Oscars 2017 Hailee Steinfeld: Oscars Youthful Folly This wasn’t one of those ‘young’ years at the Oscars. Of course everyone fell in love with Sunny Pawar (and in my head he got to choose the candy that rained down, and we are kindred because Lemonheads and Mike and Ikes!), but he wasn’t subjected to long, By Duana • Feb 27, 2017 05:42 am
Oscars 2017 Oscar Host Jimmy Kimmel The rules have changed. Throw out the playbook. The Oscars will never be the same ever again. So it’s fitting that Jimmy Kimmel was the host. Because what do we say about the Oscar hosts every year? “Ugh, they were boring.” “God, where did they even go? I forgot By Duana • Feb 27, 2017 04:52 am
Show Your Work Podcast The No-Podcast Would-Be Episode of Show Your Work So, as we mentioned in the last episode of Show Your Work, we won’t have a new episode this week, because Lainey and I are in LA this weekend when we would usually record the podcast, and Jacek is back in Toronto and won’t be there to remind By Duana • Feb 24, 2017 03:17 pm
Amazingness Britney helps us preview Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Oscar Excitement On the last Show Your Work podcast, Lainey was matter-of-fact, if not ungentle, when she informed me that Justin Timberlake’s Can’t Stop The Feeling from Trolls is more likely to win the Best Song Oscar than How Far I’ll Go from Moana. I’d have to go By Duana • Feb 24, 2017 01:06 pm
TV Updates Lauren Graham in Linda From HR Well, if only it were always this easy. Yesterday I wrote about Mae Whitman's new pilot and wondered whether or not there would be any conflict with her project with Lauren Graham, The Royal We. It was as if I asked the internet itself to smile on me, By Duana • Feb 24, 2017 11:00 am
TV Updates Mae Whitman pilot “Good Girls” Around the LaineyGossip offices (read: email threads) I am the go-to for Mae Whitman stuff. This was mostly a holdover from falling in love with her on Parenthood, combined with the knowledge that she and Lauren Graham had kind of adopted each other (more on this later). I am the By Duana • Feb 23, 2017 03:04 pm
Baby and Bump Obsession Nick Cannon’s son is named Golden This is why. Why care about the names celebrities choose for their children? This is why. This name, Golden Cannon, tells you so much about who these people are and what they’re about. It’s so amazing. Not just because it’s an adjective, not just because it is By Duana • Feb 23, 2017 01:00 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Politics ruined my baby name Hey Duana, My husband and I are expecting our first child, a boy, the first week in March. And we had a name picked out we both loved - Rex. It was familiar without being popular, I think it is cute for a little boy and handsome for an adult. By Duana • Feb 22, 2017 04:23 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Secrets from a Favourite Sister Hi Duana, I'm writing on behalf of my older brother (actually, my favourite one but don't tell my other siblings). After a very difficult journey that lasted seven long years, my sister-in-law and him are finally expecting a boy! We couldn't be any happier By Duana • Feb 17, 2017 03:42 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Are you part of the 38%? Hi Duana. I’m due in March, but I’m such a planner that I know I’m going to be settled on a name long before that. We are all set for a girl’s name, but totally stuck on a boy’s name. What I want is something By Duana • Feb 15, 2017 05:33 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Tradition or Trend? Obscurity or Anglicization? Hi Duana, I have a question about name spelling. I love the Irish name Sadhbh. But I wonder if the traditional spelling might be difficult for most people to understand. I was wondering if the anglicized versions are ok to use? I've seen it spelled Saeve and Sive. By Duana • Feb 13, 2017 05:19 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Double Dipper Hi Duana, Almost 2 years ago you really helped us out in having the ‘guts’ to choose our son’s name: Duncan. He’s almost 2 and we still love the name. (Remember the ‘Teacher’s Curse’?) Well, baby #2 - a girl - is on the way! We have By Duana • Feb 10, 2017 04:13 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Angelica! Eliza! …and Firefighter I am pumped to write you as we expect the arrival of our third baby. We were on the unenviable infertility journey for years before we welcomed our first son, and even know as we prepare to welcome our third, it feels like a crazy miracle. Henry Clarke is our By Duana • Feb 08, 2017 04:00 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Complete the Set? Or Something New? Hi Duana Almost 2 years ago now I gave birth to twin daughters Amelia Grace and Marlowe Faith, I even wrote to you then asking for help and it was such a delight getting your feedback and input. We are having another girl in the new year and could use By Duana • Feb 06, 2017 04:08 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Different Babies, Same Patterns? We're expecting a little girl in early February. We already have two boys, Emerson Rhys and Sebastian Wynn. Our last name is a double barrel, both start with B and the very last ends in "ah". We had an easy time naming the boys but we& By Duana • Feb 03, 2017 03:39 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Perfection Plus What? Hi Duana, My husband and I are expecting our second child in 3 weeks, a baby girl. With our first I was obsessed with finding the perfect name to suit our tastes and we were successful in choosing one we absolutely love and never questioned once we found it: Keaton. By Duana • Feb 01, 2017 05:48 pm
