Newton’s third law states that “for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” He was talking about physics, not baby names or even popular culture. But it hits on something I’ve been wondering about lately. Not so long ago, I could have rattled off the dozen picks on every list of wacky celebrity […]

Here’s something that fascinates me: small screen names – from television characters, reality stars, or even someone mentioned on television lots, like a talk show host’s much-mentioned child – seem to be consistently more influential than names from movies, even blockbusters. There are exceptions, of course. And the pool of potential television names is many […]