In the latest trend to captivate social media, people are searching for their own names on Urban Dictionary and posting the positive and not-so-positive “definitions.” For those unfamiliar with Urban ...

Most people delight in hearing their names spoken aloud. You may dislike the name involuntarily given to you at birth. Yet, you feel seen, valued, and acknowledged when someone calls you by it. But do ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Those of you who come back every week to read this column might remember the time I wrote about the origins of common idioms and sayings. This week I’m writing about Discover What Your Name Means Day, ...