Announcements
New Escapologist breakfast party @ The School of Life, London
8:30am, 13th August 2010 sees the New Escapologist breakfast party at the School of Life in London.
Founded by Alain de Botton and friends, the School is the perfect venue to mark the launch of our philosophy-inspired fourth issue. The School is officially closed for the duration of August, but they’re opening especially for us. [...]
Bookfair appearance
I know most of my friends and fans live in Britain but if any of you are in Québec, I’ll be spreading Escapological whimsy at the Montreal Anarchist Bookfair on 29th and 30th May.
New Escapologist website launched
New Escapologist has a new home on the web.
We hope you enjoy the new look. The site was built on the proceeds of Issue 3 sales. Huge thanks go out to our loyal readers.
As ever, you can leave comments at the new site and send us your lengthier messages by email.
Remember to update any bookmarks, [...]
Wringham & Godsil take a break
Rob has moved to Canada for a while and Dan has been arrested for being a sex pest. Or maybe it was the other way around, what do I know? I’m just an imaginary voice in your head.
For these reasons, Wringham & Godsil are taking a break from the podcastery but will be back in [...]
New Escapologist Issue Three on sale now
Issue Three of New Escapologist is now available to for your delectation.
This issue features a conversation with Tom Hodgkinson, David Gross on tax resistance, Leo Babauta on shopping, Brian Dean on anxiety culture, Reggie C. King on the works of Moondog, Dickon Edwards on pseudonyms and truly loads more. Discover what to embrace and what [...]
New Wringham & Godsil podcasts
Mr. Daniel James Godsil and I have taken up recording Wringham & Godsil’s Alphabites once more. It’s just a thing we do for fun but it wouldn’t be any good without an audience to imagine, so we release them into the wild.
Two new podcasts (“T is for Trailer” and “E is for Etterick”) are available [...]
OMG! returns to Glasgow. 31st January 2010.
Fergus Mitchell’s amazing cabaret of diary-reading and earnestness returns to Glasgow’s Offshore Cafe on 31st January 2010.
It’s likely to be a “Greatest Hits” performance, so anyone who missed my infamous slideshow could have a rare opportunity to see it again.
Join us on Facebook and feel free to download, circulate, print or partially digest the poster [...]
New Escapologist Issue One: reprint now available
After a year out of print, Issue One of New Escapologist is now once again available.
With our new higher production values and Tim Eyre’s sensational typography, the relaunch is a highly improved version of the original.
The relaunch features our classic articles by Lord Whimsy, Judith Levine, Neil Scott and Robert Wringham and is illustrated throughout [...]
“The Great Escape”. 7th October 2009. Glasgow.
The Idler and New Escapologist have teamed up for “The Great Escape”: an evening of discussion, music and freewheeling anarchy.
Tom Hodgkinson (How to be Free, The Idler) and Robert Wringham (The New Escapologist) discuss practical ways to escape the banalities of modern life. This will be followed by a light hearted war-time type sing-a-long, with [...]
