This year, when so many of our activities are limited to home, backyard, and neighborhood, finding a creative gift for dad is a challenge — and an opportunity. Father’s Day gifts tap into his passions and interests, or maybe turn him on to something new, which is what all of the sub-$50 gifts below reflect. Chances are pretty good that you’ll be able to find something on this list that the husband or dad in your life will love....

It doesn’t matter if your child is a college student, a parent, or grandparent — you will always be “dad.” Yet, the fatherhood gig does eventually end. You might do stuff like cosigning a loan or buying a crib for the grandchild, but that’s more of the walking, breathing ATM thing rather than fathering. This story was submitted by a Fatherly reader. Opinions expressed in the story do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Fatherly as a publication....

Your ideal setup depends on your and/or your kid’s gaming habits, so we chose a wide variety of laptops for a wide variety of gamers. They all carry dedicated graphics cards and high-performance displays designed for gaming. Where they vary is in their specific capabilities, how portable they are, and, of course, how much they cost. So while you can’t expect the same performance from a $3000 Gigabyte Aero 2070 and a $775 Dell Inspiron 15, you can expect both of them to perform well for the money....

D. Wade: Life Unexpected debuted at the American Airlines Arena yesterday before playing on ESPN that evening. The film is a collection of “hundreds of hours of never-before-seen home movies, exclusive video diaries, and all-access verité footage shot over the last decade.” It’s been a long time coming, in other words, and it touches on subjects dear to basketball fans — “The Decision” gets plenty of attention — and more universal themes....

If you’re worried about stained teeth, there’s only one truly effective method: Prevention. This is especially important for coffee and tea drinkers. “Brush your teeth or rinse with water right after and spit it out to get the residual coffee or tea out,” says Dr. Edmond Hewlett, a professor at the UCLA School of Dentistry, “ideally before it can sit on your teeth.” If you’re not quite as disciplined, there are teeth-whitening toothpastes....

Jack Daniel’s maybe the biggest, most recognizable whiskey on the planet, but it’s not the only Tennessee whiskey maker in the state. There is a small but growing cadre of distilleries diversifying the genre. If you’re a whiskey drinker, Old No. 7 has almost certainly passed your lips. But if you’re ready for something a little different, here are five Tennessee whiskies beyond standard Jack Daniel’s to try. George Dickel #12 The whiskey shelf in most liquor stores is a crowded place....

There are a ton—and we do mean a ton—of workout headphones on the market. So you have to be particular about your choice. The most important thing in a pair of workout buds is fit. When trying on a pair, pay attention to whether they fit comfortably in your ears — or, if they’re over-ear, on your ears. Shake your head to make sure that they don’t fall out or fall off with one whip of your neck....

It makes sense that humans, like any animal, would feel the drive to propagate their own genes. But it has long been an article of faith, rather than science, that women feel more pressure to do so than men due to their reproductive limitations. Menopause ends the possibility of reproduction for cisgender women. Cis men can, in theory, reproduce forever. And, as it turns out, they have more of a longing to reproduce as they get older....

Of course, we didn’t know that. What we knew — we being my friends and I — was that our high school soccer coach, whom we affectionately called Fritz, believed in drills and exercise. Springtime in Munich tends to be bleak, the sky is gray or rain is falling. We practiced in the wet. We dribbled and passed and blocked then trudged home to dinner under darkened skies puffed up by those ominous German clouds....

In any case, Super Tuesday marks the first time Democratic candidates’ policies, and the candidates themselves, will face approval from a broad and diverse electorate of voters that goes far beyond polling. Some candidates are taking the fight to make a difference at the polls a step further — Biden announced a slew of endorsements last night from last-minute primary dropouts Mayor Pete Buttigieg, former Representative Beto O’Rourke, and Senator Amy Klobuchar, while others are relying on their messaging, canvassing, and of course, their plans....

In the morning, my baby takes the train. She works hard all day and takes the train home again. She eats the dinner I cook, hugs the children, washes their bodies, and puts them to bed. Then my baby walks into the living room. She doesn’t say anything. She just looks at me in a special way that says, “It’s time.” I give her a look back that says, “OK, baby....

‘Dustland’ is technically a new song but also, it’s really more of a cover that happens to include the original band. ‘A Dustland Fairytale’ is a track from the Killers’ 2008 album ‘Day & Age.’ It’s one of the band’s best songs to date and apparently captured the attention of Springsteen, who told Flowers he wanted to record a version of the song with the band. According to Flowers, Springsteen reached out to him after seeing the Killers’ 2019 performance at Glastonbury, texting the band’s frontman that the Killers had become “one hellacious live band” and telling him that “we gotta do Dustland one day....

Billed as “the phone that actually respects you,” this second iteration of the Light Phone is designed to give you back some of your time and attention. It‘s incompatible with apps that have anything resembling a feed (email, social media, YouTube). What you can do with it is what some would argue is all you need to do: receive and make text messages and calls from your imported contacts, use a calculator, set alarms, and use it as a hotspot....

A few weeks ago, our neighbors came over to our house freaking out because their dog had gotten loose in the neighborhood. It was dark, and the dog had been missing for about an hour, so they were really upset. Of course, my family and I offered to help them look and scour the area until we found something — it was me, my wife, and my 17-year-old son. We looked for about 45 minutes until, finally, the dog turned up not too far away from the center of the neighborhood....

The rat! Spoilers for Avengers: Endgame That’s right, you know it! That rat that runs across the Quantum Realm machine in Scott Lang’s van is 100 percent the greatest and most helpful lifeform in the entire movie. If this rat had not been so kind as to accidentally trip the mechanism that brought Scott back from the Quantum Realm, literally none of the rest of the movie could have happened....

The Sonos Roam is just about the most inexpensive speaker the brand makes. We’ve been using it for a few weeks inside and outdoors. Given the size, the sound is very punchy and clear, especially with vocals. Max the volume outside and the Roam is relatively distortion-free. Inside, it helps to have walls to reflect sound, obviously, and you get the benefit of the speaker’s Trueplay, running a diagnostic on your environment to tweak the sound as you move it around the house....

The book chronicles Johnson’s rise from being a no-name third-generation WWE star to being one of the most popular names in Hollywood. Fans will get a real look at how Johnson won his first few Wrestlemania titles as well as how he made the transition into film, and back into wrestling part-time by 2011. What may be even cooler is the fact that the book is a visual guide, so younger readers won’t feel encumbered by pages of laborious text....

“If it hadn’t been the worst year of my life, this last year would probably have been the best year of my life,” says Nick (not his real name), a teacher and father of two in Vermont, whose wife filed for divorce in 2020. “The early drama of apocalyptic prepping strategies added real zest to life, but I will miss these days when I had a perfectly good excuse to not go to any parties, weddings, or really, anything I have to brace myself to tolerate....

Well, not as much ‘made by’ as the brainchild of. Launched last year by actor Matthew Morrison and his buddy Zach McDuffie, Sherpapa is an adventure lifestyle brand targeted toward outdoor dads who aren’t necessarily ready to trade cool for a pair of Air Monarchs. And while they’re limited collection ranges from “Papa” hats and baseball tees to camp cups and handmade canoe paddles, the signature piece is the Sherpapa Gear Bag....

Assuming you’ve got a school-aged kid who can read books on their own, you might be curious if Star Wars books are even a good idea? What order should you read Star Wars books in? Is there an official Star Wars reading order or book timeline? Which books count as canon? Which ones are best for tweens and teens? What should you know about all the books that are out there?...