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Loma Linda doesn't train hard and outlives everybody anyway

A town 60 miles east of LA has some of the longest-living people in America, and not one of their habits looks like a training program.

GuideWoodworkingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Three builds with your kids and who does what on each

A cutting board, a birdhouse and a bookshelf, and the exact jobs you can hand a kid on each one without wrecking the project.

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

What A Hot Towel Shave Actually Buys You

Two days of growth, forty minutes in the chair, and one skill you can steal from the barber and use every morning for free.

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The longest-lived places got oversold and still got something right

Half the Blue Zones story doesn't survive a records audit. The half that does is free, boring, and fits around a job and three kids.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideWoodworkingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Charge for your shop time or you're paying to work

A pricing formula that survives contact with real customers, plus how to take a custom order without getting stuck building somebody's idea for free.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Clay, Pomade, Wax Or Cream, And How To Actually Pick

The hold rating on the tin is a marketing number. The ingredient list and the thickness of your hair tell you what you actually need.

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GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Why the twenty-minute nap beats the hour you'd rather take

Sleep researchers keep landing on the same short window, and the reason has everything to do with how groggy you feel when you stand up.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Set Up Your Truck Bed, Cab and Roadside Kit in a Weekend

A crossbed box, an under-seat tray and one packed duffel will end the rolling junk drawer. What to buy, what to skip, and what it costs.

GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Strips, trays or the dentist, and what whitening does to enamel

Peroxide isn't the thing eating your teeth. The abrasive powder and the lemon juice trick are. A straight comparison of what works and what it costs you.

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BRO TakeFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

What survives when you check the Blue Zones birth records

A demographer went looking for the paperwork behind the world's oldest people and found burned archives, pension fraud and bad math. Some of it still holds.

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

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20267 min

How to Lay Out a Real Shop in a One-Car Garage

Twelve by twenty-two feet is enough room to build furniture, if you chalk the floor before you buy a single tool.</title> <dek>Twelve by twenty-two feet is enough to build furniture in, if you chalk the floor before you buy a single tool.

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GuideMen's GroomingDean ShawSep 23, 20265 min

Your Hairline Moved At Twenty-Five. Your Haircut Should Too

Temples first, crown later, and the cut that works at each stage - plus the one styling habit that makes thin hair look thinner.

GuideFitnessCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

How to get through the first two weeks after surgery at home

The discharge folder tells you the restrictions. It doesn't tell you what actually goes wrong on day ten, or how to handle a toddler who wants to climb.

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

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GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Where Every Tool Goes and Why You'll Actually Put It Back

Pegboard for the light stuff, French cleats for the heavy stuff, a cart for the work that moves. A weekend plan, a shopping list and the mistakes to skip.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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