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What Thirty Days Off the News Actually Teaches You

A news fast isn't a detox. Run it like a test, keep the receipts, and you'll learn more about your sources in a month than in a year of reading them.

GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Sixteen Breakfast Burritos, One Sunday Afternoon

A freezer batch that reheats in two minutes and doesn't turn into a wet paper towel. The trick is what you leave out.

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GuideTravelNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

The two-hour stop clock that keeps the back seat happy

A snack ration system, a stop rhythm you announce out loud, and four games that survive hour three of a long drive.

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Media Literacy6 min read

Talk About the News at Dinner Without Blowing Up the Table

A working method for checking a claim in real time, arguing about ideas instead of people, and still passing the potatoes afterward.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20265 min

Twenty-Minute Shrimp Tacos With a Lime Slaw That Holds Up

Frozen shrimp, a hot skillet and a bowl of cabbage. Dinner's on the table before the oven would have finished preheating.

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Five days on the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost by milepost

469 miles at 45 mph, no gas on the road itself, and the overlooks that are actually worth putting the car in park for.

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GuideMedia LiteracyCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Teach Your Kid to Check It Before They Believe It

A five-minute drill that turns a screenshot, a clip or a poll into something your kid can verify without you in the room.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Foil Packet Dinners That Actually Cook Through

The potatoes are the problem. Solve that and the fire does the rest. One base recipe, two spin-offs, zero pans to scrub.

GuideTravelNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Where the family vacation money actually goes

The trip almost never blows up on the hotel bill. It blows up in $14 increments, three times a day, for nine days straight.

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

How to Build a News Diet That Survives an Argument

Every outlet has a thumb on the scale. Learn where the thumb goes, and you can read anybody and still come out with the facts.

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

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GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

The Honey Chipotle Chicken Thighs That Won't Burn on You

Boneless thighs, a two-zone fire, and a glaze that goes on in the last three minutes. That last part is the whole trick.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideTravelDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Route 66 stretches still worth driving with kids

Most of the old road is frontage pavement beside an interstate. These are the segments that actually earn a tank of gas and a day of your vacation.

Guide100 ThingsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

100 Things Every Kid Should Do Before Twelve

The window shuts at thirteen, when everything a kid tries starts getting graded by his friends. So start Saturday.

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GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Smash Burgers With Crispy Lace Edges Every Single Time

Two pounds of chuck, a rippling hot griddle and about twelve minutes. The crust is the whole reason you're doing this, so let's get it right.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Travel5 min

Stop picking the destination first. Pick the week and let the weather decide.

Media Literacy5 min

How Your Feed Decides What You See, and How to Take It Back

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What should I wear to this?

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GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Buttermilk Pancakes That Feed Eight Without a Griddle Line

One bowl of batter, a 200°F oven, and everybody eats hot at the same time instead of in shifts.

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100 Things6 min read

100 Things Every Cook Should Master in the Kitchen

From a proper knife grip to feeding twelve people on a Tuesday, the skills that turn a guy who can follow a recipe into a cook.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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