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In this issue
• How to get a green(er) thumb: six easy gardening tips to minimise your effort and maximise your joy
• A conversation with the Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn about human resilience, activism, and his new film, Black Flies
• 100-Word-Story Competition: after months of voting and deliberation, we finally reveal the winners
• The Broadway and West End star Lea Salonga looks back on her illustrious career, including Miss Saigon and voicing Disney princesses
• Love Apptually: we speak to three couples who found love online in later life
Jessica Chastain On Feminism, Fame And Fighting The Good Fight
The Oscar-winning actor on championing women's stories, her rebellious youth and dementia in film
![Jessica Chastain On Feminism, Fame And Fighting The Good Fight](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/XiiNoxE821707909398003/JESSICA-CHASTAIN-ON-FEMINISM-FAME-AND-FIGHTING-THE-GOOD-FIGHT.jpg)
7 mins
Jonathan Yeo I REMEMBER...
Jonathan Yeo is one of the world's leading figurative artists. Entirely self-taught, his portrait subjects have included former Prime Minister Tony Blair, American actor Dennis Hopper and members of the Royal Family
![Jonathan Yeo I REMEMBER...](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/8J2R9FAso1707910113209/JONATHAN-YEO-I-REMEMBER.jpg)
6 mins
This is Your Brain Dance
How dance is improving the lives of people with neurocognitive and movement disorders like Parkinson's, MS and brain injury
![This is Your Brain Dance](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/cXIUcmYgT1707910507652/THIS-IS-YOUR-BRAIN-DANCE.jpg)
7 mins
7 Questions About Pees
The two or more litres of urine you pass in a single day can tell you a lot about your health
![7 Questions About Pees](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/SrmjO3RS01707910794963/7-QUESTIONS-ABOUT-PEES.jpg)
2 mins
Don't Be A Bystander
The bystander effect sees people simply standing by rather than helping in case of an emergency
![Don't Be A Bystander](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/V3xhdiKwF1707910864791/DONT-BE-A-BYSTANDER.jpg)
2 mins
New Love Lexicon
Do internet terms help or hinder healthy romantic relationships?
![New Love Lexicon](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/aFuflGneH1707910988229/NEW-LOVE-LEXICON.jpg)
2 mins
HOME AT LAST!
A cat missing for ten years, a dog who disappeared during a wildfire, and more heartwarming true stories of pets who were lost then found
![HOME AT LAST!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/r2liW-KRg1707911156836/HOME-AT-LAST.jpg)
10+ mins
Steve Conte: If I Ruled The World
Steve Conte is a musician known for his memorable guitar work as a member of New York Dolls, as well as his collaborations with Japanese composer Yoko Kanno on the soundtracks to several hit anime series
![Steve Conte: If I Ruled The World](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/jRPYs5Neh1707912366492/STEVE-CONTE-IF-I-RULED-THE-WORLD.jpg)
3 mins
Under The GRANDFLUENCE Prince Stash
From aristocratic, eccentric friend of Sixties rockstars to TikTok sensation
![Under The GRANDFLUENCE Prince Stash](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/k707Wrm7u1707912455499/UNDER-THE-GRANDFLUENCE-PRINCE-STASH.jpg)
3 mins
My Britain: Winterton-on-Sea
WITH A BEAUTIFUL BEACH on one side and the Norfolk Broads on the other, Winterton-on-Sea is a lovely little village with a big heart.
![My Britain: Winterton-on-Sea](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/ZoO-BUcwv1707912582512/MY-BRITAIN-WINTERTONONSEA.jpg)
5 mins
BOTANIC GARDENS OF THE WORLD
Tales of extraordinary plants, botanical history and scientific discovery
![BOTANIC GARDENS OF THE WORLD](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/b4viEo95z1707911810866/BOTANIC-GARDENS-OF-THE-WORLD.jpg)
4 mins
My Great Escape: Rome, The Eternal City
Our reader Barbara Hull takes a Hollywood-inspired trip to Rome and reveals that some wishes really do come true
![My Great Escape: Rome, The Eternal City](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/cwCBOm3z71707912155014/MY-GREAT-ESCAPE-ROME-THE-ETERNAL-CITY.jpg)
2 mins
Culinary Grandes Dames
Paola Westbeek celebrates the women who have influenced her journey in gastronomy-from Elizabeth David and Julia Child to Nigella Lawson
![Culinary Grandes Dames](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/lOBHrnBV81707914285210/CULINARY-GRANDES-DAMES.jpg)
3 mins
THIS BACON FAKERY MUST STOP
I WAS RECENTLY given bacon-flavoured dental floss for my birthday. My first question was: who the hell gives dental floss as a gift? My second question was: has bacon gone too far?
![THIS BACON FAKERY MUST STOP](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/15121/1584326/7pPdCiiuu1707911576870/THIS-BACON-FAKERY-MUST-STOP.jpg)
2 mins
Reader's Digest UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: Vivat Direct Ltd
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
Reader's Digest magazine is bursting with stories, articles, advice, recipes, reviews, tips, jokes and anecdotes. Each issue is small enough to fit in your handbag or pocket, but big enough to keep you entertained for weeks on end.
The world's best-loved general-interest publication contains something for everyone.
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