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What the Courts Have Actually Held on Religious Liberty

Sixteen words in the First Amendment, two centuries of cases, and a set of rules you can use at work, at church and at the school board.

Guide100 ThingsMarcus Vale23 Sept 20266 min

100 Things Every Grandparent Can Pass Down

Start with the shoebox of unlabeled photographs. Then work your way through the rest, because nobody else in the family can do this part.

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Plan a cook for eight people

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GuideGuides & ChecklistsDean Shaw23 Sept 20268 min

Do Your Road Trip Checks Three Days Before You Leave

Tires, route, kids and the breakdown kit, in the order that actually works. Most of it happens on a Wednesday, not at 5 a.m. Saturday.

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

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Can You Fix It6 min read

A warm fridge is usually dirty coils or a dead fan

Work the problem in order, with a thermometer, a nut driver and a shop vac, and you'll fix most of them in an afternoon for under fifty bucks.

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Where does your phone charge overnight?

GuideScience & SpaceDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How the Power Grid Works and Why It Goes Dark

Electricity is made the instant you use it, which explains almost everything about why the lights stay on and why they sometimes don't.

GuideGuides & ChecklistsSam Ortiz23 Sept 20267 min

How to run a job search without wasting six months

Four moving parts most people get half-right: the resume, the references, the interview, and the follow-up. Do all four and the search gets short.

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Straightening a Leaning Fence Post Without Tearing Out the Fence

Most leaning posts don't need replacing. Find out which kind you have with a screwdriver, then fix it in an afternoon for under fifty bucks.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

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

GuideBooksMarcus Vale23 Sept 20265 min

Audiobooks That Actually Work in the Car

A 25-minute commute each way is roughly 200 hours a year. That's twenty books, if you pick ones built for a windshield.

StoryScience & SpaceNina Castellan23 Sept 20266 min

The Women Who Changed Science and the Work That Did It

Grace Hopper handed out pieces of wire 11.8 inches long to make a point. Eight discoveries, explained well enough to repeat at your own dinner table.

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Build me a 30-day training plan around two sessions a week

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GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Unclog a Drain With a Plunger, a Snake and Ten Minutes

Skip the caustic bottle. Diagnose the clog first, then work through the stopper, the plunger and the trap in that order.

Delicious.com — Nine thousand recipes and a plan for tonight

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StoryHistoryWes Dunbar23 Sept 20267 min

The Cowboy Was Real For About Twenty Years

Thirty dollars a month, eighteen-hour days, and a job most men quit by thirty. The record is harder and better than the movies.

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What was your first ever job?

GuideScience & SpaceDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

How Artificial Intelligence Actually Works

Strip away the marketing and the doom, and what's under the hood is a very large prediction engine that has never seen a chair.

GuideCan You Fix ItWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Your Mower Won't Start. Check Spark, Fuel, Air In That Order

Most no-start mowers come down to five dollars of parts and forty minutes. Work the order and you'll find it before lunch.

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

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GuidePreparednessSam Ortiz23 Sept 20265 min

Drill Your Kids for Emergencies Without Giving Them Nightmares

A four-minute drill, a nine-word script and the phrases that keep a scared kid calm — what actually works with children under twelve.

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Is your money actually in order?

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

Science & Space6 min

What Holds a Bridge Up and What Eventually Takes One Down

Can You Fix It6 min

Your Dishwasher Won't Drain. Do This Before You Call Anyone

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Rewrite my CV so it actually gets read

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GuidePreparednessWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Crate the Cat Before the Wind Picks Up

The pet plan that works is the one you build on a quiet Tuesday: carrier, records, microchip, and a hotel two counties inland that takes dogs.

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

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Science & Space6 min read

Why Your Phone Dies at 30 Percent and EV Batteries Don't

The same chemistry sits in your pocket and under an electric car, so why does one quit after two years and the other last a decade?

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What was your first ever job?

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