Men's Grooming

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

Knee braces, shots and replacement in the order doctors try them

Nobody jumps straight to a new joint. Know the rungs of the ladder, what each one buys you, and what it costs in time you don't have.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Buy the strap right and the buckle takes care of itself

A belt is the easiest piece of Western wear to get right and the easiest one to overdo. The difference is mostly restraint.

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GuideGearDean ShawSep 22, 20265 min

Buying rain gear that still works in hour three

Most jackets keep rain out for twenty minutes. What matters is what happens after that, and it's usually not the waterproofing that fails.

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Fitness6 min read

Why cotton swabs make earwax worse and what actually works

The wax on the tip is the decoy. Here's what a swab is really doing an inch inside your head, and the safe way to clear a plugged ear.

Poll

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20265 min

Leather fails from neglect long before it wears out

Most leather that gets thrown away was never worn out. It was dried out, cooked by a radiator, or drowned in oil by someone trying to help.

GuideGearWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

Buy the cheap pry bar. Never buy the cheap ladder.

A working rule for which tools you can buy off the bottom shelf, and which ones cost far more than the money you saved.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20267 min

What your herniated disc MRI says and what it doesn't

The report reads like a demolition notice. Most of those words describe backs that don't hurt at all, and most of these injuries settle without a scalpel.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideCountry StyleWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Why Your Flannel Shirt Isn't Keeping You Warm

Flannel is a finish, not a fabric. What actually holds heat is dry air, and most of us dress in a way that guarantees we lose it.

GuideGearDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

The Pocket Knife You'll Still Be Carrying In Ten Years

Steel gets all the attention. Weight, pocket manners and whether you can take it apart are what decide if a knife survives a decade.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The ringing won't stop and silence is the worst thing for it

Tinnitus is usually a hearing problem before it's a nerve problem, and the fixes that work are unglamorous, cheap and slow.

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

What to wear to a wedding when you live in workwear

Six weeks, one jacket, one pair of boots that aren't your work boots, and a tailor who knows what to do with shoulders like yours.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideGearDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

Boots worth resoling, and how to tell before you buy

Flip the boot over and look at the edge. Thirty seconds there tells you whether you're buying five years of wear or fifteen.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Groin pain, the sock test, and when a hip needs replacing

How to tell joint pain from muscle pain, what the first six weeks after a hip replacement actually look like, and the questions to ask before you sign.