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What nightly cannabis does to your sleep, memory and drive

The research is messier than either side admits. What's actually solid, what isn't, and a 30-day test that answers the question for your own head.

GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Teach your son to dress while he still lets you

The lessons a boy actually needs, roughly in the order he needs them, from the shoulder seam at nine to the tailor at seventeen.

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GuideGearDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The binocular number that matters isn't the magnification

Why 8x42 beats 10x50 for most men, what a cheap spotting scope actually costs you, and the $30 upgrade that fixes both.

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

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Fitness6 min read

How much water you actually need and how to tell you're behind

Skip the gallon jug. A bathroom scale, a look in the toilet bowl and a pinch of salt will tell you more than any app.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

What a 3D printer is actually good for in the shop

It won't replace your table saw, but it'll solve the twenty-dollar adapter that doesn't exist, and about forty other small problems.

GuideGearWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The 72-Hour Kit Worth Building, and the Bucket Everyone Skips

Twelve gallons, one tourniquet, a five-gallon bucket and a stack of fives. What deserves real money in a household kit, and what's just expensive.

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

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Naloxone is over the counter now and you should own some

Slow breathing, pinpoint pupils, gray lips. What an opioid overdose actually looks like, and what to do in the minutes that decide it.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Make the belt first, and save the wallet for later

A belt is four straight cuts and a row of holes. A wallet is eight pieces that all have to line up. Start where the mistakes don't show.

GuideGearWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy a six-person tent for your family of four

Capacity ratings lie, fiberglass poles snap, and the stakes in the bag are garbage. What to spend on, what to skip, and when the $140 dome is the right call.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The call you still think about, and the help that works

Intrusive replays, a 2 a.m. wake-up, a shorter fuse at home. What's normal after a bad shift, what isn't, and what to actually do about it.

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

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Rust washes off, but pitting is forever

How to pick the good steel out of a five-dollar box of rusty tools, and have it back at work by Sunday night.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Church clothes that respect the room and let you move

The pew test beats the mirror test. Specific garments, honest fixes, and why a sport coat does more work on Sunday than a suit.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to find a therapist without wasting six months

The licenses, the real costs, the four questions to ask on the first phone call, and how to tell by session four whether it's working.

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

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the right table saw and stop being scared of it

The blade isn't what gets most people. Kickback is. Pick the saw that fits your shop, set it up right, and work the machine with confidence.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Gear5 min

The whole beginner fishing kit fits in a shoebox

Fitness5 min

The honest questions to ask about your own drinking

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Stick, MIG or TIG, and Which One to Learn First

Three processes, one garage, and a straight answer about which arc belongs in your hands the first weekend.

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

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Gear6 min read

Buy the pad first, then buy the sleeping bag

The number printed on a sleeping bag is the temperature you'll survive, not the one you'll sleep through. Here's how the system actually works.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

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