Our benevolent editor, Tom Hodgkinson, will be idling at the One Track Minds event at on 14 November 2024. Find out more here onetrackminds.uk

Turn to the new edition of Idler magazine! The word is ever active in the world.

Like so many things in life, cycling is more pleasurable when it’s not rushed, says Tom Hodgkinson idler.co.uk/article/the-ar…

It's the first week of December. Can any of us really bear getting out of bed?

Read Peter Fincham's full review of Wolf Hall here --> idler.co.uk/article/tv-rev…

Wrap up warm!

What does 'making merry' mean, exactly? And why do we only use it at Christmas? Tom Hodgkinson ruminates on the nature of merriment in our Book of the Week, Idle Thoughts. Read an excerpt (and purchase!) here idler.co.uk/article/book-o…

Life shouldn’t be defined by cultural identities, writes Mark Vernon, however important they may be. Read the full article here --> idler.co.uk/article/though…

Charles Handy has died at 92. He was a great man and a great friend to the Idler. nytimes.com/2024/12/13/bus…

"Donald Trump complains about other countries ripping off the US. He says he wants to introduce more tariffs. But I think that non-Americans should be complaining about the way the US rips off the rest of the world via its various monopolies." idler.co.uk/article/resist…

How are you braving against the depths of winter?

What's Christmas without a good story with which to gather around the fireside? Ben Moor tells of old Christmas family secrets in his short story, The Doubtful Guest. Read it here! idler.co.uk/article/short-…

How can you take the gospel of relaxation today? Mark Vernon explains why we need, more than ever, to commune with the universe in this week's Thought of the Week. Read it at the link here idler.co.uk/article/though…

I wrote a piece for Idler about being awkward amidst their other families' Christmas traditions - it's on their webpage all this week. And here's my annual card to all here. May you all have a very merry and peaceful Festivity and let's hope we all thrive in '25!

The 100th issue of Idler magazine, out now! My thoughts are on the enigma that is sleep. Could it be heavenly, literally?

Our 100th issue is out now. Subscribe at idler.co.uk/join or buy in Waitrose, Smiths or bookshops

He was not only the greatest novelist the world has seen, he was also a vegetarian, social radical and pacifist who inspired Gandhi's non-violent campaign for Indian independence. Now you can learn all about Tolstoy with his biographer A.N. Wilson. idler.co.uk/product/the-li…

"He’s so obviously a con artist, a charlatan... He wants to be king of the world, and he lets us know it. "How on earth can we fall for his tawdry gimmicks? But we do." Read Ferdinand Mount's fantastic analysis of tyranny: idler.co.uk/article/why-do…

Great piece in FT: The US ruled against Google’s monopoly — Europe should do the same ft.com/content/2b7801… via @ft

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