names Man denied passport because of his naughty name David Pescovitz

language A look at the meaning and origins of Western surnames Gareth Branwyn

music Enjoy this terrific cover of Suzanne Vega's "Tom's Diner" Jennifer Sandlin

crappy design Sign up form discriminates against people with short surnames Mark Frauenfelder

fish Film examines truth of legendary gathering of fish-surnamed people Rob Beschizza

scholarship Dennis the Dentist: on the unkillable wrongness of nominative determinism Cory Doctorow