Summer in Boys & Girls

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Latest news · Summer

The Blaze20h ago
Female college senior allegedly punches cop, interferes with arrest — and pays for it
Washington Free Beaconyesterday
Democratic Prosecutors Subpoena Oil Industry for Decades of Private Communications With Industry and Conservative Groups: Dark Money Fuels New War on Oil

GuideSam Ortiz29 Sept 20267 min

The Driveway Pickleball Court Starts at the Kitchen Line

You don't need a real court or a real net. You need sidewalk chalk, twenty feet of rope and the patience to skip the serve for a month.

Twenty Summer Projects Kids Will Actually Finish

How women get out of a forced marriage, and who to call

Save Tomato and Bean Seed First and Leave the Squash Alone

Seed saving is easy with the right five crops and a jar of stinking tomato goo. Pick the wrong ones and next summer gets weird.

GuideTravelDean Shaw1 Oct 20266 min

Same lake, same week, every summer

Novelty is overrated. The trip your kids still talk about at forty is the one you repeat, and it takes more planning than you'd think.

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StorySportsMarcus Vale30 Sept 20267 min

Football Legalized the Forward Pass to Survive, Then Ignored It

The pass began in 1906 as a safety fix nobody wanted. It took two summer-job kids, a beach and decades of rule changes to make it football's main weapon.

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Style6 min read

Linen, Short Sleeves and Staying Presentable in the Heat

Most summer shirts fail in the same two inches. Fix the sleeve, pick the right weave, and you can look put together at 95 degrees.

Poll

When did you last ask for a raise?

GuideTools & OrganizingDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

Building a Backyard Sauna and What Each Style Really Costs

Barrel kit, cabin kit or a stick-built box you frame yourself. What each runs, what the heater adds, and the mistakes that cost you a summer.

GuideTravelDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Draw a 350-mile circle and book the trip inside it

Set the dollar number before the destination, keep the drive under six hours, and the cheap family vacation builds itself.

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GuideStyleTobias Reed23 Sept 20266 min

Sun hats that work and don't look like fishing gear

Measure your head, buy three inches of brim, hold the straw up to a light. Most of what makes a sun hat good has nothing to do with the label.

Quiz

Is your money actually in order?

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

GuideHunting & ShootingWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Buy the Bow You Can Draw in December

Most bowhunting problems start at the counter with too much draw weight, and every one of them shows up in October. Here's how to fit a bow and build a summer that fixes it.

GuideRecipesWes Dunbar23 Sept 20266 min

Cedar Plank Salmon That Doesn't Dry Out on the Grill

Soak the plank, run the grill hot on one side only, and pull the fish early. A two-pound fillet, twenty minutes, and the whole yard smells like cedar smoke.

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