Writing a news digest this week feels redundant, since the U.S. election has dominated the news (and made it so indigestible). As the results shake out and the holidays approach, we’re already thinking ahead to … Read More
Hot Take: The Robert Kardashian Hologram Is Kool
When Kim Kardashian turned 40 last week, her husband (a musical performer of some renown) had a particular quandary: What do you get for the woman who could look at a list of 30 things … Read More
Why Shouldn’t Dads Kiss Their Sons?
We owe a great debt to John Cardillo for unleashing the full power of the Streisand Effect on one of our culture’s most ridiculous hangups: Men expressing affection. Absolutely. https://t.co/NvSuEZk6C7— Dad 2.0 (@dad2summit) October 22, … Read More
Every Follicle Is Part of the Solution
Now that Dad 2.0 Digital is over, we’re focused on the reality of what’s next. And that can seem a daunting chore, since each day can feel like an ever-lengthening to-do list. Projects to complete … Read More
Dad 2.0 Digital: How It’s All Going To Happen
After months of prep and anticipation, we’re finally on the doorstep of Dad 2.0 Digital! The event starts Wednesday, September 30, with our customary Newbie Seminar (and now Tech Review, featuring the desktop interface and … Read More
Back To … I Guess We’re Calling It “School”?
We had the Spring, when the initial shock of the pandemic lowered the educative stakes while families tried to find our footing. We had the Summer, when we gritted our teeth and watched our hopes … Read More
Episode 45: Mike Adamick Is a Middle-Aged Undergrad
Moments before attending his orientation as a rising junior at Berkeley, author Mike Adamick joined us to talk about his early career as a journalist, how his blog jump-started his book-writing career, and his new … Read More
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Make COVID Camp
We interrupt your normal fetid slurry of garbage news to offer a hearty “Good On Ya” to a dad whose can-do spirit shone particularly brightly this week. This was a man, a father of two … Read More
Risks Are Vital. Except When They’re Too Risky.
Every dad needs to teach his kids how to calculate risk, especially now that we know paving your child’s way through a risk-free life makes an adult who can’t manage danger. Whenever you can, get … Read More
Episode 43: Josh Levs Debunks Your Myths
When “Chief Everything Correspondent” Josh Levs keynoted Dad 2.014, he had just launched an EEOC complaint challenging Time Warner’s parental leave policy and announced his deal for All In, a compendium of several years of … Read More