Kevin Maguire

That rug really tied the room together

I don't understand this @theverge.com paywall at all. Is it on every page? Randomly pops up every few times? Or is it just on the pages I need to pay for? Can I get rid of it by signing in? Or do I need to pay for it to go away? I am *very online* and feel completely perplexed by it.

Proud of him being at college, or still proud that he beat Spelunky!? Thanks for the Waxy link, I'll use that one in the newsletter this week.

I've caught myself countless times in the decade since thinking about this piece: about how we can parent in our own unique way, how we can influence the way our kids perceive the world they are born into, and how having kids can be a great excuse to do some really fun shit.

Playing With My Son An experiment in forced nostalgia and questionable parenting

Yesterday marked ten years online for what I consider a "Fatherhood Hall of Fame" essay: @andy.baio.net's "experiment in forced nostalgia and questionable parenting," where he encouraged his son to play video games all the way from Pac-Man to the present day.

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Pro-life tip. Before moving in with anyone, ask to see the desktop on their MacBook.

YouTube video by Adrianne Lenker adrianne lenker - real house (official lyric video)

My mum passed away this year. I had to find space to grieve, at the same time as teaching helping two kids learn about death and impermanence.

Every time I hear this song I think of Mum and cry: even though she never heard it, it makes me feel closer to her

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And no—I wasn’t going to watch Kneecap with my young kids. Thanks for asking

This is new: AppleTV now integrates Common Sense Media ratings into its UI.

Yeah they look horrible. You should probably just leave them here

Start them young. Strong contact high

The best Bluey episode is the one where Bandit and Bingo find an abandoned jeep in the desert containing a skeleton, a bag with $800k, and a sniper rifle identical to the one used to kill JFK

Have only respect for the designer of this one

*Deactivating lurk mode*

Hello! I'm Kevin. I write The New Fatherhood, a weekly newsletter about what it means to be a dad today. I write about male mental health, our relationship with work, and the highs and lows of raising kids. For dads who aren't afraid of their feelings.

Sitting in mass and secretly trying to get your siblings in trouble

Things I do need: your Aphex Twin hoody

There's an absolutely adorable child on this train reciting the alphabet and after K, he keeps going "ello mello P" and honestly his lusty affirmation of life, of hope, reminds me that once again I have forgotten to bring my fucking headphones.