City Style

Tailoring, sneakers and the smart-casual line nobody explains properly.

Let your teenager write the first draft of the phone rules

The family tech agreement that survives past October is the one your kid wrote half of, with one clause in it about you.

GuideMovies & TVSam OrtizOct 1, 20266 min

Rig Your Family Game Show So the Eight-Year-Old Can Win

Home trivia nights die when Dad knows every answer. Build the game so the youngest has a real shot, and they'll beg for it every Friday.

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

Ask it

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

How to leave a date early without lying or apologizing

The exit gets built before you sit down. A plan for your ride, your money and the exact words, so walking out takes thirty seconds instead of three hours.

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

PartnerNames.com

Humor6 min read

Family Game Night Is Better When Everyone's Bad at It

The games that make a whole table laugh, ages six to seventy-eight, are the ones where losing is funnier than winning.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

StoryHistoryMarcus ValeOct 1, 20266 min

A Hundred Years Ago, Christmas Started With a Catalog

Raccoons at the White House, candles on the tree, and a whole country waiting on the mail. What the holidays of 1926 can still teach your family.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

How he talks about his ex is how he'll talk about you

His oldest friends and his old breakups will tell you more about a new man than he ever will. You just have to listen for the right thing.

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

PartnerGermProof.com

StoryOld SchoolNina CastellanOct 1, 20266 min

Sunday dinner lasted forty years because Grandma never moved it

The roast went in at ten-thirty and dinner was at two, every week. How to bring back a family meal that sticks.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizOct 1, 20266 min

The Free Birthday Traditions Your Kid Will Remember at Thirty

The party fades by Tuesday. The pencil line on the doorframe doesn't. Pick a few rituals that cost nothing, and never skip them.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

A first date is safe when leaving costs you nothing

Meet in public, tell a friend, trust your gut. All true, and all useless unless you've made walking out cheap before you walk in.

Ask BRO

Rehearse the raise conversation with me

Ask it

GuideTravelDean ShawOct 1, 20266 min

Same lake, same week, every summer

Novelty is overrated. The trip your kids still talk about at forty is the one you repeat, and it takes more planning than you'd think.

PartnerWhackAWoke.com

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeOct 1, 20266 min

Your life story, two minutes and one question at a time

Forget the grand family documentary. A phone, a window and one small question a week will leave your grandchildren something they'll treasure.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

Watch where his anger goes, and fear contempt more than temper

Every man gets angry. In the first months, what matters is where his anger lands, how fast he repairs it, and whether he sneers.

GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 1, 20266 min

Write Down Exactly What They Said, the Same Night

Your kids' funniest lines fade by Thursday. A five-year notebook, a pen on the counter and thirty seconds a night will keep them forever.

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

PartnerCancerDefying.com

GuideBRO SeniorsMarcus ValeOct 1, 20267 min

Grandparent camp works better with a job than a schedule

Skip the packed itinerary. Give the grandkids one real project for the week, and they'll talk about it for twenty years.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

The test for control is what happens when you say no

Sharing money and phones is normal in a marriage. Control is when the sharing runs one way and saying no costs you. How to tell the difference early.

GuideDadsSam OrtizOct 1, 20266 min

Write your kid a letter every birthday, and seal it

One page a year, sealed in a box, handed over the week they move out. It takes eight hours across two decades and outlasts nearly everything you buy them.

Ask BRO

Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

Ask it