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Well, actually

Living a good life in a complex world

Well Actually

  • Hallie and her mom working on the book, with the mother dispensing wisdom and stories, and Hallie writing them down.

    I wrote a book about death. Here’s what people really think about dying

    In the eight years since my graphic novel on death published, I’ve learned readers of all ages want to talk about loss and preserve their family’s stories
  • Marathon runners and a GLP-1 bottle image in a picture.

    ‘I was so sick’: is running a marathon while on a GLP-1 a bad idea?

  • We want to hear from women with autoimmune conditions: was your autoimmune condition misdiagnosed?

    Women: was your autoimmune condition misdiagnosed?

  • Two women looking over fence

    Sin or virtue? How envy can actually be helpful

  • Texture of organic transparent gel or moisturizing lotion with many air bubbles smudged on bright illuminating yellow monochrome background. Concept of skin care cosmetic products. Trendy colors of the year 2021. Close-up and flat lay style

    Call the doctor
    Is having urine the color of Mountain Dew normal?

  • Illustration of a person’s silhouette in profile, overlaid with colorful anatomical sections of the head, neck and spine

    Memento mori: a series about death
    My mother donated her body to science. I really wasn’t prepared for what came next

  • Statue of Plato surrounded by a colorful psychedelic border

    Memento mori: a series about death
    How to face the end of the world – according to Plato and the Stoics

  • Illustration of a hand resting on another hand beside orange tulips and pill bottles, with birds flying at dusk

    Memento mori: a series about death
    ‘Don’t sweat the small stuff’: hospice workers share 12 lessons about life and death

  • Illustration of a person holding a bag of ashes beside a mountain landscape beneath a pink sky

    Memento mori: a series about death
    The last thing I did for my mother was illegal

Columns

  • A woman in workout clothes bends forward with her hands on her knees

    Deep dive
    Why you should quit and not look back: ‘Saying yes to everything is saying no to what matters’

  • A collage shows a woman upside-down in fishnets and a bodysuit near a cello, surrounded by stars on pink

    A day in the life
    ‘I suck at breaks’: a day in the life of an aerial cellist

  • dandruff-02-effectapp

    Call the doctor
    Not glamorous, but common: how to manage dandruff at home and when to get help

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    A day in the life
    Biopsies, aerial drills and a personal pizza: a day in the life of a shark scientist

  • illustration with colorful shapes and close-up of person doing yoga poses

    ‘It’s about controlling your entire body’: how to start doing handstands

  • HOW TO START DECO holasoyka

    ‘A rug helps anchor all the pieces’: how to start decorating your home

  • HOW TO START-VOLUNTEER HOLASOYKA

    How to start volunteering: ‘There are roles to fit all interests and skill sets’

  • MOBILITY holasoyka

    Improved performance, freedom of movement and less pain: how to start a mobility practice

Health & wellbeing

  • The Experts memory illustration Credit: Guardian Design; Photographer/Agency

    How to improve your memory: 10 easy, enjoyable expert tips – from reading a book to getting more sleep

  • Closeup of a hand removing a lemon skin with a zesting knife

    Hold the lime! Could eating citrus zest and peel really be bad for your health?

  • A colourful composite image of a woman's waist.

    The shocking rise of rib remodelling: ‘I wanted that hourglass shape’

  • Lucy by a pile of fruit and veg, holding up a peeler and smiling

    The joy of veg-maxxing: how to eat many, many more plants – without really trying

Relationships

  • Illustration of crossed arms, hands touching wrists, against a pink background

    This is how we do it: ‘We don’t have penetration – but it’s by far the best sex I’ve ever had’

  • Kev and Danielle smile for a selfie on a beach path near the sea

    The moment I knew: He loved to travel, I had a fear of flying. I expected him to skol his beer and wish me well

  • A composite image of Nelson and Louise standing together smiling against a plain white background

    Blind date: ‘He said: “If heaven is real, you’ll definitely be going there”, which might be the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me’

  • An illustration looking down on someone holding up a smartphone surrounded by speech bubbles with microphone icons and sound waves

    You be the judge: Should my girlfriend stop sending me 10-minute voice notes?

Food

  • Two bowls of roast apples with toffee sauce, walnuts and soured cream, beside spoons

    Jackson Boxer’s recipe for roast apples with toffee sauce and soured cream

  • Ayllu's sakura no hana.

    Cocktail of the week: Ayllu’s sakura no hana – recipe

  • Helen Goh's toffee apple hand pies for bonfire night.

    Helen Goh’s miso-toffee apple hand pies – recipe

  • Rachel Roddy’s pasta with Senegalese-inspired ragu looks like A bowl of large tube pasta mixed with shredded meat in a spiced ragu.

    Rachel Roddy’s pasta with Senegalese-inspired ragu – recipe

  • A boy's hands touching an artichoke in a field

    Crossword blog
    Crossword editor’s desk: why the Independent’s puzzle should live on

  • Cryptic crosswords
    Cryptic crossword No 30,151

  • Quick crosswords
    Quick crossword No 17,625

  • Sudoku
    Killer sudoku 1,046

  • Prize crosswords
    Prize crossword No 30,152

  • Killer sudoku
    Killer sudoku 1,046

  • Suzi Quatro in a black leather jacket and leather trousers and layered necklaces sits with her band members behind her, in a photo from 1973

    The Saturday quiz
    What links Suzi Quatro, Cream and Blink-182? The Saturday quiz

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    Alex Bellos's Monday puzzle
    Did you solve it? A magical melody from the Mozart of math

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