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Wayne, Cooper and Stewart Still Teach Manhood Better Than Anyone

Three actors, three models of being a man, and the films to start with — including the content you'll want to know about first.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Show up on the ordinary Tuesdays, not just the big games

Your daughter isn't keeping a highlight reel. She's keeping a pattern, and the pattern is built on the nights nobody else remembers.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideSide HustlesNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Photography Side Work Pays by the Edit, Not the Shoot

Real estate listings, fall family sessions, event nights: the startup bill, the hours nobody counts, and the point where you should walk away.

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Movies & TV6 min read

Sports Movies Where the Game Is the Least Interesting Part

The scoreboard is a lie. These films are about what a man does when nobody's clapping, plus the content concerns before you press play.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

You get about 936 weekends, so spend a hundred of them well

The hundred-item dad bucket list is only a guilt trip if you never do the math on it first.

GuideSide HustlesRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

When a Side Hustle Should Become a Business and When It Shouldn't

Four signals that it's time to go legitimate, the numbers that decide it, and the honest case for leaving a good hustle exactly as it is.

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

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GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Band of Brothers Still Sets the Bar for War on Television

Twenty-plus years on, nothing has topped it. But eight other series come close, and here's exactly what's in each one before you press play.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Tell her she's beautiful, then tell her the harder thing

Your daughter is going to hear about her looks from everybody. What she needs from you is the part nobody else bothers to say.

GuideSide HustlesRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Putting Your Kids to Work in a Family Side Business

The real hours, the real margin, the payroll rules for hiring your own kids, and the point where it stops being worth it.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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BRO TakeMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

The Greatest Westerns Ever Made, From Shane to Lonesome Dove

A ranked canon with the content concerns named plainly, plus the case for why a 1953 movie about a homesteader still beats all comers.

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

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GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The 11pm kitchen shift is where your daughter talks

Your teenage daughter won't open up on your schedule, so build a week where she can open up on hers.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideSide HustlesSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

The Teen Side Hustles Worth Your Kid's Saturday

Babysitting, mowing and dog walking still work. What they actually pay, what they cost to start, and the tax and insurance parts nobody mentions.

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Father and Son Movies, and the Right Age to Watch Each One

Ten films that land, sorted by how old your boy needs to be, with the content concerns named up front so you're not fumbling for the remote.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Put Your Daughter On The Calendar Before Her Friends Do

A standing hour with your daughter isn't sentimental. It's the cheapest way to show her what a man's full attention actually looks like.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Side Hustles6 min

Tutoring After Work Pays Well If You Pick the Right Subject

Movies & TV5 min

The Old Action Movies That Still Work on a Modern Screen

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Build me a revision plan that I will actually stick to

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GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your daughter should never have to audition for your attention

Love she can't locate is love she doesn't have. Here are the habits that make it findable, from age four to the week she leaves.

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

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School & Learning6 min read

The first homeschool year, honestly

The curriculum is the easy part. It's the third week of October that decides whether you make it.

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What was your first ever job?

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