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The feed

Stories, polls, quizzes and things to do, mixed rather than stacked.

GuideLifeCal BrennanNov 6, 20265 min

Face-down is still on the table

A flipped-over phone still says you might leave. Fix that before you sit down, and the conversation gets a lot better.

GuidePlayMarcus ValeNov 6, 20265 min

A bocce court fails from underneath

Frost and standing water wreck backyard courts by April. Build the part you can't see first, and the part you play on takes care of itself.

Ask BRO

Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideCity BroMarcus ValeNov 4, 20265 min

The three-visit audition for a barber who learns your name

Ratings tell you who's popular. They don't tell you who'll remember your cowlick. Here's how to find the chair, and the tailor, worth keeping.

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

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Life5 min read

Nobody teaches you how to show up for bad news

Nobody pays you to be good in the worst week of someone's life, but everyone you love will need it from you eventually.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuidePlayMarcus ValeNov 5, 20266 min

Flip the kayak on purpose before the lake does it for you

Capsizing isn't what hurts people. Panic and cold water are. Here's a one-hour Saturday drill that takes the fear out of both, solo or with your kid.

Watch · Play

Your library card is the best deal in an expensive city

Free museum passes, a desk that costs nothing, databases firms pay thousands for, and the trick to seeing a big museum in an hour.

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

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BRO TakeLifeCal BrennanNov 4, 20265 min

Say "I was wrong" first, and people start believing the rest

The man who owns his mistakes quickly makes every other thing he says worth more. Here's how to do it without groveling or caving.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuidePlayMarcus ValeNov 4, 20266 min

Build cornhole boards that survive the fifth summer

Most backyard sets warp, split or mildew by year two. The fix is sealing the parts nobody looks at and storing them like you mean it.

GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Four of you, 800 square feet, and one bathroom

Square footage isn't what breaks a family in a city apartment. Sound, storage and the 7 a.m. bathroom line are, and all three have fixes.

Ask BRO

What should I wear to this?

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GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 30, 20266 min

Stop saying "we should get together" and pick a Tuesday

After forty, friendships don't die from fights. They die from scheduling. A standing weekly night fixes the one problem you actually have.

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

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GuidePlayMarcus ValeSep 30, 20266 min

Your park pickup game lives or dies on the worst week

Pick the sport for the cold Saturday when only four people show up, and your game will still be running next fall.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Train on your lunch break without wrecking your afternoon

Clock the walk, pick two lifts, solve the sweat problem. Twenty-two minutes is enough if you stop pretending it's an hour.