Fathers Day

In Praise of My Father

Krisztina Holly | Posted 06.24.2008 | Business


Krisztina Holly

Whenever I ponder an opportunity in the face of convention and skepticism, I will remember to look to my father's fearless optimism for inspiration.

The Media Is Already Demonizing Obama as Being Different

Mitchell Bard | Posted 06.24.2008 | Politics


Mitchell Bard

Fox News, in an obvious and crass way, has already established one of its approaches to attacking Obama: It will try to scare people by implying that Obama is "different."

My Dad at Seventy

Malcolm Friedberg | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living


Malcolm Friedberg

I have many grown male friends, and I am one of the lucky ones. A number of my friends have lost their dads. And of those that still have them, most don't have much of a relationship. I do.

Jim Carrey: "Autism Made Me a Man"

Kim Stagliano | Posted 06.23.2008 | Living


Kim Stagliano

Autism snaps the backbone of many families, or it turns a spine to steel, never to bend, never to break. This post is for the dads who've stuck by their kids.

Obama's Father's Day Speech Urges Black Fathers To Be More Engaged In Raising Their Children

Huffington Post | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


Barack Obama and his family celebrated Father's Day by attending Sunday services at the Apostolic Church of God on Chicago's South Side, where Obama ...

Father's Day: HuffPost Bloggers Reflect

The Huffington Post | Posted 06.23.2008 | Living


As we celebrate fathers everywhere, HuffPost has gathered some thoughts from our bloggers on the meaning of Father's Day. Candy Spelling: Missing My...

Obama Takes Father's Day Message To South Side Chicago Church

Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


The Obama family has a tradition of going to church on Father's Day; that's what Sen. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, told Jimmy Kim...

Better Fathers: Courtesy of the Sexual Revolution

Cristina Page | Posted 02.25.2009 | Politics


Cristina Page

Little attention has been paid to the impact that women's liberation has had on men -- Gen X dads spend significantly more time with their children than baby-boomer fathers.

That You Rumi? A Father's Day Visitation

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 06.22.2008 | Living


Karen Dalton-Beninato

During my last trip to New Orleans I noticed that a pile of sheets which looked perfectly normal during the day resembled 13th Century Persian poet Rumi once the light changed -- as clear as grilled cheese Jesus.

Obama Describes Typical Father's Day At His House

Huffington Post | Posted 06.22.2008 | Politics


During an interview with Jimmy Kimmel set to air Sunday night after the NBA finals, the ABC host asked Barack Obama to describe a typical father's day...

Tim Russert Dies: Remembering The Proud Father And Loyal Son (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Posted 06.13.2008 | Living


It was widely known that Tim Russert, who died Friday at age 58 of a heart attack, had a close relationship with his son Luke and father Timothy Russe...

Cynthia McFadden, Marlo Thomas And Others On The Best Advice Their Dads Ever Gave Them

wowOwow.com | Posted 06.21.2008 | Living


Cynthia McFadden: "I was the first in my family to be able to go to college. On the day I graduated from law school, my very proud father said, 'Just ...

Messages From Military Dads

Mary Lou Song | Posted 06.21.2008 | Living


Mary Lou Song

These stories aren't about what two fathers experienced; these are stories about what they missed.

A Father's Day Memory

Gary David Goldberg | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living


Gary David Goldberg

When we came around the corner we saw my dad. He was up on a stool, his back to us, chalk in one hand, cigarette in another. He had been diagnosed with the lung cancer that would eventually kill him.

Your Guide to Surviving the Coming Apocalypse... In Style

Christine Whelan | Posted 06.14.2008 | Living


Christine Whelan

Need something to give to the husband or father who is secretly obsessed with Nostradamus specials on The History Channel? Apocalypse How should be your pick for Father's Day.