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What the First Amendment Actually Protects, and What It Doesn't

Forty-five words, a handful of narrow exceptions, and a lot of myths. Know the difference before you step up to the microphone.

GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

How to spot spin in a story you already agree with

Loaded words, buried qualifiers and headlines the article never supports — a ninety-second method for reading anything with your eyes open.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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Guide100 ThingsNina CastellanSep 23, 20267 min

100 Things Every Teen Girl Should Know Before Eighteen

Change a tire, roast a chicken, mean what you say, and know a good man when you see one. Start anywhere on the list.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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What each of the seven articles of the Constitution actually does

The whole document runs about 4,500 words and takes half an hour to read out loud. Here's the plain-English tour, article by article.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideMedia LiteracyDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to Check a Photo in 60 Seconds With Reverse Image Search

Most viral photo hoaxes aren't fake pictures. They're real pictures with the wrong caption, and you can catch them before you hit share.

Guide100 ThingsRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20267 min

100 Things Every Graduate Should Know About Money

The paycheck is smaller than you think, the car is more expensive than you think, and nobody at school explained either one.

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

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes DunbarSep 23, 20268 min

Your Hurricane Season Plan From June 1 to November 30

The work that saves your house gets done in May, not in the checkout line at Home Depot with a storm 40 hours out.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20265 min

The four questions an editor asks before a story runs

Who's talking, what actually happened, how they know it, and what got left out. Run any story through those four and most of the spin falls off.

Guide100 ThingsDean ShawSep 23, 20267 min

100 Things Every Driver Should Know and Keep in the Truck

Your spare is probably flat. Work down this list once and you'll never be the guy standing on the shoulder waiting three hours for a wrecker.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsNina CastellanSep 23, 20267 min

Set up the school year before the first bell rings

Forms, supplies, safety calls and a morning routine that holds up in October, done in one week instead of one panicked Sunday night.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to Spot a Number That's Lying to You

Averages, percentages and missing denominators are how honest-looking data gets used to sell you a conclusion. Five questions catch almost all of it.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

Guide100 ThingsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

100 Things Every Grandparent Can Pass Down

Start with the shoebox of unlabeled photographs. Then work your way through the rest, because nobody else in the family can do this part.

GuideGuides & ChecklistsWes DunbarSep 23, 20267 min

Turning bare ground into a vegetable garden that actually feeds you

One 4x8 bed, built right, will out-produce the quarter-acre plot you abandon in July. Here's the whole build, start to harvest.

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

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GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to read a poll before you share it

Sample size, margin of error and who actually got asked - the four minutes of checking that separates a real finding from a headline.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

100 Things6 min

100 Things Every Woman Should Know How to Do

Guides & Checklists7 min

What to Ask at Your Annual Physical and Which Tests to Book

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideMedia LiteracyDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

How to spot an AI image before you hit share

The hands-and-teeth tricks are dying. What still works is boring, fast, and takes about sixty seconds.

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

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100 Things Every Mom Wishes Someone Had Told Her

The hospital sends you home with a car seat and a pamphlet about tummy time. Nobody hands you the rest of the list.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

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