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12 Things You'll Be Happy You Started Today
What were you doing a year ago? Do you remember what you were doing that day? What if that day, you started something great that changed your life for the better? Here's your chance to start something...
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The Magic Highball Formula: How to Memorize One Recipe, and Make Dozens of...
They say if you learn just three chords, you can play a million songs...And? They're right. Any musician can tell you the I-IV-V permeates the majority of popular music, and knowing that progression...
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Dudes and Decor: An Interior Design Primer for Guys
We all know the stereotypes for the ways guys "decorate" their spaces: outdated recliners, a nest of media and electronics cables, and movie posters tacked to the walls. Nobody's impressed by...
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A New House Gets a New Workbench
ManMade reader Alan recently bought his first home, going from a one-bedroom apartment in a busy urban neighborhood to a three-bedroom house just south of downtown Portland, gaining lots of space and a...
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8 YouTube Accounts That Will Teach You How to Fight
We're definitely not advocating violence, but there are lots of good physical and health reasons to know how to think quickly on your feet. Plus, it's a killer workout. Who's in better shape than...
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How to: Make the Ultimate Version of Fried Rice at Home
Fried rice is a comfort food in almost every Eastern culture where rice is a staple, and the styles vary widely among traditions cultures. But if you ask me, one cuisine has nailed it above all the...
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Home Gym DIY: How to Rehab Your Rusty Weights
Looking to stock up that home gym with some used weights? Here are a few tips to rehab a set of rusty, used dumbbells into something that fits right into that garage workout space. I picked up a few...
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How One Woman Makes Prosthetic Pinkies for Ex-Yakuza Members
Ritualized finger-shortening, or “Yubitsume”, is the ancient tradition of cutting off the end of one's own pinky finger just above the joint to atone for mistakes. Traditionally this was done on the...
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How to: Make a Stylish DIY Brass Chandelier
I feel like I start every post that deals with an awesome DIY lighting project by confessing how much of a sucker I am for awesome DIY lighting projects, but, for goodness' sake, I'm a sucker for an...
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The 100 Best Places to Eat in America [According to Yelp]
Most men I know are pretty committed Yelp users. If you're checking out a new place without recommendations from friends, or in a new town or neighborhood, or have a craving you just gotta satisfy,...
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Make This: Homemade Skee Ball Game
Looking for something fun to fill that unused corner of your place? Make this skee ball game and take up the space in style. Most people have a closet full of board games no one plays. It's a place...
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Good Books and Where I Read Them
Every book you read leaves two stories with you; the story told in the book, and the story of its reading. Here are some of my favorites:The Caine Mutiny, by Herman Wouk – sprawled atop luggage in...
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How to: Update Your Old Speakers by Simply Replacing the Foam
A fine pair of audio speakers is a common sight at a secondhand store, but, of course, there's a reason the original donor got rid of them. Perhaps it was a failure in the wiring (easily fixable), a...
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How to: Make a DIY Daily Travel Tech Organizer from an Old Book
In our elementary school days, packing your bag was easy: books, folders, pencil, lunch bag, done. But, as grown-ups, especially for those who work in a non-traditional office setting, making sure you...
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The Library that Kept Shackleton Sane while Stranded in Antarctica
If you've ever entertained the question of which books you'd take to keep you sane on a deserted island, you'll want to check this out. Ernest Shackleton and his intrepid crew set out to explore...
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7 Great Sports Movies...That Are Really About Something Else
Jesus taught in parables, and Polonius advised his king "by indirections to find directions out." One of the best things about revisiting classic sports movies as an adult is suddenly realizing all the...
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How to: Make a Six-Pack Craft Caddy or Project Organizer
Maker and craft book author Shawn Gascoyne-Bowman came up with this clever way to keep track of those various projects-in-process: create a reusable "caddy" from a bulked-up six-pack beer carrier....
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Blow My Mindsday: March 2, 2016
Each Wednesday, I post some of my favorite can't-miss links, images, and otherwise mindblowing goodies from across the web.This is the Minotake bamboo spatula. It's amazing, and a good reminder that...
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How to: Build a Homemade Lathe from Scratch
There's nothing more impressive than walking through a man's workshop, seeing the cool projects he's working to bring into existence out of nothing, and then realizing that even his tools are made from...
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Upgrade: You Need a Quality Set of Shades
With spring around the corner, and plenty of sunlight in our future it’s time to take about those glasses. Sure, cheapo glasses served us well in our 20s, but now we’re responsible enough to get a bit...
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