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Displaying all articles tagged:
What’s In A Name?
what’s in a name
Feb. 23, 2024
Shorten the Name of the
Game of Thrones
Prequel
Why not
Egg
?
By
Jesse David Fox
what’s in a name?
Aug. 16, 2023
Harrison Ford Doesn’t Get Why They Keep Naming ‘Terrifying Critters’ After Him
“I spend my free time cross-stitching,” Ford said. “I sing lullabies to my basil plants.”
By
Zoe Guy
sure why not
Aug. 14, 2023
One Name to Rule Them All
Introducing Princess Maria Chiara di Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Noto and Capri.
By
Danielle Cohen
netflix is a joke
July 7, 2022
Netflix Releases New Dave Chappelle Sp…eech
The stand-up is back with a 40-minute release titled
What’s in a Name?
By
Hershal Pandya
what’s in a name?
Apr. 13, 2022
Um, IMDB TV Is Called Freevee Now
Not a Pokémon!
By
Eric Vilas-Boas
what’s in a name?
Dec. 10, 2021
Sweden Wants to Be More Than Your Toilet Brush
A tourism campaign aims to reclaim the names of national landmarks from Ikea.
By
Bindu Bansinath
what’s in a name?
Nov. 17, 2021
That’s Crypto.com Arena to You
Sorry to all the poor musicians who’ll now have to say, “Crypto.com Arena, make some noise!”
By
Justin Curto
what’s in a name?
Oct. 18, 2021
Write Kanye West Off — He Legally Goes by Ye Now
The request has been approved by a Los Angeles judge.
By
Justin Curto
a rainy day in new york
Aug. 29, 2019
I, for One, Will Not Be Calling Timothée Chalamet by His New Name, Gatsby Welles
Timothée Chalamet doesn’t deserve his
Rainy Day in New York
character name, and neither do I!
By
Hunter Harris
what’s in a name
Feb. 25, 2019
Did You Know His Name Is Whiskey Cavalier?
A fun fact about ABC’s
Whiskey Cavalier
.
By
Jackson McHenry
what’s in a name?
Nov. 5, 2017
Diddy Has Changed His Name Once More
“I have some very serious, serious news.”
By
Halle Kiefer
what’s in a name?
Dec. 7, 2016
The Kardashian Empire Is Trying to Stop Blac Chyna From Trademarking Their Name
Kim, Kourtney, and Khloé’s companies filed legal paperwork claiming they already own the Kardashian name.
By
Dee Lockett
what’s in a name?
Dec. 2, 2016
Spain Is Renaming Its Streets After Influential Women
The country will change the names of streets dedicated to Francisco Franco’s rule.
By
Leah Rodriguez
election 2016
Oct. 26, 2016
I Finally Love Being a Hillary
Our next president might share my moderately common female name, and that’s a big deal.
By
Hillary Reinsberg
what’s in a name?
Sept. 16, 2016
Jessica Simpson Is Happy to Have a ‘Porn Star Name’ Thanks to Her Husband
She’s a happy Mrs. Johnson.
By
Theresa Avila
what’s in a name?
Aug. 22, 2016
A Canadian Town No Longer Wants to Be Known As the ‘Land of Rape and Honey’
The Canadian town of Tisdale is finally changing its slogan, which refers to “rapeseed.”
By
Theresa Avila
what’s in a name?
Nov. 13, 2015
David Hasselhoff Changes Name to David Hoff
Can’t wait for Elisabeth Hasselbeck to changed her name to Beck.
By
Jesse David Fox
what’s in a name?
Apr. 10, 2015
Are You
Beyoncé
Beyoncé or Just Regular Beyoncé?
Name doppelgängers lead to so much anxiety.
By
Allison P. Davis
what’s in a name?
Oct. 3, 2014
The U.S. Can’t Come Up With a Name for the Operation Against ISIS
Operation Inherent Resolve was too “bleh.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
what’s in a name?
Sept. 28, 2014
‘My Husband’ or ‘My Boo"? The Post-Wedding Code-Switch
“My husband” or “my boo”? Call it the post-wedding code-switch.
By
Nona Willis Aronowitz
what’s in a name?
Jan. 22, 2014
What Should You Name Your Kid (If You Want Him or Her to Be a Movie Star)?
A name-analysis of the last twenty years in movie stars.
By
Amanda Dobbins
what’s in a name?
Dec. 1, 2013
Meet Bao Bao!
The National Zoo’s female giant panda cub now has a name.
By
Delia Paunescu
what’s in a name?
Sept. 12, 2013
Bus Company Vetoes
Shooting the President
Film Logo
“It’s Sept. 11 and we can’t say the word ‘shooting?’”
By
Adam Martin
what’s in a name?
Sept. 10, 2013
Let’s Name the Two Similar Movies Phenomenon
Deepmageddons?
By
Jesse David Fox
what’s in a name?
Aug. 22, 2013
Why Is It So Hard to Call Chelsea Manning ‘She’?
On names, language, and reinvention.
By
Maureen O'Connor
what’s in a name?
Aug. 9, 2013
Sharknado
Die-Hards Fail to Deliver a Classic Sequel Title
Relatively weak sauce,
’nado
fans.
By
Zach Dionne
what’s in a name?
July 22, 2013
Report:
Man of Steel
Sequel May Be Titled
Batman vs. Superman
Says screenwriter David S. Goyer.
By
Zach Dionne
what’s in a name?
July 16, 2013
Tom Cruise’s Next Sci-Fi Romp Gets a New Name
And there’s a mech-tastic photo of Cruise with Emily Blunt.
By
Zach Dionne
what’s in a name?
July 15, 2013
For Future Reference, Fnu Lnu Is Not a Real Person
KTVU and NTSB, you’ve been warned.
By
Margaret Hartmann
what’s in a name?
June 20, 2013
Here’s Kimye’s Actual Baby Name (No, It’s Not Kaidence)
It’s a direction.
By
Zach Dionne
what’s in a name?
May 25, 2013
Charlie Sheen Might Be Ditching His Stage Name
Guess he’s dragged it through the mud enough.
By
Delia Paunescu
what’s in a name?
May 10, 2013
Bynes, Palmer, and Knox: An Amanda Comes to Terms With Amanda Shame
2013 has not been a great year for Amandas.
By
Amanda Dobbins
what’s in a name?
Apr. 15, 2013
David O. Russell’s Next Movie Has a Title
It’s close to the original name,
American Bullshit
.
By
Zach Dionne
what’s in a name?
Mar. 29, 2013
John McCain Isn’t the Only Immigration Reformer Sticking With the ‘I-Word’
Senators aren’t giving up on “illegal immigrant.”
By
Margaret Hartmann
what’s in a name?
Jan. 9, 2013
Critic to Zooey Deschanel: What’s the Deal With Your Name?
“My name? My first name or my last name?”
By
Zach Dionne
what’s in a name?
Jan. 8, 2013
All the Women on
The Bachelor
Have the Same Name
And that name is some variation on Kristy.
By
Margaret Lyons
what’s in a name?
Oct. 17, 2012
Uma Thurman’s Baby Name Is the Longest Baby Name
Seven words, one hyphen.
By
Zach Dionne
most devoted fans
Oct. 17, 2012
From Trekkies to Twihards: How to Name Your Fandom
Juggalos, Team Breezy, Little Monsters: What’s in a name?
By
Margaret Lyons
what’s in a name?
May 11, 2012
Mindy Kaling’s Fox Show Gets Another Name Change
Formerly
It’s Messy
, the show is now called …
By
Kyle Buchanan
crimes and misdemeanors
Jan. 30, 2012
Star of MTV’s ‘Son of a Gun’ Arrested for Having a Gun
So literal, the kids today.
By
Noreen Malone
crimes and misdemeanors
Jan. 9, 2012
Beezow Doo-Doo Zopittybop-Bop-Bop Arrested
That’s his name, don’t wear it out.
By
Joe Coscarelli
what’s in a name?
July 6, 2011
Natalie Portman Named Her Son Aleph
It’s Hebrew.
By
Margaret Lyons
what’s in a name?
May 12, 2011
Nick Cannon Explains Mariah Carey’s Baby Names
“They ain’t gonna be mad at us when they grow up.”
By
Kyle Buchanan
what’s in a name?
May 4, 2011
Mariah Carey Names Her Children Monroe and Moroccan
Monroe is the girl, and Moroccan is the boy.
By
Margaret Lyons
what’s in a name?
Dec. 15, 2010
The Nets Wouldn’t Actually Change Their Name to the Brooklyn New Yorkers, Would They?
We hope not.
By
Joe DeLessio
what’s in a name?
Feb. 5, 2010
KeySpan Park Isn’t Called KeySpan Park Anymore
Say hello to MCU Park.
By
Joe DeLessio
what’s in a name?
Jan. 6, 2010
You Should Probably Get Used to the Name ‘New Meadowlands Stadium’
The naming-rights market isn’t doing so well these days.
By
Joe DeLessio
what’s in a name?
Mar. 20, 2009
Behind the Prints at Tucker by Gaby Basora
We asked designer Gaby Basora to reveal the inspiration behind some of the splashy prints in her spring collection.
By
Lauren Murrow