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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.

BRO TakeNewsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Your District Has a Gender Plan Form. Ask to See It.

Commentary. The courts are split and the states are split, but a records request you can file this week beats arguing on the internet.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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BRO TakeBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

Specific praise, said where people can hear it, and a direct ask when it doesn't come back. No hinting, no scorekeeping, no punchlines at his expense.

Dude.com — 16 AI advisers who listen, talk and are here with you

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Fitness5 min read

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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How many days a week are you actually training?

BRO TakeNewsJosh HalloranSep 23, 20265 min

Five Countries Reviewed Youth Gender Medicine and Got the Same Answer

Sweden, Finland, Norway, England and the U.S. each ran their own evidence review. None of them are red states, and none of them liked what they found.

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Femininity isn't weakness, and toughness isn't a costume

The culture offered women a trade, and the exchange rate was terrible. What feminine strength actually looks like when it's carrying weight.

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BRO TakeDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Give Him A Job That Breaks If He Forgets

Culture doesn't make a boy soft by arguing with him. It does it by removing every consequence he could've learned something from.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

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.

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Toughness is trainable, so start with the thermostat

Comfort didn't attack you. It just quietly removed the friction that used to do the work. Put some back, in doses you can hold for a year.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideFamilySam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

Keep ideology out of the classroom without becoming that parent

Most of your leverage is a calendar, a paper trail, and being the parent the front office doesn't dread hearing from.

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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.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideBe a ManMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

What Head of the House Looks Like at 6:40 on a Tuesday

Nobody's watching, nothing's on fire, and the dishwasher needs unloading. That's the night your leadership is actually decided.

BRO TakeLifeCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

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.

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

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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.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

Food6 min

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

BRO for Her6 min

Feminism kept some promises and quietly broke the big one

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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BRO TakeNewsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

Sport, Prisons and Medicine Can't Run on a Feeling

Commentary. Sports federations, corrections departments and the FDA all worked this out on the record. The documents are public. Go read them.

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Food6 min read

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.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

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