Lifestyle - Wednesday, March 18, 2026

After years of scrabbling about for jobs, I’m happy I have the right work/leisure balance: four days on, three days off I do like Mondays. I never used to – who does? – but just recently I’ve found a way. It’s been quite a journey. School Mondays were bloody awful. I can still feel the abrasion, mental and physical, of the school uniform. It was always freshly laundered on a Monday, something I not only took for g...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 131 days ago

Washington Post food critic Elazar Sontag entertains your restaurant questions, rants and raves.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 131 days ago

A reader writes how a powerful blast from an irrigation machine at the GP has had lasting side-effects I sympathise with Freya Bennett ( A moment that changed me: I was planning to be a musician – then I had my ears syringed, 11 March ). In 2010, I found that my hearing was being muffled by a buildup of wax in my ears. I had always imagined that having ones ears syringed was a straightforward, risk-free process. A...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 131 days ago

Chicken thighs are a cut above the breast. These beginner-friendly recipes will give you juicy chicken every time.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 131 days ago

A relaxed, Gallic approach to the last day of le weekend could be just what we all need to feel healthier and happier Name: French Sunday. Age: As a viral happiness trend, quite new. As an idea, quite old. Old Testament, even … Continue reading...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 131 days ago

From romantic surprises to everyday rituals. The post 27 Long-Distance Relationship Ideas to Stay Close—Even When You’re Miles Apart appeared first on Camille Styles .

Camille Styles • 131 days ago

Drugs, defence, discrimination … we want to hear from people across the UK who hold different views on some of the more divisive issues of our time for our series Dining across the divide Are flags hung from lamp-posts intimidating? Do we need to spend more on defence? Should we legalise drugs? Where do you stand on these or other issues – and could you persuade someone with a different view? For the Guardian seri...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 131 days ago

They’re one of the most-hyped kitchen appliances of the last decade, but are these low-fat cookers worth the cost and counter space? • Don’t get the Filter delivered to your inbox? Sign up here I owned an air fryer long before they attained peak ubiquity, and I use it on a daily basis, so I’m surprised when people express zero interest in them. For my lifestyle, air fryers are brilliant: I’m usually multitasking, ...

The Guardian Lifestyle • 131 days ago

This one-pan dinner features plump, chili-seasoned shrimp and tender quinoa cooked with spinach in a tomatoey broth flavored with onion, garlic, cilantro and lime.

Washington Post Lifestyle • 131 days ago

Plus, the iron-rich recipes to cook. The post The Sneaky Nutrient Deficiency That Might Explain Why You’re Always Tired appeared first on Camille Styles .

Camille Styles • 131 days ago