Baby and Bump Obsession Delta Bell Shepard Well, they cleared the first hurdle. When you name your first daughter Lincoln, you are morally obligated not to call the second one Rebecca, or even Kira. You have to match tone, and I think they did. Both all Americana, nostalgia and a good dose of southernness, which is amusing By Duana • Dec 22, 2014 10:51 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Old People Get No Opinions Hi Duana, My husband and I are currently expecting our second at the end of April and we just found out that its a boy. I'm not going to lie, you have totally sold me on the name Damian - I love it so much, as does my By Duana • Dec 19, 2014 01:32 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: You, Federer, and the Kids Duana, help! I am pregnant with our second set of twins. (I have no idea what the actual odds are of this happening to someone, but here we are.) My fraternal boys are Rhys and Dylan. Similar, but not matchy-matchy - the boys are completely different people; we never dress By Duana • Dec 17, 2014 12:19 pm
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Tate Detente I really, really need your help. In February I will be giving birth to our second child (gender is unknown) and cannot think of the perfect boy name. Our first child is a boy named Tate, and I have yet to run into another one his age (or any age By Duana • Dec 15, 2014 12:57 pm
The Affair The Affair The Affair Season 1 Episode 9 recap Ooh, an episode that starts with Alison is always a bit offbeat and her genuine smile as we open the episode tells me I’m right. This isn’t going to be a typical episode. Oh ha, right. Look at all the levity By Duana • Dec 15, 2014 10:48 am
The Newsroom Fast Cars The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 6 Series Finale recap I had forgotten, when I decided it would be fun to toast The Newsroom with a mini bottle of Cava I had in the fridge, that there was a death and imminent funeral. I felt like a real dick about having By Duana • Dec 15, 2014 08:13 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: The Rules For Naming Boys Duana, I am currently pregnant with our second baby and we have chosen to not find out the sex of the baby. For some reason I have no trouble coming up with girl names but A LOT of trouble finding boy names that can stay on our short list. It& By Duana • Dec 12, 2014 02:08 pm
Royals Naming the Grimaldi Twins Princess Charlene of Monaco gave birth to twins on Wednesday, a boy and a girl. The girl is older by two minutes, but because of the laws of succession running through males only, he’ll be the heir to the throne, not her. So, compared to that irritating and antiquated By Duana • Dec 11, 2014 10:28 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: We Agree….Now What? Hi Duana, I'm expecting my first after multiple losses - we are so pumped! The husband and I have always agreed on a name for a boy: Gus. We love it! But is it too hipster ironic? Also, are we obligated to give Gus a more formal first By Duana • Dec 10, 2014 02:12 pm
TV Updates Aaron Sorkin vs a writer on Twitter We were almost done. We were almost through the final, short, exhausting-to-discuss season of The Newsroom. But good things never last and thus we have one final Aaron Sorkin blurting in the press to discuss. So the whole thing is here. Basically, after all the outrage on Sunday over the By Duana • Dec 09, 2014 10:58 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Delight! (and gloating) Hi, Duana! I've been reading your Names column for a long time now and you have totally and completely sold me on the name Otto. I am pregnant with my second child and I'm pretty sure it's a boy, but I don't By Duana • Dec 08, 2014 11:32 am
The Affair Noah saves Alison The Affair Season 1 Episode 8 recap Do you see how he’s still doing it, still now? Noah and his hedgehog-y weird hair get Alison to the hospital in time to say goodbye to her grandmother and help her be the support she needs to be. In his version. By Duana • Dec 08, 2014 10:09 am
The Newsroom 84 minutes on the Mayor of Toronto The Newsroom Season 3 Episode 5 recap. I chose that as the title because I have, in the past, enjoyed news reports on the Mayor of Toronto. Maybe not 84 minutes worth. I chose that phrase for the title as I was trying to think of all the other things By Duana • Dec 08, 2014 08:49 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: From the grandmas Ok Duana: I have a couple of questions for you! My husband and I are expecting our first child and we are leaving the sex a surprise. We both have names that we love that we don't necessarily agree on but also could live with. My husband is By Duana • Dec 05, 2014 11:07 am
TV Updates Peter Pan, starring Captain Hook I feel like there should be a rating system on Twitter for how long you stayed with Peter Pan last night. I had on-the-laptop errands to do so I thought I’d be in for the long haul, but I definitely found myself blinking awake during one of the various By Duana • Dec 05, 2014 09:28 am
Lifestyle Duana Names: Hypothetical Alphabeticals Hi Duana, My sister and her husband are currently expecting their third child just after Christmas, and she's feeling stuck coming up with a name for this little boy. I feel partly responsible -- a couple of months ago I pointed out that between all of their first By Duana • Dec 03, 2014 11:33 am
