Our mothers just reminded us, as well. You know your dad better than we do, but if you need Father’s Day gift ideas, we polled the office and got a few:
We actually don’t think buying a tie is too cliché, rather that cliché ties are banal. Go for Original Penguin.
Man products. Sounds better than beauty products, right? Also note that we didn’t say “Old Man products.” Nobody’s dad should be a metrosexual, but men’s grooming has evolved since he learned how to shave for a reason: they work. We suggest anything from the Zirh Platinum Collection or Clinique for Men.
The combination of suntan lotion and err…sweat isn’t the most pleasing musk, so we are wearing Tommy Summer. The cologne is manufactured to seamlessly hide the bad summer scents and accent the positives like crisp coconut and what they refer to as Nantucket Driftwood. The bottle is pretty cool too. It is lined with stripes--reminiscent of 1920’s bathing suits—so it won’t look out of place on your dad’s dresser. Imagine your old man having this on his nightstand?
Converse turns 100 this year, which means unless Willard Scott has said happy birthday to your pop, they have been around since he was in sneakers. You can go two ways with them: Hook him up with Varvatos-designed kicks or stick with the tried and true Chucks. For a guy going through a blank-life-crisis giving him the shoes of his childhood will help him cope (and they're cheaper than a sports car).
A sweet, new TV to watch Tiger v Mickelson on.
If you’re broke: Here’s a neat little grill or shoe polisher.
Books all involving fatherhood in some regard:
Fiction: Snuff by Chuck Palanhiuk. One of our favorites returns with an interesting book that deals with a porno baby—when pop shots go wrong, or right.
Sports: Fanatic is now in paperback--we told you about this one last Father’s Day.
Memoir: In Running With Scissors, Augusten Burroughs described the crazy exploits of his mother and created a huge bestseller. Now, in A Wolf at the Table, he focuses on his unpredictable father. No one writes about dysfunctional families with as much honesty and charm as Burroughs. This book may cause some fathers to recognize a few of their own faults, but ultimately it should make most proud that their families haven't crashed and burned.
War (dads love war books): In The Coldest Winter, Halberstam reminds readers why he was considered one of America's great journalists. This posthumous work details the missteps made on both sides of the Korean War and provides colorful portraits of the conflict's key figures. The book was nearly ten years in the making, but just like how his earlier book, The Best and The Brightest proved to be the keystone book of the Cold War, The Coldest Winter will likely be the defining book on the Korean War.
If you want to share a tipple with your dad we’ve got just the drink. It’s called The Morans. Put a few ice cubes in a highball glass, add two shots of Bombay Sapphire Gin, add tonic water, a splash of grapefruit juice and a lime. It goes well with a hot June day and with a nice Macanudo or Punch.
Here’s to you Dad, and to your dad.
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