#Last-minute Father’s Day 2020 gifts you can send dad digitally

Father’s Day is just around the corner, and you’re really down to the wire now.

At this point, there’s no way you can order a gift online and hope it arrives by Sunday, June 21.

Heck, you probably don’t even have time to drop him a classic McCoy Brothers greeting card. (You know, the ones with cartoonish drawings and dad jokes.)

Sure, a gift certificate in his email inbox is always an option, but you want to be a little more thoughtful than that. Or, at least, appear to be.

If this sounds like your current predicament, we’ve rounded up a list of online and digitally based products that you can give dad right now — so you really have no excuse anymore.

MasterClass

Father and carmaker Henry Ford once said, “Anyone who keeps learning stays young.” With that in mind, consider gifting your old man a MasterClass subscription, which publishes videos of lectures featuring the most influential minds of our time. Learn about filmmaking from Martin Scorsese; going for the gold with Serena Williams; how to think like a scientist with Neil deGrasse Tyson; or how Howard Schultz led Starbucks to be a billion-dollar company. For $15 per month, he can access more than 80 talks offered in a wide range of subject areas, including film and television, sports, music, writing, photography, cooking and more.

Audible

Dads like to do stuff, and sitting still to read a book can be a challenge for some, which is why Audible is such a godsend. Whereas the audiobooks of yore existed as giant boxed sets of cassettes and CDs, the Amazon service offers thousands of downloadable best sellers and other popular titles that can be played via Alexa or other smart devices. Help him catch up on timely summer page … er, audio-turners, such as Paul Tremblay’s prescient new release “Survivor Song” (William Morrow) about a zombie epidemic in Massachusetts, or Scott Turow’s “The Last Trial” (Grand Central Publishing), the latest installment in his Kindle County legal-thriller series. For $14.95 per month, subscribers are awarded one free Audible audiobook download credit on the first of every month, which can be accessed anytime from any device.

Disney /ESPN /Hulu

These days, dad’s aren’t only interested in the “sports package” — they have nuanced interests, such as … other forms of television. With this $20 per month streaming app bundle, the father who yells “No spoilers!” at the mention of Star Wars’ “The Mandalorian” on Disney or ESPN’s documentary about Michael Jordan, “The Last Dance,” (even though it’s been months, pops!) can finally get up-to-date on some of the shows everyone is talking about. You wouldn’t want him to miss out on the latest adventures of Mando and Baby Yoda come this fall, would you?

Comixology

For the father who prefers the “bat cave” to the “man cave,” this e-comic bookstore by Amazon allows users to browse and buy from over 25,000 comics and graphic novels from more than 125 publishers, including Marvel, DC and Dark Horse Comics. Right now, customers can sign-up for the Comixology Unlimited service and get the first 60 days at no charge, and just $5.99 per month after that.

Apple News

The informed family patriarch couldn’t possibly commit to just one news subscription, but he probably doesn’t have the scratch to finance them all, either. For serious news junkies, the Apple News digital subscription lets customers read digital editions with original art and layout, including back issues, from hundreds of subscription-based magazines and newspapers, such as The Wall Street Journal, Wired, Architectural Digest and Scientific American. For $9.99 per month after a 30-day free trial, customers can browse news articles on the go or download full magazines to their iOS device (Sorry, Android users!) to read later offline.

Airbnb Experiences

Whether he’s a homebody or simply not in a position to travel (say, due to illness or a global viral outbreak), Airbnb Experiences, which was first intended as a live service for travelers abroad, has recently launched internet-based experiences that may help your dad get a taste of culture from the comfort of his favorite chair. With hundreds of videos priced between $1 and $200, digital tourists can learn about beekeeping in Portugal or watercolor painting with wine in Spain, or take a tour with a medieval plague doctor through Prague, to name just a few.

Obé Fitness

Trying to drop a hint? If a long winter (and, perhaps, pandemic self-isolation) has taken a toll on dad’s physical health, sign him up for Obé Fitness’ online workout classes. The subscription boasts more than 4,000 instructional videos to watch any time and unlimited access to daily live workout classes. Classes begin every half hour of every day starting in the morning and ending in the afternoon or evening, depending on the day of the week. The cost to join is $27 per month — that’s about 90 cents per day — after the free trial period, with the option to cancel at any time. If you know your father is in it for the long haul, opt for the yearly price for $199.