Girlcrushes Julia speaks the truth I know that I have been characterized on this blog as an unabashed Julia Roberts lover. And you know what? I take that mantle happily. I agree that I could find something to like about almost everything she does. But in this Wall Street Journal article, ostensibly to promote The By Duana • Apr 22, 2014 10:43 am
Girlcrushes Making History Y’all, Keke Palmer is about to make history by becoming the youngest talk show host of all time on a new daily BET show. This also marks the first time I will be watching BET on the daily. Someone in programming there is doing something right, because Being Mary By Duana • Apr 22, 2014 09:36 am
Mad Men I’m So Many People Mad Men Season 7 Episode 2 recap The first thing I thought I wanted to write about where last night’s Mad Men was concerned was that Peggy was a complete and total brat. But then I started to think about it. What constitutes a brat? I guess a person By Duana • Apr 21, 2014 12:48 pm
Scandal “I am the Scandal” Scandal Season 3 Episode 22 recap Look, it had to be big. It had to be hardcore because that’s what we’ve come to expect from Scandal, and because all the people watching who would probably never call themselves thrill-seekers are now smacking their veins, desperate for the next By Duana • Apr 21, 2014 09:53 am
Game of Thrones Who Run The World? Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 3 recap Not girls, necessarily, but did you notice how they were at the centre of every single plot? Westeros is filled with powerful men, but it’s the women – right down to Gilly – who have the most going on in every situation. The By Duana • Apr 21, 2014 08:45 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Wyatt and Co. Hi Duana - I have a 2 year old son named Wyatt. Agreeing on his name was one of the more difficult things my husband and I have ever done (I swear it's the ONLY boy name we came across that we both loved). I just found out By Duana • Apr 17, 2014 11:51 am
Vampire Diaries Sure, she’s dead, I buy that. Vampire Diaries Catchup Part 3: Episodes 14-17 Well this was a convoluted catchup, wasn’t it? I mean, I’m talking purely logistically. Olympics and breaks and everything else, it was a long time coming. So maybe it’s for that reason that this run of episodes seems like it By Duana • Apr 17, 2014 11:20 am
TV Updates I Don’t Want To Wait… Have you exercised your nostalgia muscles this early on a Wednesday? No? Get ready. This is an interview about the series finale of Dawson’s Creek in a series of creators talking about finales. It's very enjoyable. Kevin Williamson has always been honest about how writing is fun By Duana • Apr 16, 2014 12:31 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Deadlockbreaker Hoping you can help break the deadlock my husband and I are in. We're due with our first, a little boy, in four weeks and can't agree on his first name. Middle name is a family name and completely sorted. We're down to three By Duana • Apr 15, 2014 12:10 pm
Mad Men Stay Out Of My Office Mad Men Season 7 Episode 1 recap Is it OK to feel disappointed? Not in the episode, of course, because it had everything to do with what a Mad Men season premiere looks like generally. But I can’t help but be disappointed in our people. Everyone has collectively lost By Duana • Apr 14, 2014 11:28 am
Game of Thrones We Hardly Knew Ye Game Of Thrones Season 4 Episode 2 recap Okay, NOW. Now we begin! Maybe. If you’re ready. If you’ve managed to erase that face from your mind you must not be human, or were looking down at your iPad most of the time. That has stayed with me By Duana • Apr 14, 2014 08:43 am
Scandal If I never hear the word “Command” again… Scandal Season 3 Episode 21 recap Okay, let’s start here. I call my dad “Dad” most of the time, but when I need to get his attention in a crowd, I call him by his first name, “Gamal”. It’s left over from when we’d be in a By Duana • Apr 11, 2014 10:15 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Surprise! I have loved your name articles from day one, for both the hilarious redirections and sweet encouragements. But it was solely for entertainment purposes. Except now I'm surprise pregnant (Hi! was on the pill!) and my husband and I are grappling with names for our little one. Since By Duana • Apr 10, 2014 12:45 pm
Equality Issues On the cover of a Rolling Stone Oh yes. Oh, we’re here. The future has arrived. Because do my eyes deceive me, or is that a 50-something woman on the cover of Rolling Stone – naked? It is, right? She looks great and all, and yes, lots of women at 50-esque don’t have that body but By Duana • Apr 09, 2014 03:33 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Tiebreaker Hi Duana! My husband and I (and my mom, his mom, my sister, etc.) are deadlocked over the name of our second daughter. We are torn between Susannah and Blythe as a sister to Phoebe. I think I really like the simple, chic feel of Blythe and I adore the By Duana • Apr 08, 2014 11:35 am
TV Updates BFF Host of SNL Saturday, April 5, 2014 Dear BFF Anna Kendrick, Tonight you hosted SNL! I was a little worried about your sartorial choices, because I love you so much but you know that you sometimes have odd clothing situations. But you started the show in a little girl princess dress that actually By Duana • Apr 07, 2014 09:12 am
