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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.

GuideProtect the ChildrenJosh HalloranNov 4, 20266 min

Divorce doesn't put a child at risk. The gaps it leaves can.

Traffickers look for the kid nobody is watching closely. Two households can leave that opening without anyone meaning to. Here's how to close it.

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes DunbarNov 4, 20265 min

How to teach your son to shave in one calm Saturday morning

Fuzz on his lip, a razor in your hand, and twenty minutes at the sink. Teach it once, teach it right, and he'll never learn it from a video.

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

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How To6 min read

How to set up a revocable living trust that actually works

Signing the trust is the easy part. Retitling your assets is what keeps your family out of probate court, and it's where most people stop short.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBooksMarcus ValeNov 4, 20265 min

The founder memoirs that teach what business school skips

Four books by people who built something from nothing, plus one free on-ramp. Read them for the worst year, not the big win.

GuideGolfDean ShawNov 4, 20266 min

Buy golf shoes for your back foot, not the clubhouse

Your shoes are the only gear that touches every swing you make. Here's how to pick a pair that grips, fits and lasts more than a season.

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

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GuideGamingDean ShawNov 4, 20266 min

Your controller isn't the problem, your grip is

Sore hands after an hour aren't a hardware flaw. They're a grip, posture and timing problem, and all three can be fixed for free.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

NewsNewsBRO DeskNov 4, 20261 min

LA-Area Post-Production Studio Plans to Cut More Than 80 Jobs

The planned layoffs add to a string of job cuts in Hollywood as filmmakers keep moving work away from Los Angeles.

NewsSportsBRO DeskNov 3, 20261 min

ESPN projects the 2026 NFL playoff seeds and division winners

A new look-ahead sketches how the AFC and NFC playoff fields could take shape on the road to the Super Bowl.

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GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeNov 3, 20266 min

Watch these courtroom films and you'll follow any trial

Each one teaches a single real idea about how trials work. Start with 12 Angry Men and finish knowing what a jury is actually for.

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

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoNov 3, 20266 min

Your business shouldn't need any one person, you included

Every shop has someone whose two-week notice would cause a crisis. Find that person before they leave, and fix it with paper, not hope.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideScience & SpaceDean ShawNov 3, 20266 min

The needle never lies. It just answers a different question.

A compass points where Earth's magnetic field points, which is close to north but not the same thing. Here's how it works and how to catch it being wrong.

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeNov 3, 20265 min

The seventies variety hour your kids will actually sit through

Carol Burnett, the Muppets and a few other old shows were built for the whole couch. Here's how to watch them with kids, and what to skip.

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

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoNov 3, 20265 min

Hire help when the mistake costs more than the invoice

Most operators call for help too late, or call the wrong kind. Here's how to tell which you need and what to ask before you sign.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Real Estate6 min

Your builder's warranty is a contract, so read it like one

Movies & TV5 min

Monster movies where the monster was really in the room

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GuideBusinessRay OkonkwoNov 3, 20265 min

The "while you're at it" request that eats your margin

Scope creep rarely arrives as a fight. It arrives as a favor you didn't price. Here's how to stop it without losing the client.

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

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Retirement5 min read

The IRS gives you an extra lane at fifty. Use it.

Catch-up contributions let you save more once you turn fifty. Who qualifies, what changed for the early sixties, and how to fund it without wrecking your budget.

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