City Style

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

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.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 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 Shaw23 Sept 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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Grooming5 min read

What A Hot Towel Shave Actually Buys You

Two days of growth, forty minutes in the chair, and one skill you can steal from the barber and use every morning for free.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

BRO TakeFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

What survives when you check the Blue Zones birth records

A demographer went looking for the paperwork behind the world's oldest people and found burned archives, pension fraud and bad math. Some of it still holds.

GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

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

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GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Clay, Pomade, Wax Or Cream, And How To Actually Pick

The hold rating on the tin is a marketing number. The ingredient list and the thickness of your hair tell you what you actually need.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your fingers go white in the cold and that's the tool talking

Vibration white finger creeps up on weekend builders too, and by the time you notice it, most of the damage is already permanent.

GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Sneakers that work with real clothes

Running shoes are tools. Here's which sneakers actually hold up under jeans, chinos and a jacket, plus the fit fixes nobody tells you.</title> <dek>Running shoes are equipment. These are the sneakers that hold up under jeans, chinos and a jacket, plus the fit fixes nobody mentions.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Strips, trays or the dentist, and what whitening does to enamel

Peroxide isn't the thing eating your teeth. The abrasive powder and the lemon juice trick are. A straight comparison of what works and what it costs you.

Dude.com — 16 advisers who listen, talk and pray with you

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How to get through the first two weeks after surgery at home

The discharge folder tells you the restrictions. It doesn't tell you what actually goes wrong on day ten, or how to handle a toddler who wants to climb.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Measure your own neck and sleeve and stop guessing shirt sizes

A cloth tape, ten minutes and two numbers you'll use every time you buy a shirt, in a store or online.

GuideGroomingDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Your Hairline Moved At Twenty-Five. Your Haircut Should Too

Temples first, crown later, and the cut that works at each stage - plus the one styling habit that makes thin hair look thinner.

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GuideWoodworkingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Cracking a window isn't ventilation when you're spraying

Solvent vapor sinks, pools at the floor and finds the pilot light. Here's how to move air properly, and which respirator cartridge actually does something.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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