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Workwear that works, boots that last, and dressing well without looking like a catalogue.

Bone tired after forty and what to check before you blame age

Fatigue that a full night of sleep doesn't touch usually has a name. The common causes, the tests that find them, and when to stop training and call.

GuideCarsDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

Jump a dead battery without wrecking either car

The clamp order, the one connection everybody gets wrong, and why a twenty-minute drive home doesn't actually recharge anything.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideGroomingTobias Reed22 Sept 20265 min

Three ingredients do the work and the rest is packaging

Sunscreen, a retinoid and a decent moisturiser. Everything else in the bathroom cabinet is optional, and most of it is optional forever.

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

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Fitness6 min read

The ABCDE mole check takes two minutes in the bathroom mirror

Five letters, one honest look, and the one spot on your back you'll never see without asking your wife to look.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideCarsDean Shaw22 Sept 20265 min

The used cars still worth buying and how to spot one

Boring, high-volume, mechanically simple and four to eight years old. That profile still beats almost anything clever on the lot.

GuideGroomingTobias Reed22 Sept 20266 min

Your neck line is doing most of the work

A beard reads as deliberate or accidental within a second, and length has almost nothing to do with it.

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

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Why you're up at 2 a.m. again and it's probably not the prostate

Waking to use the bathroom has about six common causes, and most of them have nothing to do with your prostate. Start by measuring, not guessing.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCarsDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

What should actually be in your boot from November to March

Tires do most of the work, but the kit behind the parcel shelf is what gets you home when the road wins.

GuideCity StyleTobias Reed22 Sept 20265 min

One Coat That Works Beats Four That Almost Do

Most men own a closet full of outerwear and still get cold. Buy the one coat your winter and your calendar actually demand.

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Diabetes goes after your eyes and kidneys quietly

Two appointments a year, one with dilating drops and one with a cup. Skip them and the first symptom shows up long after the damage starts.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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GuideGroomingTobias Reed22 Sept 20266 min

Stop shaving your neck the way you shave your face

Razor burn on the neck is almost never about the product. It's about closeness, direction and how many times the blade goes over the same patch.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideCity StyleTobias Reed22 Sept 20265 min

Dressing for an office that never tells you what to wear

No dress code doesn't mean no standard. It means the standard is unwritten, and everyone around you is quietly keeping score.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Before you start testosterone, get two morning blood draws

It works for the men who genuinely need it. The hard part is knowing whether you're one of them, and keeping up with the bloodwork after you start.

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

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GuideCarsDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

The car servicing that can't wait, and the kind that can

Brake fluid, coolant and a timing belt will strand you or bankrupt a repair bill. A dirty cabin filter won't. Know which is which.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Grooming6 min

Say It To Your Barber Once And Stop Explaining Every Time

Fitness6 min

Prostatitis usually isn't an infection, and that changes everything

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideCarsDean Shaw22 Sept 20266 min

Twenty minutes with the engine off tells you most of it

Before you turn the key on a used car, the metal, the tires and the carpet have already told you what kind of life it had.

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$Buy less and better only works if you do the math$

Style6 min read

Buy less and better only works if you do the math

Cost per wear is the right idea and most people calculate it wrong. Put the alterations, the cleaning and the honest wear count in, and the answer changes.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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