100 Things Every...

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

You Found a Vape in the Laundry. Now What?

What to look for, what to say by the dryer, and how to get your teen through the rough first week of quitting nicotine.

GuideSportsDean ShawSep 29, 20267 min

Your First Pickleball Tournament Is Mostly Waiting. Plan for It

Brackets, ratings, partners and the cooler that decides how you play at 2 p.m. Everything nobody tells you before your first entry.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideBRO SeniorsDean ShawSep 27, 20267 min

Your Phone Came Set Up for Someone Else's Eyes and Ears

Bigger text, louder calls and fewer fake alarms are already built into your phone. It takes about twenty minutes and a pen.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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School & Learning6 min read

The School Board Is the Last Stop, Not the First

How to actually read what your kid is being taught, climb the right ladder, and walk into a board meeting with something they can't brush off.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideSportsDean ShawSep 29, 20266 min

The shot that gets you from 3.0 to 3.5 is the soft one

Power wins you games against beginners. It stalls you there. The skills that actually move a pickleball rating are quieter than you'd think.

GuideBRO SeniorsDean ShawSep 27, 20266 min

Keeping Faraway Family Close Takes One App and a Standing Time

Forget learning five apps. Pick the one your family already uses, set a call that repeats, and let the photos come to you.

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

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BRO TakeSchool & LearningJosh HalloranSep 26, 20266 min

The parent with a binder beats the parent with a microphone

Outrage gets you three minutes at a board meeting. A paper trail gets results. How parents actually keep activism out of the classroom.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO TakeFamilyCal BrennanSep 26, 20266 min

The family isn't a patriarchy. It's the best deal kids ever get.

The people who want to dismantle mothers and fathers never have to live in the rubble. Kids do. The case for the family, made plainly.

GuideBRO SeniorsNina CastellanSep 27, 20266 min

Lonely After Retirement or Loss? Become a Regular Somewhere

Friendship at this stage doesn't take charm. It takes showing up at the same place, same time, until somebody saves you a seat.

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What should I wear to this?

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BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 26, 20266 min

Feminism called marriage a trap, and families paid the bill

Fifty years after the movement told women home was a cage, the birth rate is at a record low and a generation is quietly asking what they were sold.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 26, 20266 min

Your calendar knows who you are better than you do

Self-awareness isn't a feeling you journal about. It's a gap between what you say and what you do, and you can measure it this weekend.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO SeniorsRay OkonkwoSep 27, 20267 min

Read Your Social Security Statement Backward

Everyone looks at the monthly number first. The page that decides that number is the one most people skip.

GuideBe a ManCal BrennanSep 26, 20266 min

The thing you snapped about was never the real trigger

Most blowups get loaded hours before they go off. Learn to spot the setup and your temper stops running your house.

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

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 26, 20266 min

A supercar is bought. A coachbuilt car is argued into existence

The one-off cars from Rolls-Royce and Ferrari cost millions. The rules for commissioning one scale all the way down to your local shop.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO Seniors6 min

Medicare's Four Parts, and the One Choice That's Hard to Undo

BRO for Her6 min

Commission one thing from a maker before you buy another logo

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideGearTobias ReedSep 26, 20266 min

Bespoke only pays when it has to fit your body

Bespoke boots, best London guns and watches built by one man, ranked by what the handwork actually does for you and what you can get close to for less.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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Trades6 min read

The dream trades all have a paying cousin, so start there

Saddle maker, blacksmith, custom knife maker. They're real careers, but almost nobody gets there by quitting on Monday. How they actually start.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

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