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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • three side by side images of flowers

    Butterfly weed or butterfly bush: can you identify these 10 plants?

  • A bumblebee collects pollen from a flower

    How a plant identification app helped me find happiness and satisfaction

    I’m no expert, but knowing my neighborhood’s trees and flowers by name makes me feel grounded
  • a woman performs with a hula hoop

    Olympics
    Olympians are super fit. That doesn’t mean we’re healthy

    I thought I knew what was good for me, but as I transitioned to real life, I had to strive for balance rather than excellence
  • Dog in window<br>Dog looking out the window.

    Paws for thought: how to tell if your dog is happy

  • a person sweats

    Natural fibers and no heathered grey: what to wear when it’s really, really hot out

  • a person shaves their face with blue razor and white shaving cream

    Don’t leave your razor in the shower – and eight other rules for shaving

  • Illustration of a woman holding a scalpel to her face

    Ask Ugly
    My mother is pressuring me to get plastic surgery. How do I deal with imperfection?

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Reclaim your brain

The toolkit

  • A sunscreen’s SPF, or sun protection factor, indicates how much protection a product offers.

    Sun season
    What is SPF and how much sunscreen do you really need? Experts answer

  • a person smokes cannabis

    California sober
    What does it mean and is it good for you?

  • Colourful flat lay view of different types of sliced fruits and vegetables on a pink background.

    The 30-plant challenge
    Experts say we need to eat 30 plants a week. This is how I fared

  • Black cup of coffee on the black and brown table among spilled roasted coffee beans.

    Coffee
    How much coffee is OK for me to drink in a day? I asked the experts

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Columns

  • Illustration of a person lying on their back with a ball between their knees

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    First my left knee, then my right: my middle-aged body’s betrayal

  • A graphic illustration in sepia tones of a light-skinned woman with long, dark hair, kneeling in a sexually suggestive manner wearing a bathing suit.

    Ask Ugly
    The state of the bush – how should I be styling my pubic hair?

  • Graphic illustration of naked woman with one pant leg on, in shades of red, peach, light blue and olive.

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    No sex drive and a ‘tanking libido’: how I redefined intimacy in midlife

  • illustration of a woman holding a tablet with posts in the air around her saying things like 'ur cancelled'

    Why am I like this?
    Everyone’s so intolerant online. Am I right to stay silent?

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Health & wellbeing

  • Nell Frizzell

    I am a sweaty woman – and I am not ashamed

    Nell Frizzell
  • Emma Beddington

    DIY smear tests are on their way? I’ll be first in the queue

    Emma Beddington
    • Illustration of someone doing a one-handed handstand, blindfolded, while juggling two balls.

      The power of proprioception: how to improve your ‘sixth sense’ – and become healthier and happier

    • Arwa Mahdawi

      Forget the 5am starts! Night owls like me possess the real secret of success

      Arwa Mahdawi
    • A hand squeezing a stress-relieving ball

      Face your anger and let it out. It’s the only way to stay healthy

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Relationships

  • Two lower arms touching each other

    This is how we do it: ‘I bought a book on tantra – erections are not necessary’

  • A brown and white spotty dog with its head on one side, against a purple background

    ‘He chose the dog over me’: the pets that ruined relationships – from pups interrupting sex to aggressive pigs

  • Illustration of a woman and man stood on a laptop with the man looking at the screen and the woman with her head in her hands

    We had an ordinary marriage. Then I found out my husband had been viewing images of child abuse

  • Brigit & Solomon

    Blind date: ‘I felt flustered at times – in a good way’

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Food

  • Thomasina Miers' lamb, ancho and rosemary burgers with jalapeno and lime yoghurt.

    Thomasina Miers’ recipes for lamb burgers and potato and pickled onion salad

  • Meera Sodha's simple tomato dal.

    Exclusive vegan recipes from Meera Sodha’s new book

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's harissa roasted pumpkin with tahini sauce.

    Ask Ottolenghi: what’s the secret to vegetarian-friendly sauces?

  • Tom Hunt's fridge-raid naan 'pizzas'.

    Zero-waste cooking: fridge raid naan ‘pizza’ – recipe

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Puzzles

  • Franklin Roosevelt’s fireside chat

    Crossword blog
    Crossword roundup: the origins of presidential names

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,445

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,919

    • Sudoku
      Killer sudoku 928

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,446

    • Killer sudoku
      Killer sudoku 928

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links candles, windows and playing cards? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Can you outwit the wizards of Oz?

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