the Idler

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ISSUE 41

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THE QUITE INTERESTING ISSUE

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SUMMER 2008

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editor’s letter

qi manifesto

contributors

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NOTES FROM THE COUCH idler’s diary

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readers’ letters

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skivers and strivers

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idle pleasures Soho by Sebastian Horsley

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a child’s guide to the human head by Pete Loveday 26 the truth Brian Dean on time and efficiency 29 ailments corner John Mitchinson gets gout 34 qi presents idleness among the animals 38 the wit and wisdom of andy warhol 42 our guide to uk in peril by Ian Vince 48 neville by Tony Husband 50 bill & zed’s bad advice 54 plus gwyn cartoons throughout