Levka"This column, in fine dad tradition, pretends to contain lessons — but not 'learnings' a word which should be banned except from the hellscape of LinkedIn where it is a reliable indicator of content you can skip.
I was supposed to be helping the six-year-old with reading practice, but we got distracted and ended up watching classic car chases on YouTube.
Specifically, comparing and contrasting wanton automotive carnage in the movies The *Italian Job* and *The Blues Brothers*.
This naturally led to explaining the historical relevance of the Illinois Nazis — who met their demise by driving off an incomplete flyover while pursuing Jake and Elwood Blues — and why popular culture so often circles back to the dark risks of fascism.
Nazis famously lost the war through over-reach but, as with measles and polio, modern versions persist, and we remain vigilant.
Many problems endure — right-wing extremism; infectious diseases; hospital over-crowding, and politicians dumb or artful enough to argue that legalising bare-knuckle fighting might somehow be wise.
We then discussed the actor Henry Gibson, who played the Illinois Nazi leader — beloved for his quirky, subversive flower poetry on Laugh-In and for voicing Wilbur in the wonderful 1973 movie Charlotte’s Web.
If this sort of education is not what fathers are good for, then I give up"
Andrew Miller: Classic car chases educate a child’s mind in ways the classroom just can’t
I was supposed to be helping the six-year-old with reading practice, but we got distracted and watched classic car chases. This naturally led to explaining the historical relevance of the Illinois Nazis.
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