Home & Garage

Fix it, build it, maintain it. The house is the biggest thing you own — act like it.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Your Phone Came Set Up for Someone Else's Eyes and Ears

Bigger text, louder calls and fewer fake alarms are already built into your phone. It takes about twenty minutes and a pen.

GuideSchool & LearningCal BrennanSep 26, 20266 min

The School Board Is the Last Stop, Not the First

How to actually read what your kid is being taught, climb the right ladder, and walk into a board meeting with something they can't brush off.

Ask BRO

What should I wear to this?

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GuideSportsDean ShawSep 29, 20266 min

The shot that gets you from 3.0 to 3.5 is the soft one

Power wins you games against beginners. It stalls you there. The skills that actually move a pickleball rating are quieter than you'd think.

Coconut.com — Tell us when. We find where the sun is.

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BRO Seniors6 min read

Keeping Faraway Family Close Takes One App and a Standing Time

Forget learning five apps. Pick the one your family already uses, set a call that repeats, and let the photos come to you.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

BRO TakeSchool & LearningJosh HalloranSep 26, 20266 min

The parent with a binder beats the parent with a microphone

Outrage gets you three minutes at a board meeting. A paper trail gets results. How parents actually keep activism out of the classroom.

BRO TakeFamilyCal BrennanSep 26, 20266 min

The family isn't a patriarchy. It's the best deal kids ever get.

The people who want to dismantle mothers and fathers never have to live in the rubble. Kids do. The case for the family, made plainly.

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GuideBRO SeniorsNina CastellanSep 27, 20266 min

Lonely After Retirement or Loss? Become a Regular Somewhere

Friendship at this stage doesn't take charm. It takes showing up at the same place, same time, until somebody saves you a seat.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 26, 20266 min

Feminism called marriage a trap, and families paid the bill

Fifty years after the movement told women home was a cage, the birth rate is at a record low and a generation is quietly asking what they were sold.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 26, 20266 min

Your calendar knows who you are better than you do

Self-awareness isn't a feeling you journal about. It's a gap between what you say and what you do, and you can measure it this weekend.

Ask BRO

Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideBRO SeniorsRay OkonkwoSep 27, 20267 min

Read Your Social Security Statement Backward

Everyone looks at the monthly number first. The page that decides that number is the one most people skip.

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GuideBe a ManCal BrennanSep 26, 20266 min

The thing you snapped about was never the real trigger

Most blowups get loaded hours before they go off. Learn to spot the setup and your temper stops running your house.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideCarsDean ShawSep 26, 20266 min

A supercar is bought. A coachbuilt car is argued into existence

The one-off cars from Rolls-Royce and Ferrari cost millions. The rules for commissioning one scale all the way down to your local shop.

GuideBRO SeniorsRay OkonkwoSep 27, 20266 min

Medicare's Four Parts, and the One Choice That's Hard to Undo

Parts A, B, C and D explained at the kitchen table, plus the free counselors who'll help you pick a plan each fall without selling you a thing.

Shirts.com — Design it with AI. Wear it this week.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 26, 20266 min

Commission one thing from a maker before you buy another logo

Heirloom rings, a dressmaker who knows your shoulders, a bag cut from one hide. Real luxury is a person's name, and how to buy it without getting burned.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Gear6 min

Bespoke only pays when it has to fit your body

Trades6 min

The dream trades all have a paying cousin, so start there

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideMoneyNina CastellanSep 26, 20266 min

The jobs that pay you to travel, and what they cost to get into

Yacht crew, flight nurse, tour guide. Each one has an entry fee, a waiting period and a catch. Run the numbers before you buy the plane ticket.

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

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Couples in Business6 min read

Hand off the phone calls years before you hand off the shares

Ownership is the last thing to move in a family business. Authority, customers and your own Monday mornings have to go first.

Poll

Where does your phone charge overnight?

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