Lifestyle Duana Names: “Finishing” a name I am 34 weeks pregnant with a girl. After much negotiation, my husband and I have decided to name her Mira. However, we are having a lot of trouble with a middle name. Because I am giving the child my husband's last name, and I don't By Duana • Mar 25, 2014 02:57 pm
Name Nerd This is How We Do It You know when you just can't make yourself care? I remember a couple of weeks ago Lainey was trying to make herself care about Ariana Grande. That's how I feel about the Hemsworths. I try to make myself care. There's no ill-will or distaste, By Duana • Mar 25, 2014 11:34 am
Girls Adam Wasn’t Even in the First Act Girls Season 3 Episode 12 recap Oh my God, Ray used the term “assignations”. On purpose and casually. I am in love. A few – really a bunch –of years ago, the popular term to describe your character-driven, often female-oriented show, was “dramedy”. Then, as the rise of the male anti-hero… By Duana • Mar 24, 2014 10:17 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Live action Jem? Really? Jem. Jem is excitement. Jem is adventure. Glamour, glitter, fashion, fame. Check, check, check, check. Jem was by far the favored game to play at recess when I was a kid, mainly because there were awesome songs to sing approximately every five minutes. I favoured “Hey Babe” myself, but I By Duana • Mar 21, 2014 01:46 pm
Scandal Beginning To End Scandal Season 3 Episode 14 recap SPOILERS AHEAD Well, for all of us who didn’t think they were going to do it, they did. For all of us who thought they weren’t going to make the rougher choice, they went for it. And even though it’s all By Duana • Mar 21, 2014 11:22 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: A Tale Of Two Names You guys, I know this one is a little long, but it’s worth it. Check it out: My first name contains the letter “L”, with “la” being the predominant sound and literal centre of the name. Unfortunately, as a kid, I had trouble with making this sound and as By Duana • Mar 21, 2014 11:02 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: No Matteo No! Hi Duana, I'm hoping you can help a friend of mine who is having to think of a boys name after her husband vetoed her only choice! I have one son, and with no plans for more, I'm not going to get the chance to name By Duana • Mar 18, 2014 11:31 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Veronica Revisited “I could point out that you’ll be spoiled if you read the below, but come on. Isn’t that how the internet works? Isn’t that what you want? When it comes down to it, aren’t we trying to hurt ourselves?” Click here for Part 1 of Duana’ By Duana • Mar 17, 2014 03:24 pm
Girls How Is This Girl Unsigned? Girls Season 3 Episode 11 recap I continue to feel like this is the first season that Girls wanted to have. The things they’re dealing with are quasi-standard fare for a show like this, it’s just that it took this long to do them well. I want to By Duana • Mar 17, 2014 11:56 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Neptune: The Other Devil Town I drank a coffee in the movie last night. Well, actually, before the movie, because we had to get there at 8pm to ensure good seats for the 9:30pm show. I never drink coffee at night anymore, and I never go to a 9:30 show. Both of these By Duana • Mar 14, 2014 03:04 pm
Scandal Two Men. One Gun. Scandal Season 3 Episode 12 recap I mean, I know what I think – or who I think, and it makes me sad. But something is happening to all these people, so that’s good, at least. It’s not that it’s been slow, exactly, just that the same patterns By Duana • Mar 14, 2014 11:07 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Philosophical Interlude Hi Duana, I am not an expectant mother, just a fellow name nerd with a general name nerd question. Is the importance of having a name that is easily spelled and pronounced overstated? Does focusing on names that fit those parameters sacrifice the diversity often expressed through naming habits? I By Duana • Mar 13, 2014 01:21 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Can I name my baby…? Hello Duana, Can I name my baby girl Zsa Zsa (probably we'll spell it Zsazsa) Let me give you some background first. My husband is Hungarian. We've decided to honour his heritage and choose a Hungarian name for our baby. He wants a name that is By Duana • Mar 11, 2014 03:40 pm
Girls I’m Afraid To Eat The Green Part Girls Season 3 Episode 10 recap Unlike the last couple of episodes, which I hope weren’t aberrations, I don’t have as much to rhapsodize on this episode. Don’t get me wrong, it wasn’t bad – in fact some parts were really affecting – but it didn’t feel By Duana • Mar 10, 2014 11:32 am
Scandal Daaaammmnn (?) Scandal Season 3 Episode 12 That’s what we were supposed to say about some of the developments in this episode, right? Snapping our wrists in surprise and delight? It’s not like they were lacking in number or in juice but…I didn’t exactly feel like I’d By Duana • Mar 07, 2014 11:23 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: When it Hurts So Bad Hi Duana, My husband and I found out last year we can never have children. No chance. We have always wanted children and still hope to one day, albeit by different means. Around the time we got this news, my sister-in-law got pregnant with the first grandchild of the family. By Duana • Mar 06, 2014 11:53 am
