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The Stories Behind the Hymns You Sing Without Thinking

A telegram reading "Saved alone," a slave ship captain, and a father who lost everything in two days. The hymnal is full of people having the worst week of their lives.

GuideMovies & TVWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Survival Films Worth Pausing to Talk About With Your Kids

What one man can do, another can do — and a handful of adventure movies that actually teach it, with the content concerns named up front.

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GuideGolfDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Public Courses Worth Flying Across the Country For

Bethpage Black posts a warning sign at the first tee for a reason. Pick the golf trip that fits the game you actually have.

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Country Songs Worth Memorizing Before Someone Hands You a Guitar

Five songs you know cold beat fifty you half-remember. Here's what to learn, what key to sing it in, and the verse everybody forgets.

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StoryMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Eight Classics and the Production Disasters Behind Them

The shark didn't work, the Tin Man nearly died, and the snow was fire extinguisher foam. What went wrong on set often made the movie.

GuideGolfDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Golf Rules That Actually Come Up on a Saturday Morning

Three minutes to find it, knee height to drop it, and the free relief you keep leaving on the table. The ten situations that decide your score.

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GuideMusicDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

The First Ninety Days of Learning Guitar as a Grown Man

Fifteen minutes a day, four chords, and one song you can play for your kids by Easter. What actually works, and what wastes your first month.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideMovies & TVSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

How Much TV Is Too Much for Your Family

A workable household screen limit, the test that tells you when you've crossed it, and the two ugly weeks that come after you set one.

GuideGolfCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

Golf After Sixty Without Wrecking Your Back

You didn't lose 30 yards to age alone. Most of it is turn, tee box and a driver that's two degrees too strong.

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GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Boat Launch Etiquette That Keeps the Ramp Moving

Everything you should have done before your trailer tires touch the water, plus the retrieval mistakes that make a Saturday morning line back up to the road.

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GuideMovies & TVSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

Family Movie Night Picks Your Teenagers Won't Mock

Fifteen films that hold a sixteen-year-old and a forty-five-year-old at the same time, with the content concerns named up front.

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GuideGolfRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20266 min

Play Twice the Golf on Half the Money

Twilight rates, prior-generation clubs and the nine-hole habit will get you on the course more often than any new driver ever will.

GuideFishingWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Filleting Fish at the Dock Without Making a Mess of It

A sharp knife, four cuts, and the cold-chain habits that decide whether dinner tastes like the lake or like an old sponge.

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GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Movie Speeches That Still Work, and Why

Seven scenes worth rewatching with your family, and the mechanics underneath them that you can steal for a toast, a locker room, or a hard conversation.

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The Golf Ball You Should Be Playing If You Shoot 95

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Fried, Grilled and Blackened Without Ruining the Fish

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GuideMovies & TVRay OkonkwoSep 23, 20265 min

What Your Streaming Bill Is Actually Buying You

Six subscriptions at fifteen bucks a month is over a thousand dollars a year. Here's how to cut that in half without losing a single show you care about.