The Idler #111
148 x 210 mm, 160 pages
London, UK
Bimonthly
Editor: Tom Hodgkinson
Art director: Alice Smith
‘Slow down. Have fun. Live well.’
A bimonthly magazine helping readers ‘to lead more fulfilled lives’ through idleness. The irony is that making a magazine does not involve even a hint of idleness, but the message remains: slow down and enjoy life!
This latest issue for August-September 2026 leads with a feature by Thom Callan-Riley, reporting on the increasing commercialisation of skateboarding and how Phoenix-based skate event ‘Slow Impact’ is attempting to combat this through community-led conferences that rethink the world-building of skate culture. Elsewhere, Megumi Koiwai guides readers through the rigorous process of ‘Shūshoku katsudō’(post-graduate job hunting) in Japan, whilst Guy Hayward shares the joys of a Cotswolds pilgrimage, enriched by the evocative writing of Gloucestershire local and acclaimed ‘Cider with Rosie’ novelist Laurie Lee.