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Pleasures and pastimes

Joy

guide

How to start having more fun

Fun isn’t frivolous – it’s vital for your wellbeing. Here’s a step-by-step plan to bring more pleasure into your busy life

by Mike Rucker

Transcendent experience

film

A record-breaking distance swimmer finds sublime peace in cold water

Directed by Thomas Beug

Music

guide

How to listen to, and enjoy, classical music

Whether you’re a newbie or an aficionado, these ways to navigate and approach the genre will enrich your experience

by Lawrence Kramer

Freedom and choice

film

Meandering with purpose across the US, on his mountain bike, aged 71

Directed by Brandon Watts

Pleasures and pastimes

guide

How to wander

Whether in a city or the wilderness, near or far, there’s joy to be had in a journey where the destination doesn’t matter

by Jordan Fisher Smith

Travel

film

A beer sends a freewheeling couple on a 500-mile cycling pilgrimage

Directed by Tom Schroeder