names
Stop Assigning Nicknames to Your Friends with 'Ethnic' Names
Americanizing someone's name to make your life easier is at best lazy and at worst racist.
From Yulsue to Briana: 11 POC on Changing Their Names to Sound More White
"They reposted the position and I sent the exact same resume and cover letter but used my middle name, Daniel. They wrote me back the next day for an interview."
How to Pronounce Names You've Never Seen Before
Just because someone's name doesn't conform to the norms of your culture doesn't give you the right to ruin it.
Meet the Guy Who Legally Changed His Name to Santa Claus
The good news: technically yes Santa is real. The bad news: he lives in upstate New York and used to install fire sprinklers.
Please Stop Giving Video Games Such Terrible Names
‘Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden,’ I’m calling you out.
The Definitive List of the Worst DJ Names of All Time
From DJ Fanny to Inflatable Führer, here's the official worst of the worst when it comes to DJ monikers.
The Other Richard Spencer Would Like You to Please Stop Yelling at Him
This is what it's like to share a name with a notorious asshole.
Chinese Uni Students On Why They Still Use Western Names
A hundred-thousand Chinese students will enrol in British institutions this year, but only around half will keep their Chinese names.
Why So Many New Species Are Named After Celebrities
Scientists just named some newly discovered spiders after Bernie Sanders, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Michelle Obama.
The Uniquely Indonesian Pains of Having Only One Name
Think your life is difficult? Try going through life with only a first name.