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Your Hairline Moved At Twenty-Five. Your Haircut Should Too

Temples first, crown later, and the cut that works at each stage - plus the one styling habit that makes thin hair look thinner.

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Five pairs of shoes that cover everything you actually do

Most guys own eleven pairs and wear three. Here's the five-pair setup that handles work, weather, weddings and the gym without a closet full of regret.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Read the prescription label before you leave the parking lot

The sig line, the fill date and the warning stickers tell you most of what the doctor didn't have time to say. Ninety seconds, in the car.

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Men's Grooming6 min read

Wash Less, Shape It Wet, Then Stop Touching It

Curly and coily hair dries exactly the way you left it, which is why most men's curl problems start in the four seconds after the shower.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy your first good watch for under three hundred dollars

Measure your wrist, learn the one spec nobody prints on the box, and put the money into the parts your skin actually touches.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Chronic pain and what works when the pills stop working

Pain that's lasted months doesn't respond to the same playbook as a sprained ankle. The stuff that actually moves the needle is smaller and more boring than you'd think.

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your Nose And Your Cheeks Don't Want The Same Thing

If your forehead shines by noon while your cheeks flake, you don't need two routines. You need one routine applied two different ways.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

What a tailor can fix, and what no tailor can

Hems and waist seams are cheap and change everything. Shoulders, rise and armholes are where your money goes to die.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How much walking actually counts when you've got kids

The 10,000-step number came from a pedometer ad. Here's what a real walking habit looks like for someone with a job, a family and 40 spare minutes.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Fine Hair Looks Fuller With A Blunter Cut And Less Product

Most thin-hair advice sells you a shampoo. The actual fix is three inches of length, a blunt line and ninety seconds with a dryer.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Undershirts, underwear and socks do most of the work

The layer nobody sees is the one that decides whether you're comfortable at 4 p.m. Fix it for less than the price of one good shirt.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Your first three weeks back after surgery should feel too easy

Come back from illness or an operation without blowing it up in week three, when you finally feel good and do something stupid.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Buy The Motor, Not The Attachment Count

A 22-piece kit and a bare clipper both cut hair. Only one of them is still cutting hair in year four.

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Build a whole wardrobe for two thousand dollars in twelve months

Take the tailoring money off the top, buy coats in February, and stop shopping for clothes you already own.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Fitness6 min

Five health checks worth doing before you turn 30

Men's Grooming5 min

Beard oil, balm and wash, and which one you can skip

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideStyleDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The rise is why your pants keep sliding under your belly

Fix the waistband first, then the shirt hem, and a midsection stops running the whole outfit.

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$Shin splints or a stress fracture, and how to tell them apart$

Fitness5 min read

Shin splints or a stress fracture, and how to tell them apart

One hurts along a stretch of bone and warms up as you run. The other hurts on a spot the size of a dime and gets worse. Learn the difference before you lose a season.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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