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Walker Texas Ranger Still Knows What a Good Man Looks Like

The fights are telegraphed, the bad guys attack one at a time, and the show still gets more right about courage than most of what's on now.

GuideHumorSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Road Trip Games That Still Work at Hour Six

Eleven car games with real rules, honest trade-offs, and one that quietly turns into the best conversation of the trip.

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GuideMusicCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Learning an Instrument After Sixty Is Good for Your Brain

Twenty minutes a day, the right instrument for your hands, and a hymn you already know by heart. That's the whole plan.

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Little House on the Prairie Still Holds Up Fifty Years On

Nine seasons, 204 episodes, and one of the best fathers ever put on television. What to watch first, what to skip, and where the show gets soft.

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BRO TakeHumorMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

A Field Guide to the Guys at Every Pickup Basketball Game

Nine men, one ball with no pebbling left, and a foul call nobody accepts. You know all of these guys, and you're one of them.

StoryMusicMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

The True Stories Behind the Patriotic Songs You Think You Know

A poem scribbled on Pikes Peak, a tune borrowed from a London club, a bugle call rewritten in a Virginia camp, and why the anthem is so hard to sing.

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BRO TakeMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Wayne, Cooper and Stewart Still Teach Manhood Better Than Anyone

Three actors, three models of being a man, and the films to start with — including the content you'll want to know about first.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO TakeHumorDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Nobody Explains the Hardware Store, So I Will

There's a code in aisle 12 and everyone follows it, but nobody ever wrote it down. Consider this the rulebook, delivered with a straight face.

GuideMusicDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What Actually Matters When You Buy Your First Acoustic

Solid top, straight neck, low action, honest price. Almost everything else on the tag is there to separate you from your money.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Sports Movies Where the Game Is the Least Interesting Part

The scoreboard is a lie. These films are about what a man does when nobody's clapping, plus the content concerns before you press play.

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GuideHumorMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

The Grandpa Jokes That Refuse to Die and How to Tell Them

Four bits, one quarter, and a delivery system that has been running in American kitchens since the Eisenhower administration.

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GuideMusicDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Build a Road Trip Playlist One Decade at a Time

Seventeen songs an hour, six decades deep, and a running order that survives hour nine somewhere outside Amarillo.

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Band of Brothers Still Sets the Bar for War on Television

Twenty-plus years on, nothing has topped it. But eight other series come close, and here's exactly what's in each one before you press play.

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BRO TakeHumorMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Laugh at Yourself Before Somebody Beats You to It

Self-deprecation done right is a confidence move, not a cry for help. The difference is timing, detail, and what you refuse to joke about.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Music6 min

The Women Who Built Country Music and What They Teach You

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The Greatest Westerns Ever Made, From Shane to Lonesome Dove

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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StoryHumorSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Bad Puns That Actually Land at the Dinner Table

The groan is the laugh. A working collection of clean, repeatable puns, plus the delivery rules that keep them from dying in the mashed potatoes.

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Classic Rock Albums That Hold Up From Track One to the End

Turn off shuffle, give a record forty-five minutes of your actual attention, and find out which ones were built to be heard whole.

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