Articles
Book of the Week: House Party
Jason Williamson | Books
Work’s shit when you’re in a band, says Sleaford Mod Jason Williamson… Read more
Catching a lucky break: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 22nd of 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese scholar… Read more
Why January is for lolling by the fire
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Get busy doing nothing… Read more
How to sleep in a church
Richard Hammond | Idler Magazine
Richard Hammond gets a pew with a view… Read more
Pillows of industry
Kamin Mohammadi | Idler Magazine
Get ahead, work from bed, says Kamin Mohammadi… Read more
Meditation with Sister Jayanti
Tom Hodgkinson | Idler Magazine
Tom Hodgkinson gets a lesson in being… Read more
To give discreetly: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 21st of 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese writer and critic… Read more
Idler 76, Jan/Feb 2021
Back Issues
Meditation with Sister Jayanti, Michael Palin dines with God, Dickens meets a hermit and… Read more
A bad year for many, a good year for a few
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
How Big Tech made big bucks from Covid… Read more
Finding a forgotten treasure: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 20th of 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese writer and scholar… Read more
Making merry with our favourite historian
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Ronald Hutton’s new online course… Read more
Book of the Week: Stations of the Sun
Ronald Hutton | Books
Prof Ronald Hutton on how the medievals did Christmas… Read more
What a relief: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 19th of 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese writer and critic… Read more
Your right to roam: a guide
Nick Hayes | Idle Thoughts
Agitator Nick Hayes on freeing the countryside… Read more
Solutions to the Shavian puzzle
Alex Bellos | Books
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𐑕 is the sound ‘ss’… Read more
Charles Handy: the greatest painting in the world
Charles Handy | Comment
Time for a new start… Read more
Book of the Week: The Language Lover’s Puzzle Book
Alex Bellos | Books
A cracking conundrum from this entertaining tome… Read more
Thinking, ‘If only…’: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 18th in 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese writer and critic… Read more
Books for Christmas: Our Picks
Tom Hodgkinson | Books
The best literature for loafers from 2020… Read more
Adam Buxton gets train rage
Adam Buxton | Books
An awkward moment on the 14.12 to Cambridge… Read more
Book of the Week: Montaigne’s Essays
Montaigne | Books
The 16th century philosopher on idleness… Read more
A slice of summer: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
17th happy moment… Read more