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Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • Envelope with flames coming out of it

    ‘Per my last email’: how email incivility can affect us at work

    Although it might seem like a minor irritant, the consequences of email incivility can be far-reaching
  • side by side close-up images of red meat, lentils and protein powder

    ‘People should aim to get a variety’: the pros and cons of popular protein sources

  • a man smiling

    Rowing through the fog: how to increase your tolerance for uncertainty

  • Illustration of a woman in a wedding dress pushing against beauty products and cosmetic procedures

    ‘Why do I need to change?’: the brides saying no to costly pre-wedding glow-ups

  • illustration of three stages of doing pull-ups on colorful background

    How to start
    Very difficult and extremely cool: how to start doing pull-ups

  • An animated carousel of cannabis products

    I didn’t think I could get addicted to weed. I was wrong – and I’m not alone

  • a man and a woman smile

    ‘Do you think I’m a cougar?’: five influencer couples on their age-gap relationships

  • A barbell with ChatCPT logos as weight plates.

    From ‘it helped me stick to a routine’ to ‘I despise it’: 11 people explain how they’re using AI for fitness

  • a short video clip showing various foot scrubbing tools and nail tools in front of a blurred images of a foot

    Sole searching: how a medical pedicure saved my feet from the point of no return

Columns

  • An illustration of a woman with her hand over her lips so as to signal keeping quiet

    Why am I like this?
    Feeling off? Your secrets could be making you stressed

  • a cadaver in a syringe

    Ask Ugly
    Would you use cadaver fat for a boob job or butt lift? Some people already do

  • Person looking out of a yellow-framed window in an illustration.

    Why am I like this?
    Try small steps and set the bar low: how to find the meaning of life

  • ‘For the time being, consider covering your spots with pimple patches or Band-Aids before you pick.’

    Ask Ugly
    I can’t stop picking at my pimples. How do I break this habit?

  • an illustration of journal pages with the profile of a head across the pages and abstract shapes

    ‘Subtle but powerful form of self-validation’: how to start journaling

  • veggies

    Start small, grow what you like and be realistic: how to start a vegetable garden

  • four images showing lips speaking, a person's ear, desks and a disco ball alongside various languages

    Don’t stop at Duolingo, set realistic goals, balance skills: how to start learning a new language

  • HOW TO START - STYLE holasoyka

    ‘Dress for who you are’: how to start finding your personal style

Health & wellbeing

  • A smiling man in glasses holds a small bowl, with a floating image of a larger food bowl beside him

    How often should you go to the toilet? How can you get the better of wind? Experts’ tips for a healthier gut

  • Adrian Chiles

    double quotation markMisery loves company: so allow me to tell you about the agony of my corn

    Adrian Chiles
  • Paul Boakye head and shoulders portrait, with long dreadlocks in dark top against dark background with furrowed brow

    A moment that changed me: My diagnosis seemed like a death sentence – how have I survived for another 40 years?

  • A beekeeper inspects honeycomb frames at a small apiary near Kraków

    Readers reply: Which organisms are most beneficial to humans without us realising?

Relationships

  • Illustration of two people mopping a wooden floor and a bucket of water

    You be the judge: should my husband stop telling me how to mop the floor?

  • illustration of a woman's finger touching a small man's body

    This is how we do it: ‘My sex life with her is completely separate to my life as a divorced father’

  • A man kisses his partner on the cheek on an Athens rooftop terrace at sunset, with white buildings and hills behind

    The moment I knew: After a 2,500km bike ride it clicked – marriage probably wouldn’t be the hardest thing we’d do

  • A woman in a blue jacket and a man in a navy blazer with a patterned scarf smile at each other.

    Blind date: ‘Distance shouldn’t stand in the way of love … I did have to catch the last train home though’

Food

  • A plate with ricotta and breadcrumb polpette in tomato sauce, green beans, and bread.

    Rachel Roddy’s recipe for ricotta and breadcrumb balls in tomato, chilli and basil sauce

  • Four triangular golden-brown samosas sit in a black pan, one split open to reveal a vegetable filling.

    How to turn leftover cooked new potatoes into a spicy Indian snack – recipe

  • A plate of Chicken Shish Kebabs with Roasted Vegetables, with top right a bowl of Turkish-style rice pilaf

    Özlem Warren’s recipes for chicken shish and Turkish-style rice pilaf

  • Roasted butternut pumpkin with chickpeas, tahini mandarin yoghurt, pomegranate and herbs by Doug Innes-Will

    Roasted butternut pumpkin with chickpeas and tahini mandarin yoghurt – recipe

  • Ruth Crisp, known as Crispa, at her home office, with books in the background

    Crossword blog
    Crossword editor’s desk: the Guardian’s 30,000th cryptic

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 30,013

  • Quick crosswords
    Quick crossword No 17,486

  • Sudoku
    Sudoku 7,320 hard

  • Prize crosswords
    Prize crossword No 30,008

  • Killer sudoku
    Killer sudoku 1,021

  • Aerial view of Florence Cathedral (Duomo di Firenze), sunset golden hour, Italy

    The Saturday quiz
    Who claimed ‘the most beautiful thing in Florence is McDonald’s’? The Saturday quiz

  • 1937, SHALL WE DANCEGINGER ROGERS & FRED ASTAIRE Character(s): Linda Keene, Petrov Film 'SHALL WE DANCE' (1937) Directed By MARK SANDRICH 07 May 1937 CTX92470 Allstar/RKO RADIO PICTURES **WARNING** This Photograph is for editorial use only and is the copyright of RKO RADIO PICTURES and/or the Photographer assigned by the Film or Production Company & can only be reproduced by publications in conjunction with the promotion of the above Film. A Mandatory Credit To RKO RADIO PICTURES is required. The Photographer should also be credited when known. No commercial use can be granted without written authority from the Film Company.

    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? I say tomato, you say tomato

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