City Style

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

Purpose at forty isn't found, it's assigned

The restlessness that shows up after you hit the number is information, not a breakdown. What to do with it, starting with your calendar.

GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Sardinian minestrone is a bean technique, not a recipe

The one-pot dishes of the world's longest-lived villages all work the same way, and the step Americans skip is the last one.

Ask BRO

What should I wear to this?

Ask it

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Build a floor before you try to build a plan

A season you didn't choose doesn't respond to optimism. It responds to three small things you do whether you feel like it or not.

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

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Life5 min read

Ten minutes a day with nothing in your ears

No podcast, no music, no phone. Just a chair and a timer. It's the cheapest upgrade to your head you'll find, and the first week is rough.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Chase the next thing without resenting this one

Ambition with no finish line eats your house. Contentment with no project turns into a recliner. You need both, and they live in different rooms.

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Forgive the debt without handing back the keys

You can cancel what your sister owes you and still not leave the kids there overnight. Those are two different decisions, and only one of them is about the past.

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

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Grade the week on how you lived, not what you finished

A twenty-minute Sunday habit, six questions and a cheap notebook that'll tell you things your task list never does.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Skip the comeback speech and write the plan instead

Resolve at midnight is cheap. What gets you back on your feet is one page, three dates and a phone call you don't want to make.</title> <dek>Resolve at midnight is cheap. What gets you back on your feet is one page, three dates and a phone call you don't want to make.