Lifestyle Duana Names: J En Francais Hi Duana, I have been really enjoying reading your series on names, but I was hoping to be able to avoid seeking help for myself. Unfortunately, we’re six weeks away from the arrival of our new boy and still my husband and I cannot seem to agree on a By Duana • May 09, 2013 11:59 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: On Honor Names and Traditions Dear Duana, I'm pregnant with a little girl who will be born sometime in early June and I'm hoping you can help me out with her name. My wife and I are 99% sure we want to go with Carla Renee because of the sentimental value. By Duana • May 07, 2013 01:23 pm
Mad Men A New Car Mad Men Season 6 Episode 6 I have been living with unintentional renos for the past four months. That is to say, we had a big fat water leak, it did immeasurable damage, and the very nice people at the insurance company have been taking care of it for us, By Duana • May 06, 2013 11:55 am
Game of Thrones On Crampons and Crossbows Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 6 recap I worried there, for a minute. Lainey had put a bit of the curse in my head by talking about how happy Ygritte was, and how it spelled certain doom. Still I didn’t believe – not until she started talking about how By Duana • May 06, 2013 08:56 am
Vampire Diaries Well. Thank God that’s over. The Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episode 21 recap Elena has her humanity back, and it took Matt, who had never hurt anyone, being hurt himself, for her to realize this was all a bit much and to stop with the temper tantrums. Sorry, but that’s clearly what’s up By Duana • May 03, 2013 01:33 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Lianne’s Compatibility by Name? Here's one for you, Duana. Ever notice that couples' names "go together"? ex. my folks, Don n Mimi (Mimi n Don.) Works. All my coupled friends: Shawn n Sherry. Roy n Angie. Chris n Meaghan. Mary and Dave. Sue and Terry. On and on it By Duana • May 02, 2013 02:24 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: How Popular Is Too Popular? Hi Duana, My husband and are having are second child in a couple weeks and are stuck on a boy name. We already have a toddler daughter, Isla Grace. We love Isla's name and want to give #2 something just as special. If it's a girl, By Duana • Apr 30, 2013 11:46 am
Mad Men Oh. Mad Men Season 6 Episode 5 recap That’s what was in store for us this week. That’s why we got to know Dawn last week, a little more personality to put behind the drama of this week. That’s why the previews reminded us that Don and Linda By Duana • Apr 29, 2013 10:50 am
Game of Thrones Jon Snow Knows Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 5 Well, there it was. All the sex we were waiting for – all the nudity finally arrived in episode 5, not a minute too soon. And of course, with the exception of the duel to the death in the very first scene, all that By Duana • Apr 29, 2013 09:03 am
Movie Reviews and Previews Tiger Eyes First call up the memory. The dusty book with the library smell and the girl from the book-modelling place (where do they find those people)? The utter unfamiliarity of New Mexico for most of her readers, who were conditioned to believe that all Judy Blume books would happen a train By Duana • Apr 26, 2013 02:27 pm
Vampire Diaries The Originals The Vampire Diaries Season 4 Episode 20 recap So a wee vacation from our friends in Mystic Falls to the grown-up world of New Orleans. I can say with absolute certainty that I got the flavour of the French Quarter in a way I didn’t expect to. I mean, By Duana • Apr 26, 2013 11:01 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Mr. & Mrs. & Baby Smith Hi Duana, Hoping you can point me in the right direction regarding this baby naming process. I'm recently preggers with baby #1 (eee!), and am just starting to seriously look at names. At this point my husband is very little help because he is going through a phase By Duana • Apr 25, 2013 03:17 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Lack of Diverse Imagination I don’t like feeling duped… Last night I got all screechy hysterical on Twitter over what was promised to be a “sneak peek” of Divergent. Basically I was one step away from calling Lainey to hold my hand while we watched. Bah. This single photo is not a sneak By Duana • Apr 24, 2013 03:23 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Chicken or Egg? Hi Duana, We are expecting a second baby girl in 2 weeks . We are stuck with our list - Carys has emerged at the top but I am struggling with pronunciation issues. Carys in the native Wales would be Kah-riss, but over in N.America, it seems that Care-iss is By Duana • Apr 23, 2013 01:46 pm
Mad Men The Differences Between Ketchup and Catsup Mad Men Season 6 Episode 3 recap They were explained to me for the first time. You? I always thought catsup was supposed to be spicy, which sounded kind of appealing. But the differences were drawn clearly here: one is delicious and special and unique, and the other just …isn’ By Duana • Apr 22, 2013 10:40 am
Game of Thrones Self-Possession, Strength, and Dragons Game Of Thrones Season 3 Episode 4 recap So there was that episode. Delicious! Pace like a …not a train, exactly, but a really satisfying stretch of highway where everything moves along and there’s lots of stuff to look at. I had fun, and while sometimes having fun with By Duana • Apr 22, 2013 09:43 am
