On the practice of idling, [founder] Tom Hodgkinson writes:
A characteristic of the idler's work is that it looks suspiciously like play. This, again, makes the non-idler feel uncomfortable. Victims of the Protestant work ethic would like all work to be unpleasant. They feel that work is a curse, that we must suffer on this earth to earn our place in the next. The idler, on the other hand, sees no reason not to use his brain to organise a life for himself where his play is his work, and so attempt to create his own little paradise in the here and now.
My partner has been a subscriber for years. It's great. Stewart Lee's music reviews have been a highlight, but there's great long form content in most editions.
From Wikipedia:
On the practice of idling, [founder] Tom Hodgkinson writes:
A characteristic of the idler's work is that it looks suspiciously like play. This, again, makes the non-idler feel uncomfortable. Victims of the Protestant work ethic would like all work to be unpleasant. They feel that work is a curse, that we must suffer on this earth to earn our place in the next. The idler, on the other hand, sees no reason not to use his brain to organise a life for himself where his play is his work, and so attempt to create his own little paradise in the here and now.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idler_(1993)
My partner has been a subscriber for years. It's great. Stewart Lee's music reviews have been a highlight, but there's great long form content in most editions.
Cracking magazine, and the frequent Idler online interviews generally thought provoking. Excellent cast of occasional contributors too.