The Idler #113
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 December 2026 is an ‘entertaining, edifying and enriching’ Christmas edition, featuring a festive Christmas quiz curated by John Mitchinson, former head of research for the BBC panel comedy game QI. Elsewhere: Guardian journalist John Harris condemns whistling, discover the hidden wonders of lichen study, Graham Burnett delves into the medieval origins of allotment gardening, and Emma Parks analyses PM Andy Burnham’s love of literature.
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