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Gaming limits that survive contact with a real household

Count sessions, not minutes, and most of the fighting over screen time stops before it starts.

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

The haircut that still looks right on day eighteen

Most men pick a haircut based on how it looks leaving the barber. Judge it by how it behaves three weeks later, before you've touched it.

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GuideFoodWes DunbarSep 22, 20266 min

Your first smoke should not be a brisket

Buy the cheap cut, learn the fire, and stop opening the lid. Everything else about smoking meat is detail.

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

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City Bro6 min read

How to rent your first city apartment without getting stung

Set your number before you look, know what move-in really costs, and learn the lease clauses that quietly decide your next two years.

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When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 22, 20266 min

The haircut you keep is the one your hair already wants

Stop bringing photos of other men's hair to the barber. Work out what yours does on its own, then cut with it.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 22, 20266 min

What ten years at a desk did to your posture, and how to undo it

Posture isn't a shape you hold. It's capacity you build. Eight minutes twice a day and two strength sessions a week will do more than any brace.

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

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GuideCity BroMarcus ValeSep 22, 20266 min

The lease is the deal, not the rent

In an expensive city, the headline rent is the least interesting number in the transaction. Here's what actually decides whether you get stung.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStyleTobias ReedSep 20, 20262 min

Fit beats brand, price and everything else combined

A £40 shirt that fits reads better than a £300 one that doesn't. Five points decide it, and four of them are cheap to fix.

GuideHunting & ShootingWes DunbarSep 20, 20263 min

The four rules, and why experienced shooters break them first

Every firearms accident is a violation of at least two of these. It's almost never the beginner.

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuideDadsSam OrtizSep 20, 20263 min

Twenty minutes a day, with the phone in another room

You probably can't buy more hours. You can change what happens inside the ones you have.

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

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GuideYoung MenTobias ReedSep 20, 20262 min

How to dress like you've got your life together (before you do)

Twelve pieces. None expensive. It changes how people speak to you, and that isn't a small thing at twenty-two.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideHomeWes DunbarSep 20, 20263 min

The first aid kit in your house is probably useless

Shop-bought kits are built to a price and to a picture. Strip half of it out and add the things that actually get used.

GuideBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 20, 20262 min

The thirty pieces that cover almost everything

A working capsule for a real life — office, weekend, dinner, a funeral, a wedding — and nothing bought to sit unworn.

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

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GuideYoung MenAde FisherSep 20, 20262 min

The first year out: twelve things nobody tells you

Moving out, first job, own money. The things that go wrong are boringly predictable — which means you can get ahead of them.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Fitness2 min

Three lifts, twice a week, for the next ten years

Hunting & Shooting3 min

Your first whitetail season, start to finish

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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BRO TakeLifeMarcus ValeSep 18, 20263 min

Male friendship doesn't survive on autopilot after thirty

School and work put you in a room with people. Once that stops, nobody is arranging it — and most men never start.

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Men's Grooming3 min read

The ten-minute routine that does ninety per cent of the work

No twelve-step regime. Four products, ten minutes, and the difference is visible inside two weeks.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

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