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How to Swing a Baseball Bat Like Ted Williams
In the world of baseball, few skills are more foundational than a proper bat swing. Whether you're playing ...
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Whether you're stuck indoors on a rainy day or looking to entertain friends at your next poker night, ...
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Skill of the Week: Fold a Dress Shirt for Packing
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Skill of the Week: Know if Ice Is Safe to Walk On
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How to Tie a Monkey’s Fist Knot
The monkey’s fist knot is a compact ball of interwoven loops. Today, it’s used mostly for decoration, ...
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Skill of the Week: Make the Perfect Snowball
An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in ...
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How to Escape a Straitjacket Like Houdini
There are few more potent symbols of confinement than the straitjacket. And few more potent symbols of ...
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How to Perform a Combat Roll
When you think of a combat roll, your mind might jump to scenes from video games or action movies (here’s ...
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How to Handle 3 Common Pistol Misfires
When you're out plinking with your pistol, you're likely going to encounter trigger pulls when the gun ...
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How to Tie a Lasso
What man hasn’t imagined what it would be like to be a cowboy on the open range? And when you think ...
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Skill of the Week: Remove a Tick
An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...
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Skill of the Week: Build a Summer Fire
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Podcast #990: The Dude’s Guide to Laundry: How to Save Time, Money, and Your Wardrobe
If you didn't grow up doing your own laundry, once you headed out on your own, you probably just figured ...
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Skill of the Week: Throw a Boomerang
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Skill of the Week: Wrap a Gift
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How to De-Ice Your Windshield Easily and Effectively
If you have to park your car outside during the winter, there's a good chance you'll have to deal with the ...
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Skill of the Week: Paint a Room
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Skill of the Week: Store and Stack Firewood
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Skill of the Week: Skip a Stone
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