Articles
Idle Pleasures: Taking a Nap
Tom Hodgkinson | Comment
Find corners for dozing, says Tom Hodgkinson… Read more
London in the plague
Dr Matthew Green | History
Dr Matthew Green on lockdown hell in the 17th century… Read more
Smell the roses
Comment
Philosopher and climate campaigner Rupert Read welcomes the slowdown… Read more
Charles Handy: the power of names
Charles Handy | Comment
When is a weed a flower? Or lockdown a sabbatical?… Read more
Why lolling in the sun could save your life
Bill Anderson | Comment
Bill Anderson soaks up the rays… Read more
What would Plato do in a pandemic?
Mark Vernon | Philosophy
He saw life as an experience, not a problem, says Mark Vernon… Read more
Our small farm is thriving during lockdown
Simon Fairlie | Comment
Simon Fairlie is living off the land… Read more
Idle Pleasures: Tree Houses
Dan Kieran | Books
A world of catapults and gobstoppers, free from parents… Read more
Postcard from the Isle of Wight
Florence Read | Comment
How I got sucked in to a Covid-19 experiment… Read more
Easy pizza dough and brilliant toppings recipe
Bridget Hugo | Food
From Franco Manca founder Bridget Hugo… Read more
My lockdown life: Gray Jolliffe
Gray Jolliffe | Comment
“Ten units a day is now looking like a realistic goal”… Read more
Idle Pleasures: The Deckchair
Nicholas Lezard | Books
It symbolises ad hoc leisure, snatched naps, impromptu basking… Read more
TV: Why is good comedy timeless?
Peter Fincham | Comment
Peter Fincham on the art of raising a titter… Read more
How I find freedom through pottering
Comment
Permaculture is idling in action, says Maddy Harland… Read more
Michael Palin: My struggle to take it easy
Michael Palin | Idler Magazine
And an unfortunate incident in the kitchen… Read more
The merry, merry month of May
Ronald Hutton | Idler Magazine
Ronald Hutton on the curious history of the maypole… Read more
How Socrates can teach us how to die
Mark Vernon | Idler Magazine
Embrace the ultimate idling, says Mark Vernon… Read more
How to like classical music
Sandy Burnett | Classical music
Sandy Burnett’s course provides the key… Read more
Obituary: Ian Whitcomb, musician
Travis Elborough | Obituary
Travis Elborough pays tribute… Read more
How P.G. Wodehouse will save our souls
Gustav Temple | Comment
Gustav Temple on the soothing joys of Bertie Wooster… Read more