100 Things Every...

The series. One hundred things every man, woman, dad, mom, young person and grandparent should know, do or own.

Crohn's and colitis in plain language, and how to keep lifting

What these two diseases actually are, how they're found, and how to train around them when you've got a job, kids and a bad week.

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

How to dress well when you're built big

Buy for the widest part, pay a tailor for the rest, and stop letting a low rise ruin every pair of pants you own.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Which glue holds what, and how hard to clamp it

Most failed joints aren't a glue problem. They're a fit problem, a timing problem, or a clamp doing a job it was never meant to do.

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Adult asthma gets caught late and the inhaler gets used wrong

The cough that lingers after every workout isn't always deconditioning, and the thirty-dollar plastic tube at the pharmacy is the fix nobody offers grown men.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

How to shop the thrift rack without bringing home junk

The shoulder seam decides it, elastane is already dead, and a $6 jacket with a $60 tailoring bill is still a bargain.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Build a birdhouse and a bird feeder with your kids

One cedar fence picket, a drill, and an afternoon. The dimensions that matter, the jobs a four-year-old can actually do, and the part everybody gets wrong.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The first thing to do in a stroke is check the clock

An untreated stroke costs roughly 1.9 million brain cells a minute, and the detail the ER needs most is one only you can give them.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next two weeks.

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

The three sweaters worth owning and how to make them last

Buy the crewneck, the heavy one and the cardigan, in that order, and stop replacing knitwear every winter.

GuideGearDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Buy the GMRS license before you buy the radio

The blister pack says 36 miles. You'll get about one. What the license actually buys you, and when the cheap pair is genuinely enough.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Most stomach ulcers come from a bacteria, not stress

Taking ibuprofen with food doesn't protect your stomach, and the bug behind most ulcers clears with about two weeks of pills.

Names.com — The name is the first thing you sell

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GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Make a good pair of shoes last ten years

Cedar trees, twenty minutes of polish and one honest look at the welt will get more out of your shoes than buying new ones ever will.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The axe you need and the hatchet you probably don't

Most guys buy the small one first and swing it the fewest times. Here's how to pick the right length, and what a cheap head really costs you.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The breathlessness smokers blame on age has a name

If you've quietly rearranged your life around not getting winded, that isn't aging. Ask for a ten-minute test by name and get a number.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Four jackets that cover the whole year

One for rain, one for fall, one for real cold, and one that makes a plain T-shirt look deliberate, plus the fit checks and fixes that keep them alive.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.