You may be surprised to learn that, while we were focused on other things, August has sneaked onto our wall calendars. This most august of months is traditionally when we launch our Call For Speakers … Read More
Angry At Athletes Who Opt Out? Get A Life.
The last few months have been a wasteland for sports fans. With all four major leagues shut down, TV has been mostly reruns, cornhole, and empty conjecture about when normal competition will resume. Now that … Read More
Dad 2.0 Is Coming To You!
Leap Day seems about a thousand leaps ago, doesn’t it? Looking back, it’s surreal to think how fortunate we were to get together and have actual body contact with other humans just two weeks before … Read More
Masked For Their Protection
Four months into the coronavirus pandemic, there’s a weird and stupid trend that somehow outweirds and outstupids all the weirdness and stupidity: indignant refusals to wear a mask in confined, public spaces. These bad actors — … Read More
History Has Its Eyes On Us
Last week, we took a break. Sort of. We published a week’s worth of Fatherhood on Friday news, but we also wanted to reanimate the old-fashioned three-day weekend, when work and news weren’t nearly as … Read More
Take A Break.
Welcome to the second half of 2020, which in our estimation needs a midseason reboot. Strip it down to the studs. Wipe the hard drive. Today is the public holiday when we celebrate American independence, … Read More
Gay Dad Pride Is Prouder Than Ever
It’s hard to envision Pride without the Parade. For decades, those two terms have become as conjoined as “hugs and kisses,” but lately we haven’t been allowed to do much of that, either. This weekend, … Read More
Let’s Ruin Our Kids
Four years ago, when Juneteenth coincided with Father’s Day, The Root editor-in-chief Danielle Belton wrote a piece about growing up with a Texan father who celebrated Juneteenth with a Texas-sized pride. Every year came a … Read More
Pete Davidson Fights His Fire
There are a few reasons why we’re paying attention to today’s opening of “The King of Staten Island,” the sixth feature-dramedy directed by Judd Apatow. We haven’t seen this film, nor have we been paid … Read More
“Daddy Changed the World!”
After more than a week of protests calling for justice for George Floyd — and on the day when Breonna Taylor would have turned 27 — this week’s Fatherhood on Friday is a supersized series of … Read More