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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • A photo collage of various body parts intertwined.

    Sex
    Curious about sex parties? Here’s what they’re really like

  • The AI gadget Friend.

    AI
    Can an AI friend make you less lonely?

    Meet Friend: a ‘Tamagotchi with a soul’, wearable AI companion that records your interactions and texts back
  • graphic illustration of a blender full of greens against a purple background

    Detoxification is a popular claim in wellness. But it’s just another lie

    The misconception that we can purify our bodies isn’t our fault. But it’s a distraction from a deeper problem
  • white rectangular machine, with potted plant behind it, next to a crib

    Air purifiers: how do they work and who should get one?

  • Illustration of a orange-tinted Blackberry phone on top of a blue background

    I save all my texts and photos. But do I really need them?

  • three side by side images of flowers

    Butterfly weed or butterfly bush: can you identify these 10 plants?

  • A bumblebee collects pollen from a flower

    How a plant identification app helped me find happiness and satisfaction

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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

  • 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

  • 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?

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Health & wellbeing

  • Sarah Aarons takes Phil Daoust through a basic squat.

    Get fit in two minutes! 17 micro-workouts that will change your life – even if you’re stuck in the office

  • Nell Frizzell

    I am a sweaty woman – and I am not ashamed

    Nell Frizzell
    • Emma Beddington

      DIY smear tests are on their way? I’ll be first in the queue

      Emma Beddington
    • 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
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Relationships

  • Camellia Ling Aebischer and Rob at Zhangjiajie national forest park in China in March 2024

    The moment I knew: when he couldn’t decide between the poutine or macaroni, he ordered both

  • Elle and Jay

    This is how we do it: ‘After trying spanking, role-playing and bondage, we decided to go back to basics’

  • Saturday magazine Lifestyle Divorce feature

    How to make a relationship work – and when to call it quits: 10 lessons in love from divorce lawyers

  • Blind Date comp Anwit Pandit & Kassondra Cloos

    Blind Date: ‘He let it slip that he has a thing for writers’

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Food

  • Too good not to share: Meera Sodha’s romano peppers stuffed with spiced tofu.

    Meera Sodha’s vegan recipe for tofu-stuffed romano peppers

  • Yotam Ottolenghi’s chicory and lettuce with coconut and lime leaf green-goddess dressing gets its special texture from a sunflower seed dukkah.

    Ask Ottolenghi: how can I add texture to my cooking?

  • Tom Hunt’s free cold-brew coffee, made from spent espresso.

    How to turn spent coffee grounds into cold brew – recipe

  • Il Maremmano’s blushing maremmana.

    Cocktail of the week: Il Maremmano’s blushing Maremmana – recipe

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Puzzles

  • Young James Bond, depicted by Kev Walker

    Crossword blog
    Crossword book club: Double or Die by Charlie Higson

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 29,451

    • Quick crosswords
      Quick crossword No 16,925

    • Sudoku
      Observer sudoku

    • Prize crosswords
      Prize crossword No 29,452

    • Killer sudoku
      Observer killer sudoku

    • Thomas Eaton
      Who posed like Rodin’s The Thinker on Saturday night TV? The Saturday quiz

    • Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
      Did you solve it? Can you outwit the wizards of Oz?

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