Articles
Idle Pleasures: Slouching
Dan Kieran | Books
It’s a leisurely two fingers up to the productive classes… Read more
Merry-making goes underground
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
We’ve always fought for our right to party, says Tom Hodgkinson… Read more
Roger Phillips on truffles, tulips and pansies
Roger Phillips | Food
Foraging lessons from the master… Read more
Book of the Week: Reveries of the Solitary Walker
Jean-Jacques Rousseau | Books
Rousseau finds happiness in idling… Read more
Idle Pleasures: Waiting for the Tea to Brew
Dan Kieran | Comment
The best things in life are free… Read more
Is the time right for a new Beveridge?
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Ending poverty by basic income is affordable and desirable… Read more
The case for a slow economy
Andrew Simms | Idler Magazine
Andrew Simms is hoping for a more sensible economy post corona… Read more
Interview: Armando Iannucci
Tom Hodgkinson | Idler Magazine
Idler editor Tom Hodgkinson introduces his interview with Armando Iannucci
When lockdown began, we at… Read more
Inside Bernard Shaw’s writing shed
Alex Johnson | Idler Magazine
Alex Johnson on George Bernard Shaw’s writing retreat… Read more
Why do tech tycoons go guru-like?
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Tom Hodgkinson on when billionaires get holy… Read more
Idler 73, July/August 2020
Back Issues
Features…
• lessons in self-sufficiency from editor Tom Hodgkinson
• interview with comedy genius Armando Iannucci
•… Read more
Charles Handy: Work less, think more
Charles Handy | Comment
Like the butterfly twitching its wings, your afterlife will touch others… Read more
In praise of the sloth
Lucy Cooke | Zoology
Slow and steady wins the race, says Lucy Cooke… Read more
Anarchy in the USA
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Tom Hodgkinson on Seattle and Prince Kropotkin… Read more
Charles Handy: the pleasures of solitude
Charles Handy | Comment
It’s time with someone who understands you… Read more
Psi and the limits of science
Mark Vernon | Comment
Mark Vernon loves Jeffrey Kripal’s new book on “psi” phenomena… Read more
Corporate layoffs: rejoice or sob?
Tom Hodgkinson | Letter from the Editor
Tom Hodgkinson asks whether redundancy can lead to freedom… Read more
Charles Handy: get past stereotypes
Charles Handy | Comment
It ain’t where you’re from, it’s where you’re at… Read more
The subtle joys of underachievement
Jonathan Rowson | Comment
A chess champion on why he’s glad he didn’t make it to the top… Read more