Men's Grooming

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

Why the second ankle sprain is always worse than the first

The swelling goes down in a week and everybody stops there. That's exactly how you end up rolling it again on a flat sidewalk.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Stop Dressing Like the Year You Peaked

Boot-cut jeans are a date stamp. At fifty-five, authority comes from fit, restraint and about four garments you probably don't own yet.

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Bike to work and still walk in looking pressed

Ride slower, pack smarter, and keep half your wardrobe at the office. The rumpled part of bike commuting is fixable.

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Fitness6 min read

You don't need an immune booster, you need a bedtime

Three colds a winter isn't bad luck. It's sleep debt, a kid in daycare, and forty dollars a month of supplements doing nothing.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Chelsea, chukka or work boot, and what each one goes with

Your pant hem decides which boot you can wear, and most men get that order backwards. Start with a tape measure.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Wear a Trench Coat Without Looking Like a Detective

The coat isn't the problem. The length, the belt buckle and whatever you've got on underneath usually are.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Achilles warning signs men over thirty-five keep missing

It stiffens up in the morning, loosens by noon, and you forget about it. That pattern is the tendon asking for help before it stops asking.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What to wear to the bid meeting when you work with your hands

The shirt that fits your shoulders strangles your neck. Fix that, fix the pants, and you can walk into any room straight off a job site.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your fingers go white in the cold and that's the tool talking

Vibration white finger creeps up on weekend builders too, and by the time you notice it, most of the damage is already permanent.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Your leg is screaming but the problem is in your back

Sciatica isn't a hamstring, a cramp or a bad hip. Here's how to tell, what to stop doing this week, and the signs that mean go now.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20267 min

Fold the knits, hang the wovens, and starve the moths

The sweater you lost to a pinhole was either clean when you put it away, or it wasn't. Almost everything else about storing clothes follows from that.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Cracking a window isn't ventilation when you're spraying

Solvent vapor sinks, pools at the floor and finds the pilot light. Here's how to move air properly, and which respirator cartridge actually does something.