 PM | 62 Comments

Sars,
Help me.Please.I need to know what to do about my sister.I’m scared for her, and in the meantime, she’s driving me nuts.
The background:she’s in her mid-twenties; she’s always had a conflicted relationship with my mother …

The Vine: May 1, 2009
May 1, 2009 – 4:31 PM | 38 Comments

Hello Sars,
Sometime back in 1976-1980, I had a Snoopy plush doll that was about 10″ (or so) tall, and one could buy outfits for him separately.There was a motorcycle outfit, a baseball outfit, a pajamas …

The Vine: April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009 – 4:37 PM | 36 Comments

Dear Sars,
I want to end a friendship without creating any animosity or ill feelings.I have been friends outside of work with someone I work fairly closely with, both in physical proximity and a lot of …

Six degrees of detonation
November 24, 2008 – 12:11 PM | 38 Comments
Six degrees of detonation

Sarah: “Check it out, you know that girl that I yelled out about at the movie this afternoon?”
Skyrockets: “The girl you…right.   …Wait, no.”
Sarah: “During the credits, when I yelled out ‘MARIA DIZZIA!’ You know…her?”
Skyrockets: …

The Vine: October 17, 2008
October 17, 2008 – 11:25 AM | 36 Comments

Hi, Sars —
I need to find out if I’m making something from my childhood up (as my brother claims) or if it really happened, and I haven’t had much luck finding supporting facts online.
Here’s what …

The Vine: October 15, 2008
October 15, 2008 – 1:54 PM | 75 Comments

Hi Sars,
This one is short and sweet. What do you think of housewarming registries? Useful or tacky? I’d never heard of them until recently, when I saw someone announce on their blog that they were …

The Vine: October 1, 2008
October 1, 2008 – 12:39 PM | 39 Comments

Hypothetical question about moral relativism.
Brian is in a competition.The prize is a small trophy and a $40 gift card to Applebee’s.Ashley is in the same competition.Emily is Brian’s friend; she’s not in the competition.
Emily has …

Robbed
April 10, 2008 – 3:09 PM | 74 Comments

Aaaaaaaaaaand without further ado: Robert/Roberta. (It was already here, actually; don’t forget, the search function actually…functions now, so if you’re looking for older content, try that first. Top right-hand side.)