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Surveillance, surgery or radiation and how men actually choose

Your pathology report has three numbers that drive the whole decision. Learn to read them, then take the weeks you're allowed to take.

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Oxfords, derbies and loafers, and when to wear each

The difference is in the lacing, and it decides everything else. What to wear to a funeral, an interview, a wedding in August and a Tuesday at the office.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

When your phone camera is enough, and when it isn't

Two things decide it: how much light you have and how far away the subject is. Everything else is marketing.

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

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Fitness6 min read

The outer thigh, three seconds, and then you call 911

An epinephrine auto-injector is the easiest emergency device you'll ever use, and almost everybody hesitates too long with it.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Dressing well out of a three-foot rail

Measure the rail, do the hanger math, and build the wardrobe around the closet you actually have instead of the one you wish you had.

$The power station math nobody does before buying one$

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The power station math nobody does before buying one

Two numbers decide whether that box under the stairs gets you through a three-day outage or just charges your phone.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Parkinson's signs that show up years before the tremor

Smell, sleep, handwriting and one arm that stopped swinging. The tremor is the late arrival, and the early stuff is easy to miss.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

What merino, cashmere and cotton actually do in an office

Three fibres, three different jobs. Which one to buy first, what goes wrong with each, and how to stop a good jumper dying in eighteen months.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The router settings that filter every screen in the house

Twenty minutes at the router covers the tablet, the console, the smart TV and the phone that keeps ending up under a pillow.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your migraine plan and the headache that means call 911

Most bad headaches aren't emergencies, but a few are, and the difference is mostly about how fast the pain arrived.

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

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Rain gear that doesn't look like hiking kit

What to wear in the wet when you've got a desk, a meeting at nine, and no interest in arriving dressed for a mountain.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Which chargers and cables to keep, and which to bin

Tip the drawer onto the table, sort it in twenty minutes, and end up with a set that actually charges everything in the house.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Working nights without wrecking your sleep, heart and waistline

Rotating shifts are hard on the body, but most of the damage comes from four or five fixable habits. Start with the drive home.

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Chinos that fit, and how to spot the ones that never will

Most chinos fail in the seat and the rise, and no tailor can save them. Learn to check both before you get to the till.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Gadgets5 min

Which numbers on your fitness tracker are worth believing

Fitness6 min

The lung scan takes ten seconds and most who qualify skip it

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

Six ways to wear a navy blazer and one that never works

Buy it in hopsack, get the shoulder right, and one jacket covers the office, the airport, dinner and a funeral you weren't expecting.

Dude.com — 16 AI advisers who listen, talk and are here with you

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Gadgets5 min read

Why an e-reader beats the tablet you already own

E Ink, a month between charges, and no notifications. Plus the two situations where a tablet still wins, and what to check before you buy.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

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