Articles
Book of the Week: Mrs Death Misses Death
Salena Godden | Books
An extract from Salena Godden’s highly praised first novel… Read more
Not letting bad breaks get you down: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 25th of 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese scholar… Read more
Is this dystopia?
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Be afraid and carry on – is that our future now?… Read more
Charles Handy: The deadly dangers of hubris
Charles Handy | Comment
Trump’s tragic pantomime was an act of colossal arrogance… Read more
When Bacon met Giacometti
Michael Peppiatt | Books
Down the Colony club with Francis and Alberto… Read more
Book of the Week: Time Smart
Ashley Whillans | Books
Take back the time you lose to mindless tasks and unfulfilling chores… Read more
Returning home: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 24th of 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese scholar… Read more
Stop working so hard, says Nietzsche
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Time to join the punkocracy… Read more
Charles Handy: A letter to God
Charles Handy | Comment
Some thoughts on nature, the logos and everything… Read more
Book of the Week: Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
Jaron Lanier | Books
Tech philosopher Jaron Lanier’s brilliant Internet manifesto… Read more
Expectations exceeded: ah, is this not happiness?
Jin Shengtan | Idle Thoughts
The 23rd of 33 happy moments from a 17th-century Chinese scholar… Read more
What people get wrong about Twitter and Facebook
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
They’re just ad salesmen, not arbiters of truth… Read more
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