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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • illustration of woman holding two tubs of beauty product

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Menopause tests and anti-ageing face oils: welcome to midlife consumerism

  • people walk near a fire

    Are wildfires linked to depression? How smoke can affect mental health

    What’s contributing to smoke-season stress, or ‘fire brain’? Research is beginning to help us better understand how it impacts our wellbeing
  • illustration of a woman sitting at a table writing a letter

    Why am I like this?
    I want closure – but do I have a hope of ever getting it?

    It’s tempting to believe that if we could speak our piece, we’d be able to accept our situation and move on
  • an air conditioner sits in a window of a brick building, with sunflowers growing next to it

    From A to C: how to get the most out of your window air conditioner

  • A photo collage of various body parts intertwined.

    Sex
    Curious about sex parties? Here’s what they’re really like

  • The AI gadget Friend.

    AI
    Can an AI friend make you less lonely?

  • graphic illustration of a blender full of greens against a purple background

    Detoxification is a popular claim in wellness. But it’s just another lie

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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

  • Paul Jones

    ‘It looked like corned beef’: life inside a Welsh amputation ward – as diabetes gets worse

  • Woman hanging from bar in exercise park.

    The dead hang delight: how this quick, surprisingly simple exercise can change your life

    • Sarah Aarons takes Phil Daoust through a basic squat.

      Get fit in two minutes! 17 micro-workouts that will change your life – even if you’re stuck in the office

    • 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
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Relationships

  • How we do it sex illustration erotic podcast aug 10

    This is how we do it: ‘We lie next to each other and let erotic audiobooks wash over us’

  • Blind Daters Ella and John

    Blind date: ‘He gave the manager feedback on the food I ate, on my behalf’

  • cartoon of women in bed

    You be the judge: should my boyfriend chill out and lounge around with me at the weekend?

  • An illustration showing an exhausted bridesmaid being pulled in two directions

    Secret confessions of bridesmaids: ‘The dress alone cost me two months’ rent’

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Food

  • Meera Sodha's roast peach with salted jaggery kulfi.

    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for roast peach with salted jaggery kulfi

  • Felicity Cloake perfect chicken supp Prep 026

    Ask Ottolenghi: how to roast a chicken (or two)

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's summer fruit salad with coconut.

    Cherry trifle and coconut fruit salad: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for summer fruit

  • Tom Hunt's toasted watermelon seeds and grilled watermelon salad.

    How to turn watermelon seeds into a tasty snack – recipe

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Puzzles

  • A ‘black box’ flight recorder discovered in 2004 in a UN filing cabinet

    Crossword blog
    Crossword roundup: hidden Olympics … and a very orange secrets box

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,457

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,931

    • Sudoku
      Killer sudoku 930

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,458

    • Killer sudoku
      Killer sudoku 930

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links the Coldstream Guards band and the Style Council? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Are you smarter than an English major?

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