Gear

What to buy, what to skip, and what the cheaper one actually costs you.

The BRO Gear GuideBuy once, fix it, pass it down: a cost-per-use calculator, a warranty decoder and a repairability checklist.Judge it before you buy

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When Everything Stings, Cut Down To Three Products

Most sensitive skin isn't allergic to much. It's reacting to a shelf full of stuff it never needed in the first place.

GuideTools & OrganizingDean Shaw23 Sept 20267 min

How to Lay Out a Real Shop in a One-Car Garage

Twelve by twenty-two feet is enough room to build furniture, if you chalk the floor before you buy a single tool.</title> <dek>Twelve by twenty-two feet is enough to build furniture in, if you chalk the floor before you buy a single tool.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20265 min

Fasting works, but not for the reason you were told

The trials on time-restricted eating are pretty clear, and the honest version is more useful to a working parent than the hype was.

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

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The Retinoid Goes On Tonight, The Sunscreen Goes On Tomorrow

Two products carry almost all the weight on a forty-something face. Most of the rest of the shelf is expensive lotion with good lighting.

Poll

How many days a week are you actually training?

GuideTools & OrganizingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Where Every Tool Goes and Why You'll Actually Put It Back

Pegboard for the light stuff, French cleats for the heavy stuff, a cart for the work that moves. A weekend plan, a shopping list and the mistakes to skip.

GuideFitnessCal Brennan23 Sept 20266 min

How much caffeine is too much for your heart and your sleep

Four hundred milligrams is the usual ceiling, but the number that's wrecking your sleep is the clock, not the dose.

CancerDefying.com — The research, protocols and reading in one place

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GuideGroomingTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

The Three Numbers Stamped Inside Your Glasses

Face shape charts are a tiebreaker at best. The fit numbers printed on the temple arm are the real answer, and the pair you own already tells you yours.

Quiz

Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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