Old School: Wisdom From Grandma & Grandpa

Common sense, hard-won lessons and the way our grandparents did it, from the people who lived it. Still works.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Blood in the stool and the one color you can't wait out

Bright red on the paper is usually the last inch of plumbing. Black and tarry is a different phone call, and it's today's.

StoryNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

What the Record Shows About Women Under the Taliban and Iran

Two regimes, two very different systems of control, and a paper trail of decrees, UN findings and arrest warrants you can read yourself.

Movies & TV5 min

What The Waltons Still Gets Right About Fathers and Work

Fitness6 min

The calcium scan is the cheapest look inside your arteries

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Parents Deserve the Final Say on Their Kids' Gender Questions

Commentary. Your school needs a signed slip to give your kid a Tylenol. Some districts don't think they need one to change his name.

BRO TakeMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Andy Taylor and the Mayberry Kind of Man

Eight seasons, 249 episodes, and a sheriff who never had to raise his voice. Start with "Man in a Hurry" and watch your kids go quiet.

Fitness6 min

Blood thinners, carotid arteries and what to ask your doctor

Civics6 min

How to Actually Win a School Board or City Council Race

ReviewMovies & TVDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Walker Texas Ranger Still Knows What a Good Man Looks Like

The fights are telegraphed, the bad guys attack one at a time, and the show still gets more right about courage than most of what's on now.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The breathing test that catches lung disease years early

Ten minutes, a mouthpiece and three hard breaths will tell you more about your lungs than a decade of feeling fine.

News6 min

What Illegal Crossings Cost Border Towns, and Where the Numbers Live

Movies & TV5 min

Little House on the Prairie Still Holds Up Fifty Years On

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Lp(a) is the heart number your training can't fix

It's inherited, it ignores your diet and your deadlift, and one blood draw settles the question for the rest of your life.

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Cold Showers Do Most of What a Cold Plunge Does

A tub with a chiller costs thousands and needs maintenance. Your shower is already plumbed. The difference is smaller than the sales page says.

News5 min

Beat the Policy Without Borrowing Their Playbook

Fitness6 min

That lump in your groin isn't going to fix itself

GuideHealthCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The Sauna Is the Cheap Part. Call an Electrician First.

Barrel or indoor, electric or wood, what the freight quote hides, and the 240V circuit that decides your whole budget.

News5 min read

The Border Laws Are Already on the Books. Enforce Them.

In 2006 the Senate voted 80-19 for 700 miles of fence. The position that's now called extreme used to be the consensus.

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