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Tatum Says 'No Beef' With Jaylen Brown After Summer Trade to Philadelphia

Jayson Tatum spent most of his Friday night postgame news conference addressing talk about his relationship with Jaylen Brown.

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeOct 18, 20265 min

Hand-drawn classics, with the scary parts flagged

Before computers did the work, people drew every frame. These films still hold up, and here's what to know before the kids sit down.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideGadgetsDean ShawOct 25, 20266 min

Own a drive, rent a cloud, and trust neither alone

A hard drive in your desk and a subscription in the cloud fail in opposite ways. That's why the answer is both, and why it takes an hour.

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

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Science & Space5 min read

What a metal detector actually hears when it beeps

It doesn't find metal. It finds anything that answers a magnetic field, which is why a pull tab can fool you and wet beach sand can too.

Poll

How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideHealthCal BrennanOct 18, 20265 min

Sleep debt doesn't clear on a Saturday

Most adults need seven hours or more. Here's how to find your real number, spot the debt, and pay it back without wrecking your week.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawOct 25, 20265 min

Your call sounds like a cave because your mic is too far away

A cheap mic four inches from your mouth beats an expensive one across the desk. Fix the room, fix the distance, then spend money.

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GuideTravelDean ShawOct 18, 20266 min

Your hometown isn't a museum, so stop running it like one

Three stops a day, one big family meal and a place to retreat to. How to show your kids where you grew up without losing the week to errands.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideMovies & TVMarcus ValeOct 18, 20265 min

Old detective shows where the killer always gets caught

Six golden-age mysteries that run on brains instead of body counts, with the content concerns spelled out before you press play.

GuideGadgetsDean ShawOct 25, 20265 min

That garage power strip isn't protecting anything

A power strip and a surge protector look alike and do different jobs. In the garage, the right answer is often neither.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideScience & SpaceDean ShawOct 18, 20266 min

Why an empty room echoes and a furnished one doesn't

Move the couch in and the echo disappears. The physics behind that explains gyms, bathrooms, restaurants and how to fix a room that rings.

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GuideHealthCal BrennanOct 18, 20265 min

Your Screen Isn't Wrecking Your Eyes, But It Is Tiring Them

Digital eye strain is real. Permanent damage from screens isn't. Sort the fact from the myth, fix your setup, and know when to see a doctor.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideGadgetsDean ShawOct 25, 20265 min

A USB hub is a power budget, so read the wattage first

Most hubs sell you ports. What you need is watts. Here's how to tell a hub that feeds your gear from one that just lets it starve politely.

GuideMedia LiteracyMarcus ValeOct 18, 20265 min

Read the sentence after the quote

A clipped quote can be accurate and still mislead. Here's how to find the original, read around it, and decide what the speaker actually meant.

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GuideTravelDean ShawOct 17, 20266 min

The ski trip costs that aren't on the lift ticket

The ticket is the number everybody quotes and the one you can't do much about. The rest of the bill is where a ski trip gets won or lost.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Movies & TV4 min

Hitchcock scared you with what he held back

Science & Space6 min

Your GPS Is Really a Stopwatch, and Stopwatches Get Fooled

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideHealthCal BrennanOct 17, 20266 min

Heartburn Is the Symptom. Reflux Is the Problem.

The two words get swapped all the time, and the difference tells you what to fix, what to buy at the drugstore and when to see a doctor.

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

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Media Literacy5 min read

Before you trust the study, find out who paid for it

The funding line sits in small type near the bottom of the paper. It takes two minutes to find, and it changes how you read everything above it.

Poll

Where does your best time with your kids happen?

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