Shonda Rhimes The Year Of Yes Shonda Rhimes’ first book, The Year of Yes, comes out today. I wrote earlier this year that I thought the press related to the book would be delicious. Some of the juiciest bits are from this NPR interview and include: - Shonda pointing out that of course she has help By Duana • Nov 10, 2015 01:00 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Loyal Best Friend or Leading Character? Hi D, Long time fan of the blog and your column here, and I can finally use (and need!) your help. We are expecting a boy due at the end of November. We like old names that will travel well between English, Spanish and French as we are Spanish speakers By Duana • Nov 09, 2015 02:25 pm
The Affair I Like It Here The Affair Season 2 Episode 6 recap One of the reasons this show is so incredible is that the stuff that makes up an episode is only important in the lives of our characters. Such day-to-day happenings. My kid was sick, we were kind of worried, he’s better now. By Duana • Nov 09, 2015 09:36 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: How To Play The Name Game Hi Duana I am expecting my 2nd girl at the end of this month. To put it mildly myself and my other half had difficulty agreeing on a name the first time around. I wanted Ellis or Archie for a girl. He wanted Kate or Anna. He refuses to entertain By Duana • Nov 06, 2015 03:24 pm
Scandal He Was Never Meant To Be Happy Scandal Season 5 Episode 7 recap Is this what a couple looks like? Is this what happens when a high-powered couple go head to head? She does her job, and she does his? This is at the forefront of the episode this week. Olivia pretends not to know her father By Duana • Nov 06, 2015 10:16 am
How To Get Away With Murder It’s Him How To Get Away With Murder Season 2 Episode 7 recap Well, we got motive. Bonnie says, in so many words, that she wishes Annalise were dead. From the previews, she’s only the first of several to give voice to that sentiment. Our lady Ms. Keating is not popular. By Duana • Nov 06, 2015 10:00 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: For a Friend Hi Duana, I'm so excited that I get to write to you! I have no plans to have kids of my own, didn't think I'd ever have a reason to write. But I convinced a friend to let me write on her behalf, so By Duana • Nov 04, 2015 05:32 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Family – Stylish; Genus – Hipster; Species – Sub-Hipster Hi Duana! I have been reading your name insights since the beginning and am totally excited to be able to write in. We are due with a boy this fall and can't decide at all on what to name him. Of course, my girl name was picked out By Duana • Nov 02, 2015 02:09 pm
The Affair What would you call it, then? The Affair Season 2 Episode 5 recap (Lainey: a quick note before Duana starts analysing the latest episode…because she would never tell you this herself. Sarah Treem is the showrunner of The Affair. And this is what she tweeted last week: Whoever is writing this deeply understands our show. By Duana • Nov 02, 2015 08:40 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: For the Win Hello Duana! My husband and I are (beyond) struggling with coming up with an appropriate name for our daughter who is due early November. Prior to getting pregnant, I was obsessed with doing name research and still love a lot of names….for other people’s daughters. For some reason By Duana • Oct 30, 2015 03:43 pm
Scandal Holy Matrimony Scandal Season 5 Episode 6 recap I really was excited at the beginning of this episode, because I love anything that begins with Sally Langston’s Liberty Report. And in fact, I stayed excited through the whole episode, because there were all the hallmarks of things that make a great By Duana • Oct 30, 2015 11:30 am
How To Get Away With Murder Sex, Speculation, and Plot Holes How To Get Away With Murder Season 2 Episode 6 recap It’s a busy episode and a lot goes on, but there was a standout moment for me, and it wasn’t when Catherine wakes up gasping in a field. I guess, technically, that could be considered a spoiler, By Duana • Oct 30, 2015 11:09 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Making up a Monogram Hi Duana, I've loved reading this column and am excited (but overwhelmed) to have a need to write in. My husband and I are expecting our first child at the end of October. We are keeping the gender a surprise so we'll need both boy and By Duana • Oct 28, 2015 06:24 pm
TV Updates Marketing Problems So you know how you start hearing about someone, and then a little more, and then you’re able to say to your friends or your mom, when she asks, “oh you know, she’s kind of the awkward one in teen movies” or etc, and people reconcile the name By Duana • Oct 28, 2015 01:08 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: Finding love for the third and last Hi Duana, I am due in late October with #3. I will not be finding out the sex until he/she is born and I need your help. I have two sons named Lincoln T and Callen X (unintentional "n" pattern noted after I started reading your " By Duana • Oct 26, 2015 03:36 pm
The Affair Why Do You Get To F*ck Up, And I Don’t? The Affair Season 2 Episode 4 recap Welcome to a glorious episode of The Affair, where it’s all mess and no sex. This is the reality of the show and it would almost – almost – still be a fascinating ride if there were no Alison and Cole stories mixed in. By Duana • Oct 26, 2015 09:26 am
