Name Nerd Duana Names: What’s This? August Updates?! You guys know I usually wait and do a giant roundup of name updates. And I will freely confess that I have earlier updates than these still waiting for their day in the sun. But, but, but ... Remember I said that August people were in a class of their own? By Duana • Aug 21, 2019 04:08 pm
TV Updates The Morning Show Trailer Woke Me Up I mean, there’s long-awaited, and then there’s so long-awaited that you almost think you dreamed it up as a concept. I assume the latter is how the ten people still waiting on George RR Martin to finish the Game Of Thrones book series feel. I was getting close By Duana • Aug 19, 2019 02:50 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Joke’s On Us Duana, There are two things I’m certain about: (1) the universe has a great sense of humor, because it decided I would have a third son; and (2) naming this little bugger is impossible. My husband and I didn’t even have to debate over our first two boys. By Duana • Aug 16, 2019 03:56 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: The Mathematical Equivalent Of The Perfect Name Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first baby in late August. We have a boy's name nailed down - it will be Samson after my husband's late grandfather - but we are struggling to agree on a girl's name. We typically By Duana • Aug 15, 2019 04:32 pm
Movie Reviews and Previews Little Women Grows Up With Us Wowwwww. Clearly Lainey and I have made a mistake on Show Your Work, because we have yet to talk about the importance of having A Muse, and clearly it is working out for Greta Gerwig. Have you seen this trailer? Little Women has been highly anticipated and highly debated, because By Duana • Aug 14, 2019 11:50 am
Name Nerd Duana Names: …And It Says Its Own Name Hi Duana, I'm losing my mind trying to find a name for my 3rd child (gender unknown). I need something that "goes" with the first two children but isn't too matchy-matchy. I love strong meanings but the name also has to be "pretty& By Duana • Aug 12, 2019 04:03 pm
TV Updates BH90210 Pilot: too smart? Look, I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Lainey and I have complained, kind of a lot, about the fact that people don’t read. Not you, of course, you’re here reading this and tons of other word-related content but… people. They don’t read. And By Duana • Aug 09, 2019 01:46 pm
TV Updates Beverly Hills, 90210 Arrives … It’s tonight. Tonight, the show-within-a-show revival of 90210 drops – I had known a few months ago that indeed it would be a birthday present for me, but I forgot that it was happening, so this was a treat. For other shows, obviously the play might be to release a By Duana • Aug 07, 2019 03:01 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: There’s Something About Allie Hi Duana, Like many, I’m a long time reader and first time writer. After two rounds of IVF, we are having our only/first child in August! We don’t know the sex, so are trying to come up with a list of potential names. We’re a little By Duana • Aug 02, 2019 03:49 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Onion is No Apple Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of July. We are having a boy and we had the name picked out, Luke Johnson, but it looks like we won't be able to use Luke anymore. My husband shared the name with By Duana • Jul 31, 2019 04:20 pm
TV Updates Veronica Mars Season 4 Review I waited. I wanted to watch all the episodes at once, and without getting spoiled so I was incredibly flattered that there were people who wanted to hear my thoughts, and I thought I’d need to organize my ideas into categories and things. But it turns out there’s By Duana • Jul 29, 2019 03:00 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Whatever He Likes This Week Hi Duana, I'm due in just over a month with my first and only child who we have already named Grayson. It was quick and easy, decided years ago and though the new popularity of the name bums me out, it's his name no matter what. By Duana • Jul 26, 2019 03:25 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: What’s In Bloom? Hi Duana, My cousin told me she reached out to you when naming her daughter and that you were very helpful. I'd love to hear your thoughts and advice on our situation if you care to read it:) My husband and I are expecting a baby girl and By Duana • Jul 24, 2019 04:25 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Doesn’t Look Like Anything To Me Hi Duana! So I had an ex-boyfriend who had sisters named Annabelle and Daniella. Annie and Dani. Ooooof I always thought. That wasn’t thought through. And now - having married a different bloke- I’m about to do the same thing again and can’t stop thinking about it. By Duana • Jul 19, 2019 03:54 pm
Name Nerd Duana Names: Is The Question What? Or Why? Dear Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first child. Gender is unknown. We are floating around a couple of girl names and just need to narrow it down between Lilith and Celeste. We are stuck coming up with a boy’s name because we’re stuck on one By Duana • Jul 17, 2019 04:59 pm
TV Updates 2019 Emmy Award Nominations Hot take: Everything that is happening in entertainment culture is happening at the Emmys this year. Hotter take: these awards will be more important than the Oscars. Yeah, I said it. Here is my supporting evidence: First of all, the comedy between nomination presenters D’Arcy Carden and Ken Jeong By Duana • Jul 16, 2019 04:31 pm