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The dashboard lights that mean stop the car now

Red, amber and green aren't decoration. Learn which lights give you a week and which give you thirty seconds.

GuideHunting & ShootingDean ShawOct 2, 20266 min

A sharp knife at the truck means nothing by the hindquarters

Most of your edge dies on hair, grit and bone, not meat. Change how you cut, carry the right stone, and touch up at three set points.

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

The Boyfriend Who Texts Every Ten Minutes Isn't Being Sweet

Controlling boys rarely look dangerous at first. They look devoted. How to give your daughter the eyes to see it before she's in it.

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

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BRO for Her6 min read

The tire pressure light is a late warning

By the time that little horseshoe lights up, a tire's already 25 percent low. A gauge, a quarter and two minutes a month get you ahead of it.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Caping a buck for a mount means cutting less than you think

Most ruined capes aren't ruined at the shop. They're ruined in the first hour, by a knife that went one cut too far.

GuideMomsNina CastellanOct 2, 20266 min

She Needs a Picture of a Good Man, Not Just a List of Bad Ones

Warning signs keep her from the worst guy. Only a clear picture of the real thing keeps her from settling for the not-so-bad one.

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

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20266 min

Red on dead, and the black clamp nobody gets right

Four clamps, one order, and the last connection that keeps a jump-start from becoming a spark next to a battery. Learn it once.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20266 min

Pluck the birds you'll roast, breast the ones you won't

Breasting is faster, and plucking tastes better. A simple rule for which ducks, geese and upland birds get which, and the laws that come first.

GuideOutdoorsDean ShawOct 1, 20267 min

The Best Treehouse Isn't in a Tree

Build it on posts, keep it under five feet, and hand your kid the drill. They'll remember the building longer than the fort.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20267 min

Check your own oil, then change it once yourself

Five minutes with a dipstick catches problems a mileage sticker never will. One oil change in your driveway ends the upsell for good.

GermProof.com — An invisible germ barrier on your skin for hours

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Rabbits skin like wet paper and squirrels fight like duct tape

Two small animals, two opposite problems. One simple method for each, and how to keep hair off the meat.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideFamilyCal BrennanOct 1, 20266 min

The first Saturday you let the kids roam past the mailbox

The real danger is the minivan backing out, not the stranger. Build a ladder of freedoms that both parents can sign off on.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanOct 3, 20266 min

Change your first flat in the driveway, not on the shoulder

The jack is easy. The lug nuts are the hard part, and they give way to leverage, not muscle. A step-by-step you can practice this Saturday.

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

Your garage thermometer decides who butchers your deer

Skill and money matter less than you think. If you can't keep the meat cold, the butcher wins. If you can, the job is yours.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Outdoors7 min

Your Kid Doesn't Care About the View

BRO for Her6 min

A good marriage looks boring on a Tuesday, and that's the point

Ask BRO

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

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GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarOct 2, 20267 min

In warm weather, skip the hang and get the deer on ice

Your granddad hung deer in the barn for a week. He also hunted in November. In September, the clock runs faster and the rules change.

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Boys & Girls7 min read

Kick the Can Still Works, If You Let Kids Run It

The old backyard games cost nothing and teach more than most leagues. The trick is teaching the rules once and then getting out of the way.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

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