Articles
Get Back is a masterclass in creativity
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
The new Beatles doc has a lot to teach us, says Tom Hodgkinson… Read more
TV: Get Back reviewed
Peter Fincham | Television
Peter Fincham watches the epic new Beatles documentary… Read more
Book of the Week: English Pastoral
James Rebanks | Books
James Rebanks recalls an afternoon on the farm… Read more
In memory of Roger Phillips
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
We pay tribute to the legendary forager… Read more
Book of the Week: How to Stop Fascism
Paul Mason | Books
Fascism is back – how do we stop it? asks Paul Mason in his new book… Read more
Stop working, save the planet
Idler Magazine
A slowdown is urgently needed, says Colin Tudge… Read more
Book of the Week: How to Live in the Country
Tom Hodgkinson | Books
Tom Hodgkinson muses on the ancient art of pig-keeping… Read more
New: How to live in the country
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Tom Hodgkinson’s guide to husbandry – available now… Read more
Book of the Week: Waiting for the Mountain to Move
Charles Handy | Books
Charles Handy on how “winners” often lose… Read more
Book of the Week: An Idler’s Manual
Tom Hodgkinson | Books
Chapter 13, in which Tom Hodgkinson praises the the public bench… Read more
The prehistoric roots of Halloween
Ronald Hutton | Online course
Prof Ronald Hutton on the history of the ancient autumn festival… Read more
American Idle: Millennials Go “Antiwork”
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Tom Hodgkinson applauds the Reddit slacker forum Antiwork… Read more
Book of the Week: The Dawn of Everything
David Graeber and David Wengrow | Books
David Graeber and David Wengrow attack the grand narratives… Read more
Growing up with the yogis
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Tom Hodgkinson recalls his unusual introduction to matters spiritual… Read more
Book of the Week: Better to Have Gone
Akash Kapur | Books
Akash Kapur’s true story of love and tragedy in a utopian community… Read more
Glasses in Literature
Travis Elborough | Books
Travis Elborough on the best books with specs… Read more
Book of the Week: Losers
Josh Cohen | Books
It’s time to embrace your inner loser, writes Josh Cohen… Read more
Work is killing us
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Jobs cause nearly two million deaths each year, reports the WHO… Read more