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Ultra-processed food isn't a synonym for junk food

The term has a real definition, one good experiment behind it, and a lot of noise on top. What's useful for someone with a job and kids.

GuideGearWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the safe for its steel, then decide where it lives

Most of what's printed on a gun safe box is marketing. Two or three numbers actually matter, and where you bolt it matters as much as what you bought.

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Give me something to do with my kids this weekend

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GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Cheap clothes give themselves away in four places

Fix the shoulder, the shine, the hem and the buttons, and nobody can tell what you paid. Everything else is just marketing.

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

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Fitness6 min read

The iron test your annual physical probably didn't run

Ferritin, B12 and folate explain a lot of ordinary exhaustion, and a normal blood count doesn't rule any of them out.

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GuideGearWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Size the generator for the fridge, not the whole house

Most people buy twice the generator they need and still wire it up in the one way that can kill somebody. Do the math first.

GuideGroomingTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Cracked winter hands, and the two minutes that fix them

Splits at the thumb knuckle aren't bad luck. They're a water problem, and the repair happens at night while you sleep.

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

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Cold turkey can be the dangerous part of quitting drinking

If you've been drinking heavily every day, the last drink is a medical event. Here's what the withdrawal timeline looks like and when to call 911.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

How to dress well when you're built big

Buy for the widest part, pay a tailor for the rest, and stop letting a low rise ruin every pair of pants you own.

GuideGroomingTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

Nose, Ears And Brows Take Four Minutes Every Other Week

The three spots your razor never touches, the tools that actually work, and the mistakes that leave you looking permanently startled.

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Pressure-test my business idea

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

The salt isn't in your shaker, it's in your bread

You can skip the salt shaker for a week and still clear 3,000 mg a day. The sodium is already in the food, and the label tells you where.

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

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GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

How to shop the thrift rack without bringing home junk

The shoulder seam decides it, elastane is already dead, and a $6 jacket with a $60 tailoring bill is still a bargain.

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GuideGearDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Buy the GMRS license before you buy the radio

The blister pack says 36 miles. You'll get about one. What the license actually buys you, and when the cheap pair is genuinely enough.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

How much fiber you actually need and the lazy ways to get it

The label says 28 grams a day. Most people land nowhere near it, and fixing that takes about four minutes of planning, not a new diet.

Ivermectin.com — Tracked USPS delivery, no clinic visit

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GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20265 min

The three sweaters worth owning and how to make them last

Buy the crewneck, the heavy one and the cardigan, in that order, and stop replacing knitwear every winter.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

Gear6 min

The axe you need and the hatchet you probably don't

Fitness5 min

What dip and nicotine pouches do to your mouth, and how to quit

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Rehearse the raise conversation with me

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GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Make a good pair of shoes last ten years

Cedar trees, twenty minutes of polish and one honest look at the welt will get more out of your shoes than buying new ones ever will.

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Gear6 min read

The cheap earplugs beat the expensive muffs you didn't wear

Foam plugs cost pennies and outperform most muffs if you roll them right. Everything else in the hearing and eye protection aisle is about whether you'll actually use it.

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How many days a week are you actually training?

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