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Forgive him without pretending it didn't happen

Dropping the debt doesn't mean handing back the keys. How to let a man off the hook and still keep your eyes open.

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

How to stop disappearing in your own clothes after forty

Low contrast and a soft shoulder line are what read as invisible, and neither one has anything to do with your body.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Why the twenty-minute nap beats the hour you'd rather take

Sleep researchers keep landing on the same short window, and the reason has everything to do with how groggy you feel when you stand up.

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Be a Man6 min read

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.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

BRO TakeFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 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.

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GuideCity StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

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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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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 Shaw23 Sept 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.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 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.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

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GuideStyleDean Shaw23 Sept 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.

GuideCountry StyleTobias Reed23 Sept 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.

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

City Style5 min

Dress Once for the Camera and the Conference Room

Country Style6 min

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

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideBRO for HerNina Castellan23 Sept 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.

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Style6 min read

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

A 38-degree morning and a 70-degree afternoon are one outfit, not two. Start with what you'll be standing in at lunch and add backward from there.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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