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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" media="screen" href="/~d/styles/atom10full.xsl"?><?xml-stylesheet type="text/css" media="screen" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~d/styles/itemcontent.css"?><feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:feedburner="http://rssnamespace.org/feedburner/ext/1.0" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://idler.co.uk/wp-atom.php"><title type="text">The Idler</title> <subtitle type="text">For those who live to loaf</subtitle> <updated>2012-02-09T13:55:20Z</updated><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/feed/atom/</id> <generator uri="http://wordpress.org/" version="3.3.1">WordPress</generator> <atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/TheIdler" /><feedburner:info uri="theidler" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/" /><entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Now Booking: Classical Music Course with Sandy Burnett]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/h42_amQ4ZoU/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3187</id> <updated>2012-02-09T13:55:20Z</updated> <published>2012-02-09T13:55:20Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Uncategorized" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The introductory lesson was such a success that we are now offering an eight week course with one of the country&#8217;s best-known classical music presenters, Sandy Burnett. If you want to know everything from Medieval music to the here-and-now or just focus on a particular period CLICK HERE. JH]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/uncategorized/now-booking-classical-music-course-with-sandy-burnett/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/uncategorized/now-booking-classical-music-course-with-sandy-burnett/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/uncategorized/now-booking-classical-music-course-with-sandy-burnett/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Tonight: Sarah Bakewell on Montaigne]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/MHBSiXrg91I/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3182</id> <updated>2012-02-09T13:42:38Z</updated> <published>2012-02-09T11:05:02Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Come to our fantastic Montaigne symposium tonight with Sarah Bakewell, author of How To Live, her great therapeutic biography of the fascinating Renaissance essayist. Learn about one of literature&#8217;s greatest idlers and most sympathetic characters. Above all, Montaigne can help us to live well with a host of practical techniques, many of which he borrowed [...]]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/tonight-sarah-bakewell-on-montaigne/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/tonight-sarah-bakewell-on-montaigne/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/tonight-sarah-bakewell-on-montaigne/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Now Booking: Hogarth: The Compassionate Satirist]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/a55RLtge23I/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3177</id> <updated>2012-02-08T16:41:14Z</updated> <published>2012-02-08T16:41:14Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We are very excited to announce that Brian Sewell and Sir Timothy Ackroyd will be giving a performed reading of &#8220;The Compassionate Satirist&#8221; at The Idler Academy on Wednesday 21st March. CLICK HERE to read more. JH]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-hogarth-the-compassionate-satirist/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-hogarth-the-compassionate-satirist/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-hogarth-the-compassionate-satirist/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Now Booking: Theology Course]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/wOhBn34dmFw/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3172</id> <updated>2012-02-08T13:39:14Z</updated> <published>2012-02-08T13:39:14Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We are thrilled to announce that Idler Academy regular speaker, the brilliant and all-knowing Dr Mark Vernon, will be giving a Theology Course in the Spring. For more information CLICK HERE. JH]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-theology-course/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-theology-course/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-theology-course/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Now Booking: Beginners&#8217; Eight Week Latin Course]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/MG2gQrkNwt4/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3168</id> <updated>2012-02-07T12:38:24Z</updated> <published>2012-02-07T12:38:24Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Hurrah! Latin&#8217;s back! We shall be running our eight week Beginners&#8217; Latin Course with the delightful Miss Susanna Hislop from Monday 20th February. Click HERE for more information and to book your place. Places are limited and we all know how trendy Latin is these days. JH]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-beginners-eight-week-latin-course/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-beginners-eight-week-latin-course/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-beginners-eight-week-latin-course/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Now Booking: The Art of Cloud Collecting]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/qVsOr_uTwrs/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3158</id> <updated>2012-02-05T10:44:27Z</updated> <published>2012-02-03T15:11:34Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Cloud Appreciation Society founder Gavin Pretor-Pinney returns to The Idler Academy on 11 April to enthrall Academy pupils and cloud-spotters alike. For more information and to book please CLICK HERE.]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-the-art-of-cloud-collecting/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-the-art-of-cloud-collecting/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-the-art-of-cloud-collecting/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Vanessa Feltz at Selfridges]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/xxXhGkS_g3k/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3151</id> <updated>2012-02-02T13:17:06Z</updated> <published>2012-02-02T13:17:06Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Everyone come down to Selfridges at 5pm this Friday for a grammar lesson with Mr Gwynne followed by a class in how to make your own notebook with John-Paul Flintoff. In attendance will be star pupil Vanessa Feltz who will be recording bits for her radio show. Victoria Hull and yours truly will be there [...]]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/vanessa-feltz-at-selfridges/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/vanessa-feltz-at-selfridges/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/vanessa-feltz-at-selfridges/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Bread Matters with Andrew Whitley Returns]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/7Zi13IEAhCw/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3147</id> <updated>2012-02-01T14:39:44Z</updated> <published>2012-02-01T14:39:44Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We are delighted to announce four new dates for the incredibly popular Bread Matters baking course with Andrew Whitley. Good news for all of you who missed out on one of the twelve places last time. For more information and to book, CLICK HERE. JH]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/bread-matters-with-andrew-whitley-returns/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/bread-matters-with-andrew-whitley-returns/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/bread-matters-with-andrew-whitley-returns/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Grammar and Selfridges: Tom&#8217;s piece in the Indie]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/CEyJgFREfRU/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3142</id> <updated>2012-01-30T09:38:07Z</updated> <published>2012-01-30T09:36:56Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[My column in yesterday&#8217;s Independent on Sunday is all about our series of grammar lessons at Selfridges. Click here to read it. TH]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/grammar-in-the-marketplace/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/grammar-in-the-marketplace/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/grammar-in-the-marketplace/</feedburner:origLink></entry> <entry> <author> <name>Tom Hodgkinson</name> <uri>http://</uri> </author><title type="html"><![CDATA[Now Booking: An Evening of Rhetoric with Sam Leith]]></title><link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheIdler/~3/wwgFqKirO1Q/" /> <id>http://idler.co.uk/?p=3132</id> <updated>2012-01-26T11:12:26Z</updated> <published>2012-01-26T11:12:26Z</published> <category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="Idler Academy" /><category scheme="http://idler.co.uk" term="News" /> <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We are thrilled to announce that Sam Leith, author of &#8220;You Talkin&#8217; To Me?&#8221; Rhetoric from Aristotle to Obama is coming to The Idler Academy on 22nd February to teach pupils about the Art of Persuasion. Read More Book Here]]></summary><link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-an-evening-of-rhetoric-with-sam-leith/#comments" thr:count="0" /><link rel="replies" type="application/atom+xml" href="http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-an-evening-of-rhetoric-with-sam-leith/feed/atom/" thr:count="0" /> <thr:total>0</thr:total> <feedburner:origLink>http://idler.co.uk/news/now-booking-an-evening-of-rhetoric-with-sam-leith/</feedburner:origLink></entry> </feed><!-- Dynamic page generated in 0.420 seconds. --><!-- Cached page generated by WP-Super-Cache on 2012-02-10 06:23:06 -->

