Christmas is about anarchy and childishness
Tom Hodgkinson | Comment
Tom Hodgkinson on the story of Christmas and its true meaning… Read more
Articles
Book of the Week: Dominion
Tom Holland | Books
Christianity’s enduring influence on the Western mind … Read more
An Idler’s Guide to the General Election
Florence Read
How to vote if you love to loaf… Read more
Why can’t people flatten cardboard boxes?
Idle Thoughts
Tom Hodgkinson’s plea for a flat packing revolution… Read more
Book of the Week: It Gets Worse
Nicholas Lezard | Books
Nicholas Lezard stands up for lying down… Read more
Book of the Week: The Happiness Problem
Books
Why we need to find new ways to be cheery… Read more
Death of a Cat
Tom Hodgkinson | Idle Talk
An ode to the idlest creature in the animal kingdom… Read more
NEWS: Oregon to Legalise Magic Mushrooms
Robin Carhart-Harris | Idle Thoughts
But UK way behind, says researcher Robin Carhart-Harris
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NEWS: Less work is the best green policy, says think tank
Idle Thoughts
Researchers release damning report on the working week… Read more
Book of the Week: In Praise of Florence
Leonardo Bruni | Books
Leonardo Bruni’s love letter to the destination of the next Idler Retreat… Read more
Brett Anderson wins Idler of the Year Award
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
And Priti Patel wins the Anti-Idler award… Read more
Book of the Week: Don’t Be Evil
Rana Foroohar | Books
The moral decline of big tech… Read more