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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.

The Constitution never mentions schools, so who decides?

Education is a state and local job. That's where parents can win the argument over who controls the money their taxes raise for kids.

StoryHistoryJosh HalloranOct 13, 20265 min

The Hardest Part of Hiding a Family Was the Groceries

Rescuers in occupied Europe didn't need one brave moment. They needed ration cards, quiet neighbors and the nerve to do it again tomorrow.

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GuideSkillsSam OrtizOct 13, 20265 min

Teach your family SOS before they ever need it

Three short, three long, three short. It takes ten minutes to learn, and a whistle and a flashlight are all the gear it needs.

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What courts have actually said about campus antisemitism

Since October 7, Jewish students have reported harassment and exclusion. Universities, Washington and federal judges have answered in very different ways.

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GuideSchool & LearningMarcus ValeOct 12, 20265 min

The old lies about Jews your kid will meet online

Antisemitism rarely announces itself. It shows up as a meme, a joke or a "just asking questions" post. Here's how to spot it and what to say.

GuideSkillsDean ShawOct 13, 20266 min

Bow saw, folding saw: cutting firewood and poles without bleeding

A hand saw won't take your leg off like a chainsaw. It'll still open your thumb, and almost always the hand that's holding the wood.

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GuideFamilyNina CastellanOct 12, 20266 min

Your kid just repeated something from school. Keep your face still.

The first five seconds after your child says "my teacher said" decide whether you'll hear the next thing, and the thing after that.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 12, 20265 min

Build a parents' group the principal returns calls for

Two hundred signatures on a petition get a polite email. Six organized moms with a one-page ask get a meeting. Here's how to be the six.

GuideSkillsWes DunbarOct 13, 20265 min

A needle, heavy thread and a few feet of tape will get you home

A torn pack, a split seam or a dead tent pole doesn't have to end the trip. Here's the repair kit that weighs almost nothing, and the order to use it in.

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GuideDadsMarcus ValeOct 12, 20265 min

Your buddy said it at the grill. Your kid heard you not answer.

A friend repeats an old lie about the Jews and everyone studies their drinks. What to say in the moment, the next day, and in the truck on the way home.

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BRO TakeCivicsJosh HalloranOct 12, 20265 min

The drag show laws turn on their definitions

Tennessee, Florida and Texas wrote different laws, and courts treated them differently. Here's what the text says, what's been decided, and where you come in.

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GuideSkillsSam OrtizOct 12, 20266 min

Put a knife in your kid's hands, and teach the rules first

A sharp knife, a stick of basswood, and a circle drawn in the dirt. The first carving lesson, in the order it's actually done.

StoryHistoryJosh HalloranOct 12, 20266 min

The Nazis Wrote It Down, and That's How We Know

The Holocaust is the best-documented atrocity in history, and most of the proof came from the men who committed it. Here's how it was assembled, and why it matters.

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StoryNewsJosh HalloranOct 12, 20265 min

What the FBI's hate crime numbers say about antisemitism

Jews are about 2 percent of the country and the target in roughly two-thirds of religion-based hate crimes. Here's what the official count does and doesn't show.

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