Jezebel: Fathers Day

A Father's Day Tribute To Clark Griswold

Whitney Jefferson — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 15:00:38 EDT

This Father's Day, we thought it important to give a nod to America's quintessential embarrassing father figure — Clark from the National Lampoon's Family Vacation movies. Chevy Chase, we thank you. More »

The "Scary Dad" Phenomenon

Anna North — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:38:00 EDT

Malia Obama turns thirteen next month, meaning our President will officially be the father of a teenager. He doesn't seem too worried: of his girls, he says, "I have men with guns that surround them often." And thus Obama joins the ranks of the Scary Dad. More »

How Would You Describe Your Dad In Two Words?

Hortense Smith — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 12:55:00 EDT

When Tom Matlack of the Good Men Project asked a number of famous men to describe their fathers in two words, he received responses that ranged from "vodka and charm" to "inherently good." My description: "Clark Griswold." What's yours? [GoodMenProject] More »

Study Finds Subject Dads Either Deluded, Lying Or Scandinavian

Sadie Stein — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 15:40:00 EDT

"A study of 33 first-time fathers found that they viewed themselves as sharing family responsibilities 50-50 with their wives and claimed to devote an average of 3.3 hours each workday to child care." Bad news? They were "probably lying." [Slate] More »

Megan Fox In Her Underwear Again; Crystal Renn Critiques Ignorant Designer

Jenna Sauers — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:30:00 EDT

Megan Fox may have been replaced by an underwear model in the next Transformers movie, but she plays one pretty well in this latest campaign for Armani Exchange. Trading places is all the rage for fall. [Fox]

Mandles: The Man Candles That Stink. Literally.

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:40:00 EDT

Just in time for Father's Day, Mandles come in scents like "Fart" and "Freedom." Freedom smells like cinnamon, by the by. [The Sexist via Hysteria] More »

Some Fatherly Advice From Dr. Cliff Huxtable

Hortense Smith — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:15:00 EDT

It's Father's Day, which gives me an excuse to post the best Cosby Show scene ever, wherein Cliff gives Theo some tough love and teaches him a few lessons about the economy and life in the real world. More »

The President Is Kid-Tested, Father-Approved

Hortense Smith — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EDT

[Alexandria, VA. June 20. Image via AP.]

Do Dads Get A Raw Deal?

Anna North — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:00:00 EDT

As Father's Day approaches, guys are complaining about getting the shaft — in terms of presents, and in the weightier matter of reproductive rights. More »

Barack Obama And The Changing Face Of Fatherhood

Anna North — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EDT

In an excerpt of an essay in the upcoming issue of Parade magazine (full text available Sunday), Barack Obama talks about what it means to be a dad. More »

Happy Father's Day, Love Lisa Simpson

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDT

We meant to include this clip in our Lisa Simpson feminist montage, but we totally forgot to add it. (Oops!) But no harm done, because it actually is the perfect thing to post at the end of this terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week, as it's all about Father's Day and unicorns(!). Lisa decides to make a heartfelt gift for her dad (a crafty little book featuring father and daughter unicorns riding off into the sunset on the backs of ponies), instead of just buying something impersonal, but Homer, being a jerkass, stomps all over her feelings when he isn't very thrilled to receive it. It puts Lisa in a bad mood, and she has a freak out at school. Clip above. More »

More Modern Dads Are Juggling The Work/Life Balance Alongside Their Wives

Jessica G. — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 09:30:00 EDT

In honor of Father's Day this weekend, there is a slew of articles about modern fatherhood, most notably the the cover story of the New York Times Magazine coming out this Sunday about "equal parenting." Lisa Belkin, who has covered the life and work beat for the styles section for a decade now, interviews several couples who "work equal hours, spend equal time with their children, take equal responsibility for their home." Belkin continues, "Neither would be the keeper of the mental to-do lists," but these couples are definitely keepers of physical to-do lists. Jessica DeGroot, who is the founder of an organization called ThirdPath which attempts to negotiate the work/life balance, keeps an extremely detailed scheduled outlining the shared familial tasks. "[Jeff] Lutzner’s (DeGroot's husband's) schedule is blue, DeGroot’s is pink, child care from nearby grandparents is purple and time at school is gray." And while equality is certainly a goal for most parental relationships, I got a whiff of micromanaging about Belkin's article. More »