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August 03, 2022 Issue

Ninja Turtles video game
Family & Fatherhood
Gaming for Non-Gaming Dads
How to play with your kids even if you haven’t touched a video game since quarters were required
By Luke Winkie
, July 25, 2022
2 Min Read
Illustration of a cardinal breaking a cell phone screen with its beak
Health & Fitness
How Bird-Watching Saved My Sanity
Doomscrolling getting you down? Put down the phone and look to the skies
By Kevin Cook
, July 25, 2022
2 Min Read
Whiskey bottle and glasses with ice cubes on old wooden table
Eating & Drinking
Neat or on Ice?: The Great Whiskey Debate
The answers you’ve been looking for about the right way to drink the classic symbol of machismo
By Aaron Goldfarb
, July 25, 2022
3 Min Read
Cut out of a paper face with a penny inside
Money & Career
Just How Worried Should You Be About Inflation?
A sobering look at what's really going on with the economy
By Mike Zimmerman
, July 25, 2022
3 Min Read
Sheet music with lipstick mark
Sex & Relationships
I Used Music to Convince My Wife That I’m More Attractive
Researchers claim that women are seduced by songs, so I put it to the test in my marriage
By Steve Almond
, July 25, 2022
3 Min Read
David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown in Stranger Things
Inside Dope
Stranger Things Helped Me Achieve a Gen X Dad Dream
The secret to making your kids care about the music you love is finding the right middleman
By Corey Levitan
, July 11, 2022
2 Min Read