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.

The Tuesday visit beats the Christmas visit every time

Living close to grandparents changes both ends of the family, and the ordinary weeknights do more of the work than the holidays ever will.

BRO TakeNewsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What DEI Programs Actually Do Inside a Company, and What Works

Three decades of corporate data, a failed replication of McKinsey's headline claim, and a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling. Commentary.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Psoriasis isn't just skin deep and the treatments finally caught up

The plaques are the visible part. The joint damage, the fatigue and the heart risk are what nobody warns you about at the walk-in clinic.

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Food6 min read

Your beans won't soften because the bag is too old

Beans, nuts and whole grains keep a house fed cheaply, but only if you buy them fresh, store them cold and cook them like you mean it.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20266 min

Cancel Culture's Real Victims Never Had a Publicist

The famous people survived it. The utility worker, the data analyst and the bakery owner are the ones who got flattened.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What your A1c actually measures and when it lies

One number covers three months of blood sugar, you can't cram for it, and a handful of common conditions make it read wrong.

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GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your beans are a side dish because you cooked them like one

The places where people live longest eat beans nearly every day, and they never boil them in plain water. Fat, aromatics, a bare simmer, acid at the end.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

BRO TakeNewsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Customers Keep Walking Away and Companies Keep Acting Surprised

Bud Light, Target, Tractor Supply, Walmart. The pattern is public, the filings are public, and the lesson costs nothing to learn.

GuideLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

The Okinawan friend group that meets for fifty years

A moai started as a village money pool and became the most durable friendship structure anybody has built. The mechanics copy just fine.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Long-lived people don't work out, they just never stop moving

The shepherds and gardeners outliving the rest of us never did a single bench press. What they do instead fits inside a Tuesday with a job and two kids.