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Division Serieseses 2012 Discush: GJN
October 7, 2012 – 1:46 PM | 30 Comments
Division Serieseses 2012 Discush: GJN

…Man. They showed that little patch all the Athletics are wearing to honor Pat Neshek’s son, aaaaaaand cue the waterworks. That poor family. And then I’m sitting there all, I know there’s a game to …

The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 2: Co-H
May 18, 2011 – 9:20 AM | 37 Comments
The NC Double Shot Round of 64, Flight 2: Co-H

Today’s write-ups by Keckler. Confused? Click here. To refresh your memory on ingredients, we recommend Google.
1 Gin and Tonic vs. 16 French 75. See, this is a sucky match-up because I love both of these …

Save The Day: April 28
April 28, 2011 – 9:27 AM | 19 Comments
Save The Day: April 28

3:45 PM update
A little note from reader Patty D.:
Hey Sarah,
Just thought you might like to know that the TN Contest inspired me to challenge my book group to fund a DonorsChoose.org project supporting reading in …

The Contest 2011: Save The Day
March 31, 2011 – 8:19 PM | 8 Comments
The Contest 2011: Save The Day
The Tomato Nation/DonorsChoose.org Contest: An Overview
March 30, 2011 – 5:51 PM | 42 Comments
The Tomato Nation/DonorsChoose.org Contest: An Overview

Newer readers may not know what’s going on with the annual contest here on Tomato Nation, so I’ve put together a brief overview so that everyone knows what’s going on, and starts getting psyched.
The contest …

The Illusionist
February 15, 2011 – 8:54 AM | 4 Comments
<I>The Illusionist</I>

Sarah 30, Death Race 26; 14 of 24 categories completed
I sobbed through the last five minutes of The Illusionist. The word “melancholy” features prominently in nearly every review I’ve read of the movie, but something …

The Cove
February 15, 2010 – 12:59 PM | 15 Comments
<em>The Cove</em>

…Man.The Cove is a gripping documentary, but “hard to watch” doesn’t begin.It’s hard to watch Ric O’Barry, who worked as the dolphin trainer on Flipper, trying to atone for his part in the culture’s continuing …

Up
February 13, 2010 – 11:38 AM | 64 Comments

The tears started rolling five minutes in. I always cry at Pixar movies — even Cars; shut up — so I don’t know why I thought I would escape from Up with a dry face, …

China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province
February 5, 2010 – 10:20 AM | 3 Comments

About what you’d expect, structurally, and the end feels a bit abrupt — although I suppose that, once the Chinese government decides it doesn’t care to deal with an issue, that’s that.
The first half is …

Contest: Welcome to Matchdome
October 30, 2009 – 8:41 AM | 93 Comments
Contest: Welcome to Matchdome

…Okay, proud Nation.   It’s the 30th.   $275,660 right now; 1,068 of you have given to 44,801 students in the last 30 days.
Others of you have given prizes; shared and forwarded and cheerled; watched …