Trades & Careers

Electrician, lineman, welder, plumber. How to get in, get certified and get paid what the work is worth.

The BRO Code. What to do, what not to do, and a few laughs on the way.

Psoriasis isn't just skin deep and the treatments finally caught up

The plaques are the visible part. The joint damage, the fatigue and the heart risk are what nobody warns you about at the walk-in clinic.

GuideSurvival & Self-DefenseDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The Go-Bag Items That Actually Earn Their Weight

Most bags fail at the same three points. Here's what to carry, what to cut, and what it costs to get it right the first time.

Ask BRO

Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

Ask it

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Weekend Projects That Actually Pay You Back

Five jobs you can finish between Friday night and Sunday dinner, with materials lists, real costs, what goes wrong, and the one to hand a pro.

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

PartnerCoconut.com

Fitness5 min read

What your A1c actually measures and when it lies

One number covers three months of blood sugar, you can't cram for it, and a handful of common conditions make it read wrong.

Poll

What was your first ever job?

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Twenty-five buys more than thirty-five does

The advice I actually needed at twenty-five, about strength, timing, work, and the decisions that get more expensive every year you postpone them.

GuideTools & OrganizingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Wood-Fired or Electric Sauna Heater for Your Home Build

The heater decides your whole sauna build. One needs a 50-amp circuit, the other needs a hole in your roof and a $1,000 chimney.

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

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GuideBe a ManCal BrennanSep 23, 20265 min

Making friends after thirty is mostly a scheduling problem

You didn't lose the ability to make friends. You lost the dorm hallway, the locker room and the twelve accidental hours a week that did the work for you.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideWoodworkingDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The workbench your grandkids will still be flattening

Mass, real joinery and a top you can plane flat again. Skip the screws and the polyurethane and this bench outlives everyone who uses it.

GuideTools & OrganizingNina CastellanSep 23, 20266 min

Build a Closet System Five People Can't Wreck

One rod and one shelf is why your closet keeps failing. A weekend, a stud finder and about $180 a closet fixes it for good.

Ask BRO

Pressure-test my business idea

Ask it

BRO TakeBRO for HerNina CastellanSep 23, 20265 min

Build him up out loud and ask for the same

Specific praise, said where people can hear it, and a direct ask when it doesn't come back. No hinting, no scorekeeping, no punchlines at his expense.