The Idler is a magazine for free spirits, edited by author Tom Hodgkinson. We help you to slow down, have fun and live well.

The Idler offers an unmissable mix of interviews, radical politics, brilliant writing, stunning images, philosophy and instructive ideas for the good life. It is truly very beautiful and very useful.

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