Men's Grooming

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

Tennis elbow and golfer's elbow respond to load, not rest

Ten minutes, three times a week, a light dumbbell and a clock. The loading program that actually gets a cranky tendon back to work.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

Buy the work jacket once and wear it for ten years

What to look for in the fabric, the cut and the stitching so the jacket ages into something you'd hate to lose.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 22, 20265 min

Lock down every account you own in one evening

Three hours, one notebook, and a short list of accounts in the right order. Do it once properly and you won't have to think about it again for years.

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

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Fitness6 min read

Gout wakes you at 2 a.m. and diet alone won't fix it

The big toe flare, the triggers that actually matter, and why most guys quit the one treatment that works.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideCountry StyleWes DunbarSep 22, 20265 min

The workwear that still works after fashion got hold of it

Chore coats, duck canvas, waxed cotton and welted boots are all over town now. Some of it still does the job. A lot of it quietly stopped.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

The home internet numbers that matter, and the ones that don't

Most households pay for speed they can't use and ignore the two things that actually make the connection feel bad.

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

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your bone density T-score and what to do about it

What the three grades on a DEXA report actually mean, the numbers to write down, and the twice-a-week loading habit that beats a perfect plan you'll quit.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 22, 20265 min

How to tell a trend isn't for you before you buy it

A few honest tests that save you money, closet space and the specific embarrassment of a photo you can't explain three years later.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawSep 22, 20266 min

Three copies of every photo you would grieve losing

Most family photo archives are one dropped phone or one dead drive away from gone. Fixing that takes an afternoon and about an hour a year after that.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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