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Christmas Prime Rib and a Timeline That Won't Wreck Your Day

A 7-pound standing rib roast, salted two days ahead and cooked low, with a clock that lets you sit down with everybody else.

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20266 min

The 11pm kitchen shift is where your daughter talks

Your teenage daughter won't open up on your schedule, so build a week where she can open up on hers.

Men's Grooming5 min

Ten colognes that earn their shelf space

Recipes5 min

Slow Cooker Pulled Chicken That Feeds You All Week

GuideDadsCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Put Your Daughter On The Calendar Before Her Friends Do

A standing hour with your daughter isn't sentimental. It's the cheapest way to show her what a man's full attention actually looks like.

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Heat does half the work of your cologne

Two bottles, a spray count, and a rule about where you put them beats a shelf of samples you'll never finish.

Recipes6 min

Seven-Layer Bean Dip That Won't Go Soupy by Halftime

Dads6 min

Your daughter should never have to audition for your attention

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Two sprays, and where each one goes

The bottle isn't the problem. The dose is. A 90-second cologne routine that reads as expensive instead of overwhelming.

GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

A Fourth of July Cookout You Can Actually Pull Off Alone

Baby back ribs, real burgers, honey-butter corn and a flag cake, with a clock schedule so everything hits the table at 6 p.m.

Dads6 min

She'll measure every man against your average Tuesday

Movies & TV6 min

Wayne, Cooper and Stewart Still Teach Manhood Better Than Anyone

GuideRecipesWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Slow Cooker Pot Roast With Carrots That Don't Turn to Mush

A 3½-pound chuck roast, eight hours on low, and the one temperature that separates fall-apart beef from a tough gray brick.

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Why the same fragrance costs twice as much in a smaller bottle

EDT, EDP and parfum explained by concentration, cost per milliliter, and the one word on the label nobody regulates.

Movies & TV6 min

Sports Movies Where the Game Is the Least Interesting Part

Recipes5 min

Oven Wings That Actually Get Crispy, and Three Sauces

GuideMen's GroomingTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Old Spice, Clubman And The Splash That Costs Seven Dollars

The classic barbershop aftershaves outlasted every trend for a simple reason, and they ask exactly one thing of your skin in return.

Movies & TV5 min read

Band of Brothers Still Sets the Bar for War on Television

Twenty-plus years on, nothing has topped it. But eight other series come close, and here's exactly what's in each one before you press play.

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