Idle Idols: Henry Miller
From Idler 19, 1997
Joshua Glenn on the writer who freed himself from the cocksucking corporation and learned how to live.
Idle Idols: Eric Cantona
Eric Cantona, says ROBERT NEWMAN, has always taken on the system and won. Which is what makes him a great idol for our times.
From Idler issue 8, February – March 1995
Idle Idols: Epicurus
A FERTILE MIND
Most people think of Epicurus as the philosopher of self-indulgence.
But his ideas for living were pragmatic and subversive.
By STEPHEN ARMSTRONG
Idle Idols: Jerome K. Jerome
From Idler 5, July 1994
Editor of our Victorian namesake, Jerome K. Jerome is best known for Three Men in a Boat. He worked hard at his idleness, but did he ever fulfill his creative potential? Dan Glaister profiles a seminal idler.
Idle Idols: Lin Yutang
From Idler 13, January – February 1996
By Matt Ffytche
Lin Yutang was a Chinese philosopher of the early 20th century who became an apostle of loafing. Matt Ffytche has managed to unearth his rare writings for the comfort of you, the indolent reader.
Idle Idols: Alfred Jarry
From Idler 17, November 1996
Mark Sanders uncovers the truth behnd the mask of the creator of Ubu Roi, one Alfred Jarry .
"I do nothing and then I do something. But it's taken years of investigating idleness in all its forms to be able to achieve this. My discipline is borne out of concerted study of idleness."