Men's Grooming

Hair, beard, skin, scent. Ten minutes a day that everybody notices and nobody mentions.

The ankle test that explains why you can't squat to parallel

Ninety seconds and a ruler will tell you whether it's your ankles or your hips, and which one you can actually change.

GuideWoodworkingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The workbench your grandkids will still be flattening

Mass, real joinery and a top you can plane flat again. Skip the screws and the polyurethane and this bench outlives everyone who uses it.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Wood-Fired or Electric Sauna Heater for Your Home Build

The heater decides your whole sauna build. One needs a 50-amp circuit, the other needs a hole in your roof and a $1,000 chimney.

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

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Fitness6 min read

Red meat, eggs and seed oils weighed against the evidence

Three food fights, one honest scorecard, and a dinner plan that survives a job, two kids and forty minutes on a Tuesday.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

When to Carry a Briefcase and When to Carry a Backpack

The right answer depends on how far you walk and what's in the bag, not on how good it looks on the desk.

GuideTools & OrganizingNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Build a Closet System Five People Can't Wreck

One rod and one shelf is why your closet keeps failing. A weekend, a stud finder and about $180 a closet fixes it for good.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Quitting porn is a logistics problem first

The habit lives in a time, a room and a device. Change all three, get one person who actually asks, and know the line where you need a counselor.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Comfort after sixty that still looks like you chose it

Your body changed, your clothes didn't, and the fix is mostly measurements, fasteners and two better fabrics.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

The surplus wool worth buying and the wool to leave behind

Military wool outlasts most of what hangs on the rack at the farm store, if you know which pieces to grab and what to check before you pay.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Tired Takes a Weekend. Empty Takes a Plan

How to tell ordinary fatigue from the kind that doesn't wash out, and what to change in your training week before it costs you six months.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What to wear from the office party to Christmas dinner

One jacket, two shirts, and the fixes nobody mentions: the gravy, the icy parking lot, and the tailor's December cutoff.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

How to Size Workwear So You Can Move in It

Four moves in the fitting room tell you more than the tag does, and one of them will cost you a shirt.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

If you smoke and you see blood in the toilet, don't wait it out

Painless blood in the urine usually stops on its own. That's exactly what makes it dangerous, and why a smoker needs a phone call the same week.

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

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Dress Once for the Camera and the Conference Room

A 2 p.m. video call and a 4 p.m. client meeting want different things from your shirt. One outfit can do both if you choose right.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Country Style6 min

How to buy a cowboy hat, crease it right and wear it right

Fitness5 min

What to do when someone has a seizure in front of you

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Build your fall outfits around the layer you take off at noon

A 38-degree morning and a 70-degree afternoon are one outfit, not two. Start with what you'll be standing in at lunch and add backward from there.

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

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City Style5 min read

Theater Nights and Gallery Openings Need Different Clothes

One room keeps you seated in the dark for two hours. The other keeps you standing on concrete with a glass in your hand. Dress for the right one.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

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