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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • A young woman with dreadlocks and a gap-tooth smile grins widely.

    ‘We can’t escape it’
    Death doula Alua Arthur on her ancient profession

  • a person smokes cannabis

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

    Weed is becoming more mainstream, with more people exclusively using cannabis products – here’s what you need to know about being ‘California sober’
  • A boy wearing glasses holding a tissue to his nose

    Sneezy season
    Do I have seasonal allergies or is it the common cold?

    Spring (read: allergy) season can make it difficult to say if a runny nose is the result of pollen or a virus – so I asked experts
  • Girl with arms akimbo in front of blue background<br>Composite image of girl standing with arms akimbo in front of blue background

    Fear of the unknown
    Are you more sensitive to uncertainty than others?

  • 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

  • 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

  • bw-abdurraqib<br>COLUMBUS, OH- MARCH, 12: Hanif Abdurraqib outside of Scottwood Elementary School in Columbus, OH on March 12, 2024. Abdurraqib's new book is called There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension. (Photo by Maddie McGarvey/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

    Celebrated poet, MacArthur genius
    Hanif Abdurraqib is just glad to have survived past 25

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Reclaim your brain

The toolkit

  • A doctor examining mammograms

    What is a breast cancer risk assessment score? Should I get one?

  • The arm of a swimmer wearing a CGM

    Glucose monitors
    I’m not diabetic – should I be using a glucose monitor?

  • Female tattoo with pink hair artist doing tattoo on client

    Oops, I did ink again
    How to get a tattoo you won’t regret

  • composite image of two grecian looking busts of women drinking green juice with broccoli florets poking out

    Ancient wisdom
    Can these 1,800-year-old-wellness tips help you live better?

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Columns

  • If you spend most of your time by yourself, and not by choice, alone time may feel like a burden.

    Why am I like this?
    I like my own company. But do I spend too much time alone?

  • Graphic illustration in shades of ochre, light pink and light blue, of a fit woman (cropped below the neck) in halter top and yoga leggings sitting cross-legged on a yoga mat, surrounded by makeup bottles and holding one in each hand on her knees, each of which emanates colored steam.

    Ask Ugly
    Is a makeup routine really mindfulness?

  • Woman receiving back massage

    Will this fix me?
    What is lymphatic drainage massage and why do celebrities love it?

  • illustration of a locket broken in half. One side says 'best' and the other says 'friend'

    Why am I like this?
    In the age of ‘toxicity’, are we walking away from friendships too quickly?

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Health & wellbeing

  • Emma Beddington

    Is writing down my rage the secret to resolving it?

    Emma Beddington
  • Kitchen scales with various sources of protein, including nuts, milk, fish and eggs

    The truth about protein: how to get enough – at every age

    • Man stands with his fingers in his ears as if to stop his infernal internal voice.

      Do you want to receive more love? First get to know your superego

    • Claire McGowan prepares to go skiing in Bulgaria in 2013.

      A moment that changed me: I was divorced, broke and alone – but I turned my life around with a list

    • Collage of concepts that can inspire joy: a movie night, listening to music, drinking coffee, enjoying nature and reading

      The vorfreude secret: 30 zero-effort ways to fill your life with joy

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Relationships

  • Mary-Anne O’Connor and Anthony on their wedding day in 1997, 10 years after they met

    The moment I knew: my brother’s voice was so clear in my head – ‘This is the man you’re going to marry’

  • A bright cartoon of a couple from the waist down, with motorised cogs covering their groins.

    This is how we do it: ‘My sex drive starter motor is slower than his but just as powerful’

  • Sonia and Stefan next to each other.

    Blind date: ‘Did we kiss? In public? Heavens, no, we’re British! But we did have a warm goodbye hug’

  • Thoughts

    Should my partner and I share our love letters from previous relationships with our children?

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Food

  • Kitty Coles' tonnato salad.

    Kitty Coles’ quick and easy tonnato salad – recipe

  • Rachel Roddy’s scafata, or spring vegetable stew, with seasoned ricotta and garlic and oil toasts.

    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for scafata, or Roman spring vegetable stew

  • OM Nigel Lemon Linguine

    Nigel Slater’s recipes for lemon and spinach linguine, and wild garlic cheese pudding

  • A Dover martini with a slice of orange peel, a Bicicletta cocktail in a tall stemmed glass with a slice of orange, an Eastside cocktail made with cucumber and a Godfather cocktail on ice in a tumbler

    Italian-style cocktails from the Dover – recipes

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Puzzles

  • Empty road with tumbleweed

    Crossword blog
    Crossword column: an experiment reaches the end of the road

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,358

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,831

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,447 medium

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,356

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      What links Alice in Wonderland with Mr Lazy? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Art thou smarter than Shakespeare?

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