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Britain's coolest magazine', Alex James, Blur .'Uniquely engaging... devoted to idleness in all its forms... surprisingly energetic in its sagacious coverage of trends and trendiness... Packed with ideas', Time Out .'The thinking person's Loaded', Select .'Full of good things... genuinely radical, irreverent and iconoclastic', the Rt Hon Alan Clark, .'I'd read it even if I didn't write for it', Louis Theroux,
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Britain's coolest magazine', Alex James, Blur, .'Uniquely engaging... devoted to idleness in all its forms... surprisingly energetic in its sagacious coverage of trends and trendiness... packed with ideas', Time Out .'The thinking person's Loaded', Select .'Full of good things... genuinely radical, irreverent and iconoclastic', the Rt Hon Alan Clark .'I'd read it even if I didn't write for it', Louis Theroux
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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'The idler' is touted as a magazine, although in size it is more of a book. Published twice a year, it is a collection of sketches, articles, reviews and stories, with laziness as a general theme.
This issue features interviews with Patrick Moore (by Alex James) and Bill Odiie (by Louis Theroux) along with sketches by Adam and Joe and stories by Zodiac Mindwarp (aka Mark Manning).
It really is one of the funniest and most entertaining magazines I have ever read and has caused me no end of strange looks on the tube as I sniggered away to myself. The combination of genuine wit and genius writing is unlikely to be found anywhere else and I can heartily recommend it to anyone.
15 of 19 people found the following review helpful
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I bought this quite by accident in Borders the other week. It's structured like a magazine, with lots of funny bits in the front section, with more substantial interviews and articles in the middle - it's theme is Man's Ruin, with lots of (perhaps too much) articles examining boozing including an incredibly moving account of a father and son who were involved in the temperance movement. The writers list reads like a a who's who of the british underground (Adam and Joe, Louis Theroux, Will Self, Bill Drummond, Tony White, Matthew De Abaitua) and its good to see them all gathered in one place.
Although the boozing stuff wears a bit thin, that's always been kind of the point with the Idler - it's self-indulgent in a world where everything else feels restrained by fears of what the public might or might not like. it's excessive, goes far too far, and is a force for good. if they had a proper publisher, they'd be dangerous
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The Idler is a great, usually biannual, magazine. The oddments and snippits are as great as the full on articles, all vaguely round a theme, but the key is that the magazine is not for workaholics or go getters of any description. A great holiday read or something to sit by a sun lounger in the conservatory to just dip in to when you want to read something interesting, but relaxing.
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The Idler
I once took out a regular subscription for this at a bookshop, but they continually failed to get it in for me, so I cancelled the sub as it was getting too much like hard work. Read more
Published on 9 July 2009 by Mrs. Vivienne Wachenje
Amusing
I wasn't quite sure what to expect from The Idler.
I had fun with my first issue (38)! - very amusing!
I had fun with my first issue (38)! - very amusing!
Published on 30 Oct 2007 by Ravenous_Jo
Fab!! Brill!!
Excellent reading ....ah too busy idling and reading this inspiring work of brilliance to say any more......
Published on 10 Dec 2005 by Dr. J. Sims
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I found my copy of 'The Idler' on the seat of the tube. I pity the poor man that left it there and sincerely hope he manged to buy another because it's the best thing I've read for... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2000
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