Sarah D. Bunting

Sarah D. Bunting, also known online as Sars,[1] is known as an American writer and journalist, and a co-founder of Television Without Pity (TWoP).

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 West Wing character's jibe at the moderator of a fictional internet message board "who I'm sure wears a muu-muu and chain smokes Parliaments.

"[6] Bunting described the attentions of West Wing producer Aaron Sorkin, however ambivalent, as a net positive for the site: "If we're on his radar it's a good thing.

"[12] The site drew attention for its advice column, The Vine, which journalists described as an edgier alternative to Dear Abby and Ann Landers for younger people.

[15] In 2006 Bunting participated for the first time in a bloggers' challenge coordinated by fundraising site DonorsChoose.org, which allows teachers in disadvantaged US schools to bid for private donations to fund classroom projects.

[29][30] Bunting was born and raised in New Jersey[9] and attended Kent Place School[31] and Princeton University,[2] where she majored in English Literature.

[32] Prior to the establishment of Tomato Nation she had jobs as a church secretary, a records clerk, and a dealer in antique books.