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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • a person standing with a bicycle looks out at a hazy skyline

    How wildfire smoke across Canada and the US can affect mental health

    Wildfire smoke is linked to health issues like heart attacks and strokes. Research is helping us understand its impacts on our wellbeing
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    Why is everyone wearing weighted vests? I tried one for two weeks

  • Three friends with suitcases at the airport

    Tell us: share your experiences of traveling with friends

  • a collage of trends

    Let them, creatine and fibermaxxing: the biggest wellness trends of 2025 (so far)

  • side profile of person wearing a hearing aid

    The joys of ageing
    Why it’s important to protect your hearing as you age – and what experts suggest

  • Woman sitting on toilet holding toilet paper roll

    Does traveling wreak havoc on your gut? Here’s how to avoid an upset stomach

  • woman in white dress smiles and holds arms up at red carpet

    The joys of ageing
    Trust your gut and fail bravely: seven influential women on the advice they would give their 30-year-old selves

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    The joys of ageing
    ‘Old people are capable of more’: meet the female weightlifters in their 70s and 80s

  • close up of a pair of hands trying to button jeans

    Wait … can you get a hernia from wearing tight pants?

Columns

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    Ask Ugly
    My co-worker thinks her single friend should lose weight. Is not caring about looks ‘giving up’?

  • HOW TO START COOKING holasoyka

    How to start
    Get a sharp knife, season properly and don’t do too much at once: how to start cooking

  • illustration of person looking into mirror

    Why am I like this?
    Is it true that I ‘don’t get angry’? Or am I actually dangerously suppressing it?

  • ‘You’re wading into the dating pool when the most powerful men in the world are arguing that women exist to serve men.’

    Ask Ugly
    Every time I meet someone new, I worry they’ll find my scarred face hideous

Health & wellbeing

  • Illustration of a man lying on his front looking very red with a light pink cartoon-like sun with a downturned mouth on his back

    Burn notice: Gen Z and the terrifying rise of extreme tanning

  • A woman snuggled up in bed with one eye open, peering from under the duvet

    The 1am shut-eye: what is the prime bedtime for your health and happiness?

  • Polly Hudson

    Gen Z has brought us the 6pm dinner – and I am not ready for it

    Polly Hudson
  • Polly Hudson

    I found it agonising to quit smoking. So why are people ignoring the new treatments on offer?

    Polly Hudson

Relationships

  • Man looking downbeat.

    My wife has had more than 50 sexual partners – so why won’t she sleep with me?

  • FOR FEATURE ON DIVORCE. Chris Mares and his huskies photographed in Orono, Maine, USA, by Jason P Smith in 2018

    ‘They ate my ex’s furniture!’: people on their drastic divorce decisions, from training huskies to getting plastic surgery

  • Photos of Ben and Anne with a confetti background

    The moment I knew: moving so far and so fast wasn’t in my character but it just felt right

  • An illustration on a bright pink background of a man with ginger hair and a woman with brown hair, seen from behind with their arms around each other

    This is how we do it: ‘I need some emotional connection before sex, but he is ready to go at any time’

The toolkit

  • ‘People in their 70s often say that they don’t feel old, and the reason for it is that they don’t meet the definition of old we often use.’

    Aging well
    How do I stay healthy in my 70s?

  • Illustration of two hands with thumbs and index fingers forming a circle, a scale and geometric shapes.

    How to start
    ‘The only thing you need is your own mind’: how to start meditating

  • 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

Reclaim your brain

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    You have one life. Do you really want to spend it looking at your phone?

  • A hand escaping a phone screen on a green background

    ‘I read 35 books this year!’: the Guardian readers who cut their phone use in 2024

  • illustration of everyday items and arrows to an iphone

    You don’t need a smartphone: a practical, personal guide to downgrading your device

  • Students prep for lunchtime at Buxton boarding school, which banned smartphones on campus.

    What happens when a school bans smartphones? A complete transformation

Food

  • Father and son eating prune, pear and ginger cakes at a table dressed with a green tablecloth, green plates and a napkin

    Sticky prune, pear and ginger cakes with ginger caramel – recipe

  • From whole fish to biryani or sweet berry galettes, the high-heat of an outdoor pizza oven can cook it all

    The many surprising uses of a pizza oven

  • Thomasina Miers' lamb koftas with buttery tomato sauce and a shredded cucumber cacik on the side.

    Thomasina Miers’ recipes for lamb koftas with buttery tomato sauce and cacik

  • Rukmini Iyer's baked feta tacos with pink onion and pineapple salsa.

    Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for baked feta tacos with pink onion and pineapple salsa

Puzzles

  • Quick crosswords
    Quick crossword No 17,238

  • Sudoku
    Sudoku 6,990 medium

  • Prize crosswords
    Prize crossword No 29,763

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    Killer sudoku
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