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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.

You should be able to read the group chat out loud at dinner

If the guy in the work parking lot isn't the guy at your kitchen table, you've got two of you, and one of them is lying.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Buy for your widest measurement and pay the tailor the difference

Pear, apple or hourglass, the fix is the same three numbers, one honest mirror, and a tailor who knows your name.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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BRO TakeFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What survives when you check the Blue Zones birth records

A demographer went looking for the paperwork behind the world's oldest people and found burned archives, pension fraud and bad math. Some of it still holds.

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

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City Style5 min read

When to Carry a Briefcase and When to Carry a Backpack

The right answer depends on how far you walk and what's in the bag, not on how good it looks on the desk.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Foundation that matches starts at your jaw, not your hand

Three stripes, fifteen minutes and a window will tell you more than any shade-matching app ever will.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Comfort after sixty that still looks like you chose it

Your body changed, your clothes didn't, and the fix is mostly measurements, fasteners and two better fabrics.

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

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

The surplus wool worth buying and the wool to leave behind

Military wool outlasts most of what hangs on the rack at the farm store, if you know which pieces to grab and what to check before you pay.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Your curls don't need more product, they need more water

The frizz isn't a product problem. It's a water problem, a timing problem, and a brushing-it-dry problem, and all three are fixable this week.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What to wear from the office party to Christmas dinner

One jacket, two shirts, and the fixes nobody mentions: the gravy, the icy parking lot, and the tailor's December cutoff.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

How to Size Workwear So You Can Move in It

Four moves in the fitting room tell you more than the tag does, and one of them will cost you a shirt.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Petite or tall, buy the shoulder and hem everything else

Four measurements, one good tailor, and the alterations worth paying for. What petite and tall sizing actually changes, and what it can't fix.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideCity StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Dress Once for the Camera and the Conference Room

A 2 p.m. video call and a 4 p.m. client meeting want different things from your shirt. One outfit can do both if you choose right.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

How to buy a cowboy hat, crease it right and wear it right

Measure your head, pick a crease you can live with for ten years, and learn the handful of rules that separate a hat from a costume.

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Shoes that still work at hour nine

Heel height isn't what wrecks your feet. Pitch, toe box and a glued-in insole are, and you can check all three before you pay.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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Build your fall outfits around the layer you take off at noon

City Style5 min

Theater Nights and Gallery Openings Need Different Clothes

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Buy the jeans, borrow the coat, and skip the rest

Pregnancy is a waistband problem and a hem problem. Fix those two and your own closet handles most of the other eight months.

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Style5 min read

Stop Dressing Like the Year You Peaked

Boot-cut jeans are a date stamp. At fifty-five, authority comes from fit, restraint and about four garments you probably don't own yet.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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