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Peter Shapiro’s Rock and Roll Playhouse is Ensuring Live Music’s Future

Music impresario Peter Shapiro is teaching kids to be concertgoers one unlikely show at a time. It is 10:30 a.m. on a Sunday...

By Joshua David Stein - January 2, 2020
Fatherhood | Fatherly | First Person

Stop Worrying About Your Kids Annoying Strangers

Don't off-load your own shit onto perfectly copacetic third parties. It’s hot as balls [https://www.fatherly.com/parenting/fatherly-advice-low-sperm-count-balls/] here in...

By Joshua David Stein - January 2, 2020
The Rock | Fatherly | Video

That Time Dwayne Johnson Taught Me How to Give Better Hugs

For a second, I was warm and safe. As the biggest movie star in the world [https://www.fatherly.com/play/skyscraper-director-fatherhood-shaped-action-movie-summer/] , a one-man blockbuster...

By Joshua David Stein - January 2, 2020
Fatherly | Danica McKellar | Profiles

Danica McKellar Might Be America’s Chillest Famous Mom

Child stars aren't supposed to be well-adjusted mathematicians with happy families. But here we are. Winnie Cooper eats a crepe and, like I...

By Joshua David Stein - January 2, 2020
Fatherly | Children's Books

30 Years Later, ‘Hatchet’ Remains the Best Nature Book for Boys

The Gary Paulsen classic was a publishing phenomenon in the 1980s. It's less popular today, but no less affecting. I remember reading Gary...

By Joshua David Stein - January 2, 2020
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