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Ikaria runs on a garden, a hill and a 25-minute nap

The Greek island famous for long lives never scheduled a workout. What it did instead translates surprisingly well to a job, a mortgage and three kids.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Most accessories fail on fit, not on taste

A watch that overhangs your wrist, a tie bar clipped to nothing, a bag strap two inches too long. Fixes for all of it, plus what to stop wearing.

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Give The Patch Eight Weeks Before You Give Up

Most guys judge a beard at day twelve, about six weeks too early. What fills in, what never will, and how to tell which one you've got.

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What Okinawa actually did and what a working parent can copy

The famous longevity diet was mostly sweet potato and poverty. Four habits from it still transfer to a house with kids, a job and no spare hour.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Why nothing off the rack fits your shoulders and thighs

The size that clears your chest comes with four spare inches at the waist. That's a grading problem, and a tailor fixes most of it for pocket change.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Everything You Need To Groom Well Costs Forty-Nine Dollars

Ten items, one drugstore trip, and a six-minute morning that holds up when you wake up late.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Loma Linda doesn't train hard and outlives everybody anyway

A town 60 miles east of LA has some of the longest-living people in America, and not one of their habits looks like a training program.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to pick between an automatic, a quartz and a smartwatch

Fit your wrist first, pick the movement for your week second, and let the brand be the last thing you worry about.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Nail Biting Stops When Your Hands Get A Better Job

Willpower loses to a habit you don't notice starting. Here's the file, the substitution and the honest verdict on bitter polish.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The longest-lived places got oversold and still got something right

Half the Blue Zones story doesn't survive a records audit. The half that does is free, boring, and fits around a job and three kids.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The spring jacket that works from 45 to 65 degrees

One jacket, three fit checks, and a smarter way to lighten your colors so you don't look washed out by May.

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Note Pyramid Is Marketing, Your Skin Is The Test

Concentrations, decants and the four-hour rule that keeps you from dropping ninety dollars on something you can't smell by lunch.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Why the twenty-minute nap beats the hour you'd rather take

Sleep researchers keep landing on the same short window, and the reason has everything to do with how groggy you feel when you stand up.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your watch is probably two sizes too big

Case diameter is the number everybody quotes and the wrong one to shop by. Measure your wrist, then measure the lugs.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Men's Grooming5 min

Two Sprays, A Dark Shelf, And A Bottle That Lasts Years

Fitness5 min

What survives when you check the Blue Zones birth records

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What to wear to an interview in the trades and in an office

A suit's wrong at the diesel shop and a flannel's wrong on the third floor. Both interviews have a uniform, and you can hit either one cheap.

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Men's Grooming6 min read

Safety razor, cartridge or electric, compared without the sales pitch

Three tools, three very different mornings. What each one actually costs you in time, money and neck irritation.

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