School & Learning

Choosing schools, paying for college, homeschooling, trade school and learning at any age.

Where expensive skin care actually earns the money

The molecule costs pennies. What you're paying for is stability, texture, and the odds you'll actually use the thing on a Tuesday.

BRO TakeBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

They Called Masculinity Toxic Because It Asks Something of You

Commentary on how a narrow word about cruelty became a blanket charge against men, what it costs boys, and how to answer it without getting loud.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideBRO SeniorsDean Shaw27 Sept 20266 min

Keeping Faraway Family Close Takes One App and a Standing Time

Forget learning five apps. Pick the one your family already uses, set a call that repeats, and let the photos come to you.

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

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BRO for Her6 min read

Go home on purpose and keep your name on everything

The culture says raising your own kids wastes your talent. It doesn't. But walk in with the numbers, the accounts and your license current anyway.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

Courage is a rehearsal, not a feeling

The physical kind, the moral kind and the small daily kind all run on the same trick, and you can practice all three starting this week.

GuideBRO SeniorsNina Castellan27 Sept 20266 min

Lonely After Retirement or Loss? Become a Regular Somewhere

Friendship at this stage doesn't take charm. It takes showing up at the same place, same time, until somebody saves you a seat.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Every role you hold has an end date

Say three true sentences about yourself without naming another person. If the second one goes quiet, this is for you.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBe a ManMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Name the thing when you say thank you

Most thank-yous evaporate because they're vague. Say what the person actually did, and watch a grown man stand up straighter.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo27 Sept 20267 min

Read Your Social Security Statement Backward

Everyone looks at the monthly number first. The page that decides that number is the one most people skip.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

A work wardrobe for $500, and $80 of it goes to the tailor

Buy six pieces that fit you instead of fifteen that almost do, and plan the alterations before you spend a dollar on clothes.

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

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GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Cool him first, then drive him to the hospital

Heat exhaustion and heat stroke look similar for about a minute. Then one of them starts killing him, and the tell is how he talks.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO SeniorsRay Okonkwo27 Sept 20266 min

Medicare's Four Parts, and the One Choice That's Hard to Undo

Parts A, B, C and D explained at the kitchen table, plus the free counselors who'll help you pick a plan each fall without selling you a thing.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20265 min

Postpartum shedding starts at month three and ends on its own

The real timeline, how to tell whether you're on track, and the three signs that mean you need bloodwork instead of a volumizing spray.

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

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GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The lift that wrecks your back is the last one of the day

Eighty-pound bags, feed sacks and awkward loads will find the weak link eventually. Fix your technique, then buy the machine that does it for you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO Seniors6 min

Elders don't get respect handed to them, they hold a post

BRO for Her5 min

Wear more sunscreen, buy fewer products

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideCountry BroCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

Kneeling for a Living Without Wrecking Your Knees

Flooring, roofing and plumbing put you on the deck for hours. What wears out, which pads earn their keep, and when to stop kneeling altogether.

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

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Young Men6 min read

What one heavy night actually does to your body at twenty

Your liver clears about one drink an hour and doesn't care how strong you are. Everything after that's chemistry, not character.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

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