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What to Do and Photograph in the First Ten Minutes After a Crash

Adrenaline makes you stupid for about five minutes. Have a plan so your hands know what to do while your brain catches up.

BRO TakeSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

The First Thursday of March Madness Beats Any Day in Sports

Sixteen games before dinner, a 16 seed with nothing to lose, and a senior playing the last basketball game of his life. Commentary.

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GuideOutdoorsWes DunbarSep 23, 20266 min

Your First Family Camping Trip Should Be One Night

Pick a site 45 minutes from home, bring more socks than you think, and decide in advance what makes you drive home.

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Cars5 min read

What to do before you add your teenager to the policy

The rate hike is real, but most of it is negotiable if you start during the permit year instead of the week after the road test.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

How to Survive Your First Rivalry Saturday With the In-Laws

You married a woman whose father hasn't spoken a rival's name out loud since 1985. A field guide to the week that runs his calendar.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Long Sleeves and a Wide Brim Beat a Tank Top in July

The guy with the farmer's tan is working harder than he needs to. What to wear when it's 97 and you've still got four hours of fence to fix.

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

The minivan wins more often than you want it to

Before you spend sixty grand on a three-row SUV, go sit in the third row with a car seat already installed.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

BRO TakeSportsSam OrtizSep 23, 20266 min

What a Small Town Loses When the Friday Night Lights Go Out

Four hours a week, a whole town shows up in the same place for the same reason. There's almost nothing else left like it.

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20265 min

Why the wool vest still beats a coat for chores

A good wool vest keeps your core hot and your arms loose, and it won't melt when a spark lands on it. Buy the right one and it outlasts three coats.

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GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Change Your Own Brake Pads Before Lunch on Saturday

Front pads on a normal car take about ninety minutes, two jack stands and one tool most guys don't own yet. What goes wrong, and how to avoid it.

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GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Baseball Isn't Boring, You're Watching It Wrong

The pitch clock fixed the pace. Here's how to actually watch a game so the nine innings fly by, plus five real games worth your evening.

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How often do you see your closest friends?

GuideCountry StyleTobias ReedSep 23, 20266 min

The sale barn is harder on clothes than the hayfield

Rubber over leather, a chest pocket for your bidder number, and a contractor bag in the truck for the ride home.

GuideCarsDean ShawSep 23, 20266 min

Rotate your tires at home and read what the tread tells you

An hour in the driveway twice a year buys you thousands of extra miles and an early warning on your alignment, your shocks and your right foot.

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GuideSportsMarcus ValeSep 23, 20266 min

Watch the Safeties First and Football Opens Right Up

Ten seconds before every snap, both coordinators show you their hand. Learn where to look and a Sunday broadcast stops being noise.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Country Style6 min

How to buy boot socks that don't give you blisters

Cars6 min

Electric, Hybrid or Gas for a Family of Five

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GuideSportsSam OrtizSep 23, 20265 min

How to Coach Youth Baseball When You've Never Coached Anything

You signed the volunteer form, you got twelve kids and a bag of bats, and the first practice is Tuesday. Start with the 90-minute plan.

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Country Style6 min read

Cowboy boots that fit, and what to do when they don't

The pop at the instep, the quarter inch of heel slip, and why the heel wears out long before the sole does.

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