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Icing, Offside and the Penalty Box, Explained in Ten Minutes

Three whistles account for almost every stoppage in a hockey game. Learn them and the sport stops looking like chaos on ice.

GuideNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

Read the School Budget Before You Speak at the Meeting

Three numbers, twenty minutes, and one well-aimed question will do more than an angry speech ever has.

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GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

The Ten Essentials and Why Veterans Still Carry Them

The list is ninety years old, weighs about four pounds, and has pulled more people off a mountain alive than any piece of advice ever printed.

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

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Ten NFL Comebacks That Prove Nobody Is Ever Really Finished

From 35-3 in Buffalo to 28-3 in Houston, the greatest rallies in pro football all taught the same stubborn lesson.

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GuideNewsJosh Halloran23 Sept 20265 min

The Ballot Nobody Reads Is the One That Sets Your Taxes

Ninety thousand governments in America, and almost all of them meet on a weeknight in a room with eleven people in it. One of them should be you.

GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Canoe Basics That Keep You Dry and Pointed Straight

Four strokes, one loading rule, and a capsize plan. Everything else about paddling a canoe is decoration.

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

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GuideSportsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Run a Fantasy Football League Nobody Quits

Cash buy-ins are what wreck leagues. Pull the money out and you have to build the stakes back in on purpose. Here's how that actually works.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What the hammer price at a car auction doesn't include

The bid is the cheapest part. Fees, titles, tow bills and a two-minute inspection window are where people lose money.

GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

How to Light a Campfire the First Time and Put It Out Cold

The fire fails for one reason, and it isn't your matches. Build it right, keep it small, and kill it dead before you sleep.

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BRO TakeSportsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

The First Thursday of March Madness Beats Any Day in Sports

Sixteen games before dinner, a 16 seed with nothing to lose, and a senior playing the last basketball game of his life. Commentary.

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

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

What to Do and Photograph in the First Ten Minutes After a Crash

Adrenaline makes you stupid for about five minutes. Have a plan so your hands know what to do while your brain catches up.

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GuideOutdoorsWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your First Family Camping Trip Should Be One Night

Pick a site 45 minutes from home, bring more socks than you think, and decide in advance what makes you drive home.

GuideSportsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

How to Survive Your First Rivalry Saturday With the In-Laws

You married a woman whose father hasn't spoken a rival's name out loud since 1985. A field guide to the week that runs his calendar.

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GuideAutosRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

What to do before you add your teenager to the policy

The rate hike is real, but most of it is negotiable if you start during the permit year instead of the week after the road test.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Country Style5 min

Long Sleeves and a Wide Brim Beat a Tank Top in July

Sports6 min

What a Small Town Loses When the Friday Night Lights Go Out

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GuideAutosDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The minivan wins more often than you want it to

Before you spend sixty grand on a three-row SUV, go sit in the third row with a car seat already installed.

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Why the wool vest still beats a coat for chores

A good wool vest keeps your core hot and your arms loose, and it won't melt when a spark lands on it. Buy the right one and it outlasts three coats.

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