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May 17, 2023 Issue

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Sex & Relationships
She Wants You To Cut WHAT?
Everything you need to know about getting snipped … down there
By Steve Belanger
, May 8, 2023
3 Min Read
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Family & Fatherhood
How to Stop Turning Into Your Parents
Aging is inevitable. Becoming old isn’t.
By Joel Stein
, May 8, 2023
3 Min Read
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Health & Fitness
The New Science of More Muscle (and Less Fat)
Sports medicine doctor Ian Smith explains the secret to bulking, shredding and eating what you want
By Stephen Perrine
, April 4, 2023
2 Min Read
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Inside Dope
How Your Favorite TV Shows Formed You
From Happy Days to The X-Files, the television you loved as a kid was a blueprint for your adulthood.
By John Moe
, May 8, 2023
2 Min Read
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Eating & Drinking
5 Hacks to Go Bigger on Protein, Minus the Steak
Easy ways to give your muscles more fuel
By Matthew Kadey, RD
, May 8, 2023
2 Min Read
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Money & Career
Why Workplace Ageism Is Worse for Gen Xers
Here’s how to thrive even if you feel like the office old fart
By Paul Schrodt
, May 8, 2023
3 Min Read