My son Copper was named after a cartoon dog. In the nearly seven years of his life, we have met many dogs with the same name. (We have yet to meet another human with it.) ...

"Now, I love my name, but that is only because I’m used to pretty much every person spelling it wrong, even when I tell them how to spell it, if it’s written on a legal document they are ...

One person whose name is Casper chimed in, writing, “Casper here (26 years old)! Everyone kinda remembers the show/movie fondly so it’s a good association for my generation.

The sheer heft of Streisand’s book will likely put off some fans; clocking in at over 1.4kg, My Name is Barbra is a heifer of a read. The prose throughout is clean and unfussy, though seldom chatty.