Orlando, Florida

Picture the pointless blight that is Las Vegas, subtract the vice, add lots of humidity, and then place the whole mess in a WalMart parking lot…and apparently what you are left with is the place where people from American crap towns vacation. I dare anyone to locate a business that is not a chain, or a structure that is original, or a natural landmark of any kind.

The local population sequesters itself into a mundane patchwork of gated communities. There is actually a significant young population here, but they seem contented to live life in what are really glorified retirement
communities.

And I haven’t even mentioned the wellspring of high culture that is Disney.

John-Paul Cardoso

 

Books

idler 41 qi

The Idler's Diary 2009

With recipes, drawings, arcana, poems and other pearls of wisdom - the "Idler Diary" will help you gently float down river in 2009.
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idler 41 qi

Idler 41: The QI Issue

The Idler joins forces with the men from QI for a celebration of curiosity and an attack on boredom, with plenty of William Morris
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book of idle pleasures

The Book of Idle Pleasures

A sumptuous compendium of one hundred pleasures, each lovingly described and illustrated.
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freedom manifesto

The Freedom Manifesto

The US version of How To Be Free: "A work of crafty scholarship and radical intent" - Michael Agger, Slate
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how to be free

How to be Free by Tom Hodgkinson

"Packed with wit, anecdotes and ideas ..." Word Magazine
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how to be idle

How to be Idle by Tom Hodgkinson

Take control of your life and reclaim your right to be idle.
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i fought the law

I Fought the Law by Dan Kieran

"Very funny...should be at the top of Tony Blair's reading list." The Times
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how to fish

How to Fish by Chris Yates

Recommended to anyone interested in either angling or doing nothing.
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cloudspotter's guide

The Cloudspotter's Guide by Gavin Pretor-Pinney

"Read this eye-opening and amusingly written book" Daily Mail
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