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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • 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?

    Surgery isn’t a guarantee. Many who’ve gone under the knife to eliminate an ‘imperfection’ can attest to this
  • a woman wears a sleeping mask in bed

    I dreamed my best friend was gossiping about me. Why did I feel hurt after?

    Dream emotions can carry over, but our memories of dreams aren’t always accurate. Here’s what experts say
  • A bride and groom touch hands while the bride holds a bouquet of white lilies.

    Weddings
    Post-wedding anxiety is ‘really common’. Here’s how to cope

  • Woman kissing a man on cheek in night club

    Dating
    Gen Z yearns for the pre-digital dating era – but don’t ask them out in person

  • Small plastic parts and microplastics of varying colors in the sand of a beach surrounded by rocks

    Microplastics
    Curb ‘stupid plastics’ and stop industry BS: urgent actions to prevent a plastic crisis

  • 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

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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

  • 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?

  • ‘Take a fraction of what you’d spend on Le Labo Rose 31 and buy yourself a bouquet; meditate on your own impermanence as it wilts.’

    Ask Ugly
    Signature scents are deeply appealing – but how else can I express ‘the self’?

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Health & wellbeing

  • 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

    • An illustration showing silhouettes of a man smoking, a woman drinking, hands holding a pot of sunscreen, a knife, fork and spoon and a white ribbon

      The experts: oncologists on the simple, doable, everyday things they do to try to prevent cancer

    • Illustration of woman running past people waiting at a bus stop that is in front of big letters saying 5am

      The cult of 5am: is rising at dawn the secret of health and happiness?

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Relationships

  • Judge 20th July - WEB

    You be the judge: my boyfriend funds my lifestyle – should I work for him to pay him back?

  • Do you earn more – or – less than your partner?

    Tell us: do you earn significantly more – or less – than your partner?

  • Hulu Panel - Winter TCA 2019<br>PASADENA, CA - FEBRUARY 11: Dr Ruth (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Hulu)

    Ruth Westheimer obituary

  • Eva Wiseman

    How much would you pay, honestly, to get back with your ex?

    Eva Wiseman
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Food

  • Margot Henderson's courgette, feta and red onion tart 090

    Cheesy tart and roast cauli salad: Margot Henderson’s picnic recipes

  • Meera Sodha’s Korean-style cold noodle salad known as bibim guksu

    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for bibim guksu, or Korean-style cold noodle salad

  • Georgina Hayden 's roasted sweet potato, peanut and chilli salad.

    Georgina Hayden’s quick and easy roast sweet potato, peanut and chilli salad – recipe

  • Yotam Ottolenghi's gibanica with charred sweetcorn and spring onions.

    Balkan pie and tofu lettuce cups: Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes for summer picnics

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Puzzles

  • A puzzle from a 1984 edition of the Guardian.

    Crossword blog
    Crossword blog: a remarkable, autobiographical puzzle

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,439

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,912

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,554 hard

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,434

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      Which aviator may have been eaten by coconut crabs? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Simple puzzles almost everybody gets wrong

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