In early September, the “remnants” of Hurricane Ida flooded metropolitan Philadelphia — and took out the entire first floor of Jared Bilski’s house. And like all good writers, he turned the resulting flood of neighborly … Read More
Forbes Screws Up, and Women Will Be Better Off For It
We want to begin this week by flicking the nose of Forbes magazine, whose recent list of America’s 100 Most Innovative Leaders included only one woman (who apparently lacks a face). This isn’t just tone-deaf; … Read More
Words Can Still Win on the Wild West Web
It’s time to reassess “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me,” because the sticks and stones are getting larger and pointier, and the words wielded on the Wild West … Read More
Parenting Tweens For Fun And (Non)Profit
This week’s top story has everything: a broad-minded dad, a treacherous tween, and a tight-knit bunch of “crypto-gophers.” It also exemplifies one of the Internet’s best superpowers: turning one unassuming voice into an amplified chorus … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Is Mother’s Day A Downer?
Happy Mother’s Day Eve Eve! Is that a thing for you? It is for us. It may come off as a mere Hallmark Holiday, but we view that term in the best sense, since parenting … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: “You Are Not Where You Go”
Earlier this week, the U.S. Justice Department busted several high-profile parents in its largest-ever prosecution of college admissions fraud. The kids may have been indifferent to college and/or oblivious to the perfidy, but their parents … Read More
FoF: What Kind Of Summer Parent Are You?
Every summer it happens: School’s out, every day for your kids is a blank canvas, and it’s up to you to decide how they fill it up. Until they get older, and you hope you’ve … Read More