Sarah D. Bunting
Sarah D. Bunting, also known online as Sars,[1] is an American blogger and journalist, co-founder (with Tara Ariano) of Television Without Pity (TWoP).[2] She has written for a number of magazines and journals, and has received coverage for her website Tomato Nation.[3]
Television Without Pity
Bunting and Ariano met online on a
In a 2004 interview Bunting expressed skepticism about the effect that TWoP had on the creation of TV shows. She acknowledged nonetheless that certain shows had made evident nods toward the site's effects, including the positioning of a TWoP branded messenger bag in a background shot, and a
With Ariano, Bunting published a TWoP spinoff book in 2006.
Tomato Nation
Bunting founded her website, TomatoNation.com, in 1997.
Bunting's account of her experiences during the
Charity fundraising
In 2006 Bunting participated for the first time in a bloggers' challenge coordinated by fundraising site
Other writing
Bunting is a contributor to
Podcasts
Sarah and Mark Blankenship started the Mark and Sarah Talk About Songs podcast in March 2016,[22] a weekly pop music podcast that contains in-depth and humorous discussions of individual songs chosen by the hosts or the fans. Starting with episode 50 every tenth episode ranks every song on an album. Ranked episodes include Indigo Girls, GHV2, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Jagged Little Pill, and The Clueless Soundtrack.
Personal life
Bunting was born and raised in New Jersey[9] and attended Princeton University,[2] where she majored in English Literature.[23] Prior to the establishment of Tomato Nation she had jobs as a church secretary, a records clerk, and a dealer in antique books.[9] She lives in Brooklyn[24] and was married in July 2013.[25]
References
- ^ Peterson, Karla (16 March 2007). "With TWoP in Bravo's pocket, does this mean the party's over?". U-T San Diego.
- ^ a b Bradberry, Grace (5 January 2003). "Get a shave, Carter". The Guardian.
- ^ ISBN 90-420-1803-8.
- ^ a b Sella, Marshall (20 October 2002). "The Remote Controllers". The New York Times.
- ^ Aspan, Maria (8 July 2006). "TV Is Now Interactive, Minus Images, on theWeb". The New York Times.
- ^ Johnson, Bobbie (15 March 2004). "Who's running this show?". The Guardian.
- ^ "Web sites draw TV fans' strong opinions". USA Today. Reuters. 8 May 2002.
- ^ McManis, Sam (24 October 2006). "'Television without pity' laughs at conventions of small screen". Scripps News. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f Bergman, Cory (13 March 2007). "Bravo acquires TelevisionWithoutPity.com". Lost Remote. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011.
- ISBN 978-0-313-35688-9.
- ^ Edwards, Eric (25 March 2002). "Advice column develops a life of its own". The Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
- ^ Bunting, Sarah (14 September 2001). "For Thou Art With Us".
- ^ Collins, Monica (21 October 2001). "Witness hits Web to recount horror". Boston Herald. p. 24.
- ^ "Social-networking sites chief with young adults". St Petersburg Times. 27 August 2007.
- ^ Hempel, Jessi (30 September 2008). "It takes a blogosphere". CNN. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008.
- ^ "Donors Choose: Tomato Nation Fall Contest 2008". Donors Choose.
- ^ Wilson, Fred (1 November 2009). "The Donors Choose Threepeat is Complete". Business Insider.
- ^ Bunting, Sarah (19 October 2004). "Reeve really was the man of steel". MSNBC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012.
- ^ "Contributor: Sarah D. Bunting". Salon.
- ^ "Archives: Sarah D. Bunting". New York.
- ^ "Concerning the Famous Ghost Monologues". The New Partisan. 5 August 2004.
- ^ "Tomato Nation » Introducing The Mark And Sarah Talk About Songs Podcast!". Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Teotonio, Isabel (9 April 2002). "TV addicts caught in Net". Toronto Star.
- ^ Guthrie, Marisa (14 March 2007). "Bravo is casting a wider net with deal for online fansite". Daily News. New York.
- ^ Bunting, Sarah (21 November 2013). "I Got Married! Yay!". TomatoNation.com.