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A person crouching on the grass is packing camping food into a large blue bag. Various objects are scattered nearby, showcasing their camping skill to keep animals out of their supplies.

Skill of the Week: Keep Animals Out of Your Camping Food

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Illustration showing a fishing hook tied with a knot as part of a step-by-step process. An arrow indicates the direction for threading the line through the knot, ideal for any fisherman mastering their fishing knots.

3 Knots Every Fisherman Should Know

My 10-year-old daughter, Scout, has taken an interest in fishing recently, so I've been taking her to some ...

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Illustration of a hand connecting a wire to the bottom of a light bulb, with a red measurement arrow indicating a gap between components—a true Skill of the Week.

Skill of the Week: Start a Fire With a Water Bottle

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Illustration of a soldier in a green uniform demonstrating three different military hand signals: raising the arm, clenching a fist, and saluting, ideal for a field guide.

A Field Guide to Military Hand Signals

Soldiers often need to operate in complete silence to maintain the element of surprise and avoid detection ...

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A man is attacking an alligator with his foot in order to survive.

Skill of the Week: Survive an Alligator Attack

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Learn some James Bond tactics to detect if someone has been snooping in your room.

Skill of the Week: James Bond’s Tactics for Figuring Out If Someone’s Been Snooping in Your Room

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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A cartoon character with blue skin is demonstrating how to trim their overly long eyelashes with scissors.

How to Trim Your Eyebrows

When you stop to think about it, eyebrows are pretty dang weird. On our otherwise smooth upper faces, ...

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A drawing of two hands crushing an aluminum can on the ground with a red arrow indicating the direction of force, demonstrating how to open a can without a can opener.

Skill of the Week: Open a Can Without a Can Opener

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Illustration of a neatly stacked pile of cut logs arranged in a crisscross pattern, showing the ends of the logs with visible rings—perfect to build a summer fire.

Skill of the Week: Build a Summer Fire

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Image showing four men in different colored suits, each perfectly coordinating their outfits with matching shoes. A red suit pairs with red shoes, a gray suit with black shoes, a brown suit coordinates with brown shoes, and a blue suit matches blue shoes.

Skill of the Week: Match Your Shoes With Your Suit

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Illustration of a man in a hat crawling through quicksand, with a pained expression on his face.

Skill of the Week: Escape From Quicksand

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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A man in a tuxedo performs a James Bond workout, executing a push-up over a martini glass on the floor.

The James Bond Workout

When you have a license to kill, you've got to keep yourself in tip-top shape. So what did James Bond ...

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Illustration depicting three scenarios on Ladder Safety: setting up, climbing/ascending, and working atop a ladder, with safety tips and incorrect practices highlighted.

Skill of the Week: Use a Ladder Safely

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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A hand gently touches a tinder bundle, depicted in a black and white sketch.

Skill of the Week: Make a Tinder Bundle

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Illustration of a man crawling through a subway vent shaft with caution tape visible, conveying a sense of stealth or escape.

Skill of the Week: Survive a Fall Onto Subway Tracks

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Illustration of a vintage car hydroplaning through water, depicted in a dynamic sketch style with bold lines and shading.

Skill of the Week: Handle a Car That’s Hydroplaning

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Illustration of a potato wearing a large Asian conical hat, wrapped in a blue cloth, with a broken light bulb pointing to its eye.

4 Ways to Remove a Broken Light Bulb From a Socket

One of the problems you can encounter with incandescent light bulbs is that when the glass bulb breaks, ...

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A cartoon of a cowboy in a hat displaying equestrian skills by hugging a horse, set against a simple line-drawn landscape.

Skill of the Week: Mount a Horse

An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world — ...

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Informative poster on how to recognize stroke using the

How to Instantly Recognize a Stroke

Every year in the United States alone, nearly a million people have a stroke. Strokes can strike at any ...

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Illustration showing a man using bedsheets to climb out of a window onto a ledge, with another person inside pointing at him.

Skill of the Week: Escape From a Building Using Bedsheets

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: Keep Animals Out of Your Camping Food

3 Knots Every Fisherman Should Know

Skill of the Week: Start a Fire With a Water Bottle

A Field Guide to Military Hand Signals

Skill of the Week: Survive an Alligator Attack

Skill of the Week: James Bond’s Tactics for Figuring Out If Someone’s Been Snooping in Your Room

How to Trim Your Eyebrows

Skill of the Week: Open a Can Without a Can Opener

Skill of the Week: Build a Summer Fire

Skill of the Week: Match Your Shoes With Your Suit

Skill of the Week: Escape From Quicksand

The James Bond Workout

Skill of the Week: Use a Ladder Safely

Skill of the Week: Make a Tinder Bundle

Skill of the Week: Survive a Fall Onto Subway Tracks

Skill of the Week: Handle a Car That’s Hydroplaning

4 Ways to Remove a Broken Light Bulb From a Socket

Skill of the Week: Mount a Horse

How to Instantly Recognize a Stroke

Skill of the Week: Escape From a Building Using Bedsheets