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The Pause Is Doing More Work Than Your Punchline

Most people don't tell jokes badly because the joke is bad. They tell them badly because they never stop talking long enough for the joke to land.

GuideMusicDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Start a Vinyl Collection Without Torching Your Budget

The turntable matters more than the records, the thrift bins are better than you think, and the suitcase player is quietly eating your albums.

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GuideMovies & TVMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

The American Biopics Actually Worth Your Saturday Night

Thirteen real lives on film, with runtimes, ratings, the content concerns named plainly, and which ones the kids can actually sit through.

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Every Dad Says These Lines and None of Us Can Quit

A field guide to the phrases that come out of your mouth uninvited, what they actually mean, and how to land them without becoming a sitcom.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideMusicWes Dunbar23 Sept 20265 min

Roots Music Isn't a Costume

Del McCoury sang with Bill Monroe in 1963. Billy Strings learned Doc Watson songs from his dad. The line is unbroken, and you can join it.

GuideMovies & TVMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Old Movies Grandparents and Grandkids Can Actually Finish

A working plan for the couch: which classics hold a seven-year-old, which ones need a warning first, and the fifteen-minute trick that beats black-and-white resistance.

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StoryHumorMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

How the Cleanest Comedians in America Got the Biggest Laughs

Jack Benny, Bob Newhart and Brian Regan built careers on jokes you can repeat in front of your kids. The craft is learnable. Steal it.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

StoryMusicWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Johnny Cash Never Served Time in Prison

The straight version: the pills that nearly killed him, the gospel records nobody bought, and the four months between June's funeral and his own.

GuideMovies & TVSam Ortiz23 Sept 20266 min

Father and Son Movies That Actually Hit Hard

Twelve films about fathers and sons worth a Saturday night, with the content concerns named up front and the right age for each.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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StoryHumorWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Hunting Camp Stories Clean Enough to Tell at Dinner

The best ones cost you a deer, a thermos, or your dignity. Five from my camp, plus the rules for telling them so people actually laugh.

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GuideMusicSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

How to Take Your Family to a Concert and Actually Enjoy It

Ear muffs, curfew math, and the kind of shows that work with a seven-year-old in tow. Plus the mistake most dads make at the merch table.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideMovies & TVDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Build a Home Theater Your Family Will Actually Use

Spend the first four hundred dollars on sound, not screen size, and three other decisions that separate a real movie room from a pile of boxes.

GuideGolfDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Public Courses Worth Flying Across the Country For

Bethpage Black posts a warning sign at the first tee for a reason. Pick the golf trip that fits the game you actually have.

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GuideMusicDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Build a Home Stereo That Actually Sings for Under $1,000

Spend it in the right order, put the speakers in the right place, and a thousand dollars buys you a system you'll keep for twenty years.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Movies & TV6 min

Old TV Shows That Still Work on Modern Kids

Golf6 min

The Golf Rules That Actually Come Up on a Saturday Morning

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideMusicSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

Clean Music a Teenager Will Actually Turn Up

The playlist loses the second you call it clean. Here's what to play instead, artist by artist, and how to get it past a fifteen-year-old.

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Movies & TV6 min read

Survival Films Worth Pausing to Talk About With Your Kids

What one man can do, another can do — and a handful of adventure movies that actually teach it, with the content concerns named up front.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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