Gaming

What is worth playing, what is worth buying, and what is worth skipping.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Stop running your business through your checking account

Mixing business and personal money feels harmless all year. Then March shows up, and you pay somebody by the hour to sort it out.

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.

Ask BRO

Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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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.

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

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Guides & Checklists5 min read

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.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideHow ToRay OkonkwoNov 4, 20266 min

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.

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.

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

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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.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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.

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.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideReal EstateRay OkonkwoNov 3, 20266 min

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

A new house comes with a warranty, not a guarantee. Learn what the paper covers, what it skips, and what to do in month eleven.

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

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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.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideRetirementRay OkonkwoNov 3, 20265 min

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.