What Gene Kelly Taught Me About How to Be a Dad

Of the two things that I can claim any great paternal accomplishment for, one is that my daughter, age 3, drinks a collard-and-dandelion-green smoothie almost every morning. The other is that she loves Gene Kelly. You see, we’ve reached the point where she’s old enough for me to start showing her the things I love, which thrills me in the same way I get excited to tour my own city when someone comes to visit. “This guy sells the best carrots and strawberries at the farmers’ market.” “This is the...