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Write your job-loss plan while you still have a job

Layoffs make bad decisions for people who are scared and guessing. One page, written now with a clear head, takes the guessing out.

GuideCryptoRay OkonkwoNov 2, 20265 min

Self-custody is a skill, not a badge

Moving crypto off an exchange protects you from one risk and hands you three new ones. Here's how to tell which side of that trade you're on.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeNov 3, 20265 min

Monster movies where the monster was really in the room

Before CGI, somebody had to build the beast. Six films where you can feel it, with plain notes on what's scary and what isn't.

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Skills5 min read

Teach your family SOS before they ever need it

Three short, three long, three short. It takes ten minutes to learn, and a whistle and a flashlight are all the gear it needs.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFamilyNina CastellanOct 12, 20266 min

Your kid just repeated something from school. Keep your face still.

The first five seconds after your child says "my teacher said" decide whether you'll hear the next thing, and the thing after that.

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeNov 2, 20265 min

The baseball movies that teach you how the game works

Field of Dreams will make you cry. These six will explain the game, and most of them are clean enough for the whole family.

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GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 12, 20265 min

Build a parents' group the principal returns calls for

Two hundred signatures on a petition get a polite email. Six organized moms with a one-page ask get a meeting. Here's how to be the six.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO TakeFamilyNina CastellanOct 12, 20265 min

Taking drag story hour to the library board, the right way

Parents objecting have real reasons. Three minutes at a microphone is where you make them count, and most people waste it.

BRO TakeMovies & TVMarcus ValeNov 2, 20265 min

The Golden Age musicals a man can watch without apologizing

Barn brawls, con men, a Navy captain and a dad who learns to fly a kite. Start with the right one and the skeptic stays on the couch.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 12, 20266 min

Opting Out Without Starting a War

You have more say over what your child sits through at school than most parents realize. Use it with a short letter and a steady tone.

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

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarOct 12, 20266 min

The family tent that's still standing in ten years

A tent rarely dies in a storm. It dies from zippers, sunlight and a damp stuff sack. Here's how to buy one that outlasts the kids' growth spurts.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeOct 18, 20265 min

Hand-drawn classics, with the scary parts flagged

Before computers did the work, people drew every frame. These films still hold up, and here's what to know before the kids sit down.

GuideBoys & GirlsSam OrtizOct 10, 20266 min

Gifts that build a kid, sorted by what you can spend

Twelve gift categories across three budgets, plus one to save for and one that's free. Each one is built to still be in use come March.

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GuideOutdoorsCal BrennanOct 11, 20266 min

Beat ticks, mosquitoes and poison ivy before the trailhead

A deer tick nymph is the size of a poppy seed. Poison ivy oil outlasts your boots. Here's the routine that keeps a good hike from turning into a bad week.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Movies & TV5 min

Old detective shows where the killer always gets caught

Old School5 min

Gifts Grandma will actually use, at every budget

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideOutdoorsSam OrtizOct 11, 20266 min

Teach a kid the compass in the park, not the backcountry

A $15 compass, a hand-drawn map and a city park will teach your kids more navigation than any trailhead lecture. Eight games that work.

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Movies & TV4 min read

Hitchcock scared you with what he held back

Seventy years on, Rear Window still raises more dread than most new horror. The reason is craft, and you can watch it with teenagers on the couch.

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What was your first ever job?

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