The Myers Match: Issue 01 by Justin Myers
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. Our resident romantic observer steps in to see whether chemistry, chaos, or something in between awaits the hopeful hearts he brings together.
Outsiders Art Club by Marie le Conte
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 contemporary art, snap up exceptional, affordable works from emerging talent, and, naturally, drink copious amounts of wine.
A Small Rebellion of Attention by Alejandro Ramos Saavedra
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.
Introducing The Lonely Hearts Club’s matchmaker-in-residence by Justin Myers
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.
Lovetempo: Mattie Safer on Disco, Desire, and Drifting Hearts
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? Our editor-in-chief sits down with Mattie Safer — former member of The Rapture and current Poolside bassist — to talk about his Lovetempo project, heartbreak-fuelled dance music, and how he unexpectedly became the poster child for our first issue.