We are all agreed that there's a lot to complain about in contemporary society. Boredom, exploitation, an explosion of legislation & interference with our everyday freedoms: central government & big business seem to make life more difficult with each month that passes.
But do we really need to take to the streets to protest? Or would a more effective form of resistance be to take to our beds & quietly recreate our own lives? In this issue of the Idler, we reflect & philosophise on the notion of protest.
CORINNE MAIER interviews three French filmmakers making anti-work movies; we meet the brilliant history professor RONALD HUTTON. JAY GRIFFITHS writes on missionaries; JOHN NICHOLSON celebrates paradise; we ask whether there's any point in going to university & PENNY RIMBAUD reveals the meaning of life. Plus articles on the practical side of idling with advice on treehouse-building & beer-brewing.