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Dressing for 28 degrees at seven and 58 by two

The mistake is dressing for the thermometer you see at dawn. Layer for the hour you'll be working hardest, and decide in advance where the coat goes.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The ringing won't stop and silence is the worst thing for it

Tinnitus is usually a hearing problem before it's a nerve problem, and the fixes that work are unglamorous, cheap and slow.

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Oxfords, derbies and loafers, and when to wear each

The difference is in the lacing, and it decides everything else. What to wear to a funeral, an interview, a wedding in August and a Tuesday at the office.

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Cars6 min read

The first car for your teenager should be dull and heavy

Skip the horsepower, skip the hand-me-down subcompact, and make one phone call before you hand over any money.

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Groin pain, the sock test, and when a hip needs replacing

How to tell joint pain from muscle pain, what the first six weeks after a hip replacement actually look like, and the questions to ask before you sign.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Dressing well out of a three-foot rail

Measure the rail, do the hanger math, and build the wardrobe around the closet you actually have instead of the one you wish you had.

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Three knives, and what the cheap ones really cost

A kitchen knife, a folder, and a fixed blade. Buy the right inexpensive ones and the whole set lands under a hundred dollars.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow respond to load, not rest

Ten minutes, three times a week, a light dumbbell and a clock. The loading program that actually gets a cranky tendon back to work.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

What merino, cashmere and cotton actually do in an office

Three fibres, three different jobs. Which one to buy first, what goes wrong with each, and how to stop a good jumper dying in eighteen months.

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GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The car kit that matters when the kids are in the back

Two failures cause most roadside stops. Buy for those first, spend about $250, and skip the pre-packed duffel bag entirely.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Gout wakes you at 2 a.m. and diet alone won't fix it

The big toe flare, the triggers that actually matter, and why most guys quit the one treatment that works.

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Rain gear that doesn't look like hiking kit

What to wear in the wet when you've got a desk, a meeting at nine, and no interest in arriving dressed for a mountain.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

How to buy a flannel shirt that lasts ten winters

Yarn-dyed or printed, 6 ounces or 12, tucked or out. The details that separate a shirt you keep from one you replace in March.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your bone density T-score and what to do about it

What the three grades on a DEXA report actually mean, the numbers to write down, and the twice-a-week loading habit that beats a perfect plan you'll quit.

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