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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • Illustration of women in various poses with colorful clothing

    How do I stay healthy in my 50s?

  • An illustration of a person sitting and holding a rolled up piece of paper while wearing colorful patterned baggy clothes

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Forget ‘flattering’: comfortable clothes make me feel most like myself

    In midlife, I prioritize roomy designs that helped me move with ease. I had been searching for that freedom all along
  • Person with shirt off and scar under nipple reclines on bed in black-and-white picture.

    ‘My scars aren’t a finish line’: three trans and non-binary people on how top surgery changed their lives

    The number of gender-affirming procedures rose in the US, followed by an onslaught of anti-trans laws. For many, the scars can be a symbol of pride and resilience
  • a women smiling at the camera

    Disability
    A cutting board costs me $75 – it might cost you $10. What to know about the ‘disability tax’

  • a cow is milked

    Trends
    Wellness influencers love bovine colostrum – but what is it?

  • person holds cheek with hand in an expression of pain

    Does your jaw click? Do you grind your teeth? It could be this little-known condition

  • two women hug as others cry

    ‘Don’t burn out’: nine activists and therapists on coping with post-election overwhelm

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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

  • DEF LR Guardian Mammo LeonieBos

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    My friend’s cancer turned mammograms from a routine into something ominous

  • Graphic illustration of woman looking at doorway that has light streaming through it.

    Why am I like this?
    Is being a cynic bad for you? Here’s what I learned

  • An illustration of a woman slightly frowning. Her hair appears to be turning white and there are bolts of lightning over it

    Ask Ugly
    All of the ‘iffy’ comments about my gray hair bother me. Should I start dyeing it again?

  • An illustration of a young child hugging her mother

    Halfway there: a column about midlife
    Oily skin, body parts misbehaving: how perimenopause feels like puberty

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Health & wellbeing

  • Illustration of a man and woman in bed together, divided by a red line

    My boyfriend finds menstruation unappealing – and I feel rejected every month

  • Close-up of a woman's green eye

    Keratopigmentation: why is eyeball tattooing on the rise?

    • Illustration of an exhausted woman yawning.

      Are you tired all the time? Me too – but I think I’ve worked out why

    • Phil Daoust practices front tuck variations with coach Matteo

      Is 61 too old to take up gymnastics? Not if you’re planning on living to 100

    • Dave Strachan illustration

      Nine hours and 52 minutes: did Dave Strachan’s ambulance wait cost him his life?

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Relationships

  • Lori and Marc for G2 - How we met 27th Anniversary

    How we met: ‘There was a heatwave and he didn’t have air conditioning. So I invited him to sleep on my floor’

  • The couple in 1998

    The moment I knew: the day after our first date I told my mother I’d met the man I was going to marry

  • Daphne and Louis

    This is how we do it: ‘We haven’t even tried to have sex for three years’

  • 16 Nov Blind Date for web - Sarah Max

    Blind date: ‘10 out of 10, I felt positively giddy on the train ride home’

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Food

  • Brian Levy's Derby date pie.

    Thanksgiving fruit pies by Brian Levy – recipes

  • Felicity Cloake's perfect aloo bhorta.

    How to cook the perfect aloo bhorta

  • Roasted turkey with rosemary, thyme & lemon butter Angela Hartnett Christmas Recipes Food and prop styling: Polly Webb-Wilson Observer Food Monthly OFM November 2024

    Parsnip tarte tatin, roast turkey, zabaglione – Angela Hartnett’s fuss-free Christmas recipes

  • Selin Kiazim's semolina-crusted fried cod with coriander and chilli.

    Selin Kiazim’s Turkish-Cypriot recipes for crunchy fried fish and braised vegetables

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Puzzles

  • Are you BRAT?

    Crossword blog
    Words of the year: maybe I’m delulu, but these don’t seem like words people actually use

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,546

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 17,019

    • Sudoku
      Sudoku 6,697 hard

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,542

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      Cindy Ngamba is the first medallist for which Olympic team? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? The knotty problem of Paddington in Peru

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