The Myers Match: Issue 03
In “The Myers Match”, Justin Myers — better known as The Guyliner — takes on the role of daring matchmaker for The Lonely Hearts Club. In every issue, he pairs two of the paper’s personal ads, testing whether sparks fly or collisions erupt.
I Don’t Believe In The Stars
Astrology is dismissed as pseudoscience. Yet most of us can name our sign faster than our blood type. As Mercury slips into retrograde this March, our editor-in-chief examines why, even in an age of data and disbelief, we still search the sky for ourselves.
Panopticon Disco
As Gen Z clubgoers push for clubbing experiences that restore anonymity and real-world connection in UK nightlife, we spoke to Unplug The Night to find out how this growing campaign is reshaping expectations around nightlife and digital documentation.
Jini Rawlings
What happens when personal history fractures? We spoke to multi-screen, mixed-media artist and academic Jini Rawlings, whose installations weave journeys, archival fragments, and liminal spaces into explorations of memory, identity, and the stories left untold.
The Myers Match: Issue 02
In “The Myers Match”, Justin Myers — better known as The Guyliner — takes on the role of daring matchmaker for The Lonely Hearts Club. In every issue, he pairs two of the paper’s personal ads, testing whether sparks fly or collisions erupt.
Dear Richard by Harper Leeway
MTV’s Catfish taught us to be aware of online deception. But what if the swindler wants nothing from your wallet, photos, or even your reputation? Join Harper Leeway as she recalls a decade-old Tinder encounter of thrill, bewilderment, and the most unexpected of heartbreaks.
Be My Valentine
What do epilepsy, Chaucer, and Birmingham have in common? As February once again hurls Valentine’s Day at lovers and singles alike, our editor-in-chief sets out to trace the curious history of cards, courtship, and confection that have long defined love’s most performative holiday.
Mattie Safer on Lovetempo
When Lovetempo’s Instagram bio whispered “Lonelyhearts Disco” just as we were assembling the debut issue of The Lonely Hearts Club, it felt less like an algorithm and more like fate. Who was the artist behind the name?
The Myers Match: Issue 01
In “The Myers Match”, Justin Myers — better known as The Guyliner — takes on the role of daring matchmaker for The Lonely Hearts Club. In every issue, he pairs two of the paper’s personal ads, testing whether sparks fly or collisions erupt.
Marie le Conte on The Outsiders Art Club
Exhausted by the elitist art world? Marie Le Conte has your back. She takes us behind the scenes of her new Outsiders Art Club, London’s first quarterly gathering for art obsessives, or those keen to become one, where you can discover and buy exceptional contemporary art.
The LHC’s matchmaker-in-residence
Playing matchmaker is not for the faint-hearted. Drawing on decades of experience dating, blogging, and reviewing blind dates for publications like The Guardian, Gay Times, and GQ, Myers examines what really makes love ignite, and what doesn’t.
A Small Rebellion of Attention
Can we design our way into meaning, or does true meaning resist the straitjacket of structure? We asked designer, artist, and educator Alejandro Ramos Saavedra to trace the ways connection is fashioned in a world ruled by algorithms and aesthetics, and the small rebellions still open to us.