Names, Personal
J-Lo Is Now Jennifer Affleck. Why That Matters.
Yes, it’s sometimes complicated. My daughters have my first husband’s last name. (My opposition to the patriarchy succumbed to my reluctance to saddle another generation of women with my awful last name.) I have my last name. My husband has his. Buying plane tickets or showing up for parent-teacher conferences can be confusing. And I […]
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Italian Children to Be Given Mother’s and Father’s Surnames, Court Rules
Italy’s top court ruled on Wednesday that children born in the country will be given their mother’s and father’s surnames at birth, declaring the automatic practice of only giving children their father’s surname “constitutionally illegitimate.” Parents will be able to choose the order of surnames or decide to use only one, a statement on the […]
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Anonymity in Crypto Raises Alarm
At work, he makes one exception to the secrecy. On calls with clients, he often uses his actual first name to introduce himself, concerned that traditional business executives may be uncomfortable working with someone known simply as Legend. Over the last year, the venture capital firm Paradigm has also hired engineers and researchers who operate […]
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