For Gorillas, Being a Good Dad Is Sexy

December 11, 2018

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He was tall and rugged, with piercing blue eyes, blond hair and a magnificent jawline. And what was that slung across his chest? A holster for his Walther PPK? When I saw what the actor Daniel Craig—aka James Bond—was actually toting, my heart skipped a beat. It was an elegant, high-tech baby carrier, so that he could snuggle his baby daughter.

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