Synopses & Reviews
As Dorothy Parker once sagely noted, curiosity is the cure for boredom, but there is no cure for curiosity. It is endless and free, unlike television, wine, or the water in our taps. It is more pleasurable and reliable than sex. It's what makes us human. Spend time with the curious minds of Stephen Fry, Philip Pullman, science writer Steve Jones, and more. Guest editors for this issue of Idler are John Lloyd, founder of QI and the producer of Blackadder and Spitting Image, and John Mitchinson, coauthor with Lloyd of The Book General of Ignorance. They have filled every inch with absurd and curious facts and ideas.
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The Idler, the periodical of easy living, looks at protest movements and asks: Is there any point in taking to the streets? Would a more effective form of revolt be to lie in bed doing nothing? Look at John and Yoko — they made their point.
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About the Author
Tom Hodgkinson has written for many magazines and newspapers. His other books include The Freedom Manifesto and How To Be Idle. Dan Kieran is deputy editor of the Idler and editor of Crap Holidays, Crap Jobs, and The Idler Book of Crap Towns. He has written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, and The Times.