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In This Issue…
Over To You • LETTERS ON THE March ISSUE
SEE THE WORLD … DIFFERENTLY
Get The MSG? • This month Olly Mann gets spicy with a surprising discovery and a flavour revelation
Hugh Dancy “I’ve Been Able To Have My Cake And Eat It” • The British actor on living in New York, wife Claire Danes and the nostalgia of playing a quintessential Englishman in the new Downton Abbey film
I REMEMBER… Leo Sayer • Leo Sayer first came to fame in the Seventies and this year he’s celebrating five decades in the business. He tells us about being managed by Adam Faith, meeting The Beatles and why he moved to Australia
LET’S TALK ABOUT PAIN What’s phantom pain? • How does chronic pain work? What determines our individual pain tolerance? Richard Holt sets out to find the answers
9 Easy Peasy Ways To Get Healthier • We’re all busy people, so here are some really simple ways to stay fit and well with minimal effort
DIY The Healthy Way • More than 8,000 people needed hospital treatment in the UK last year after injuring themselves carrying out home improvements. Make sure you stay safe
Ask The Expert: Mental Fitness
Hot Off The Press • Relentless health scare stories deserve greater scrutiny, argues Dr Max
The Doctor Is In
Does Your Brain See Things Differently? • Tips for improving your “mind’s eye” from our memory expert, Jonathan Hancock
POWER TO THE PEOPLE • Redoubtable, reliable and resistant to radical change; there are few things in the typical English village more valued by residents than the shop and the pub
My Britain: Great Yarmouth
If I Ruled The World Grace Dent • Grace Dent is a restaurant critic, broadcaster, author, and Masterchef UK regular. She has appeared on Very British Problems and is the host of the critically acclaimed podcast, Comfort Eating
Meet The “Unretired” • Millions of seniors are heading back to work—and leading happier, healthier lives because of it
Saving The STRADIVARIUS SOUND • An entire city went quiet so the world’s most iconic violin could be immortalised
The Last Frontier • Adventure awaits visitors to Big Bend National Park, located in one of America’s wildest, most forbidding places
My Great Escape: Inspiring Innsbruck • Reader Susanna Lewis samples the delights of Tyrol’s capital
PARQUE LAGE Rio de Janeiro
How To Stick To Your Money Diet • Practical tips and tricks on how to make good on your new spending habits
On The Money
Never Felt Better • Felt isn’t just for kids, as this stylish project proves
'Tis The Season For Brand New Trends • Bec Oakes talks us through the big trends making a return to runways for summer 2022
Step Into The Light • Just as regulations requiring face masks are lifted, the beauty world offers up a new kind of face covering. But will LED light therapy really save our skin? Jenessa Williams investigates
Eloise Head Apple Crumble Mug Cake
WORLD KITCHEN • Crete: Lamb & Cheese Lattice Pie
State Of The Art: Ilhwa Kim • South Korean visual artist Ilhwa Kim on her practice and inspirations
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