Men's Grooming

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

Rust washes off, but pitting is forever

How to pick the good steel out of a five-dollar box of rusty tools, and have it back at work by Sunday night.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

The added sugar hiding in your lunch and how much is too much

Two numbers on the label, one of them matters, and most of your day's sugar is probably in three things you'd never suspect.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Church clothes that respect the room and let you move

The pew test beats the mirror test. Specific garments, honest fixes, and why a sport coat does more work on Sunday than a suit.

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

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Woodworking6 min read

Buy the right table saw and stop being scared of it

The blade isn't what gets most people. Kickback is. Pick the saw that fits your shop, set it up right, and work the machine with confidence.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

What the people who kept the weight off actually did

Losing it's the easy part. The habits that hold the line are smaller, duller and far more repeatable than whatever you tried in January.

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

The whole beginner fishing kit fits in a shoebox

One rod, one reel, eight-pound mono and about a dozen pieces of terminal tackle will out-fish a 187-piece bargain kit every weekend.

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

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Stick, MIG or TIG, and Which One to Learn First

Three processes, one garage, and a straight answer about which arc belongs in your hands the first weekend.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Training in your fifties without wrecking your week

Strength doesn't fall off a cliff at 50. Recovery does. Change those two things in your program and keep almost everything else.

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Buy the pad first, then buy the sleeping bag

The number printed on a sleeping bag is the temperature you'll survive, not the one you'll sleep through. Here's how the system actually works.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Keep the span under 32 inches and your bookshelf won't sag

Sag isn't really about how thick the shelf is. It's about how far it reaches, plus three fixes that cost almost nothing.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Tell your pharmacist what's in your gym bag

Fish oil, creatine, ashwagandha and that pre-workout tub all talk to your prescriptions, and the counter is where you find out how.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Palliative Care Isn't Giving Up, And It Isn't MAID

Most families ask for the palliative team about six weeks too late. What it actually does, what hospice really covers, and the paperwork to sign before you need it.

GuideWoodworkingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The shed plan is right about everything except the ground

A good set of shed plans gives you a cut list and a roof pitch. It won't tell you how to make the floor flat, square and still there in ten years.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Why the streak broke and what the next morning is for

Nineteen days off isn't a character flaw. It's a scheduling failure, and the repair takes twenty minutes and one honest conversation.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Health5 min

Cold Showers Do Most of What a Cold Plunge Does

Woodworking6 min

Build a picnic table with your kids in one weekend

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

The heart diets that actually hold up under evidence

Two eating patterns have real trial data behind them, they overlap by about 80 percent, and you can run the overlap on a Tuesday night with kids yelling.