tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post4700510610879056732..comments2024-03-28T01:51:22.367-03:00Comments on Not Buying Anything: The Importance Of IdlenessGregg Koephttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-5111586925862662372012-08-12T18:16:06.639-03:002012-08-12T18:16:06.639-03:00Thank you - The Idler is great. I found this Olymp...Thank you - The Idler is great. I found this Olympics-related quote (that reflects my feelings perfectly) on Hodgkinsons's site:<br /><br />“Nicholas Lezard loved London. Then the 2012 Olympics came along. Suddenly his beloved city was invaded by über-people in branded sportswear who had contorted their bodies into odd shapes in order to run a bit faster, or throw things a bit further. Not to mention armies of reptilian brand-managers, chancers and corporate cheerleaders all wanting to cash in, as a blameless piece of the East End was turned (at tear-inducing cost) into one huge folly.”<br /><br />Read more about idleness and antidotes to sporting fever here: http://idler.co.uk/Gregg Koephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09349453216733070775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312736954468978064.post-12200808873216520912012-08-10T06:57:24.613-03:002012-08-10T06:57:24.613-03:00Author Tom Hodgkinson wrote a whole about on the s...Author Tom Hodgkinson wrote a whole about on the subject and has a magazine called "The Idler" ! :)Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11753686524146474243noreply@blogger.com