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Celebrity Children Restored my Faith in Humanity
Sam Joyce argues that we should leave procreation to those with DNA worth passing on.
I Tried Burger King’s Black Burger
Sam Joyce goes to town on a Whopper
Milestones: Rokudenashiko’s ‘Pussy Boat’
This week, Sam Joyce expresses his admiration for Rokudenashiko’s headline-making vessel
Milestones: East Side Gallery
This week, Sam Joyce looks at Berlin’s East Side Gallery, a symbol of the reunification of Germany and a milestone in world political history
Yayoi Kusama: repetition and restfulness
Sam Joyce on the purpose and process behind the avant-garde’s high priestess of polka dots
Satanic Panic: Pentagrams and Pent-up Angst
Sam Joyce goes on an occult odyssey back to the 1980s to revisit a ludicrous moment in popular culture
Live Review: The Japanese House
Sam Joyce shares his thoughts on the group's first ever show.
New frontiers: cashing in your microchips
Sam Joyce wonders how technological advances are changing the ways we consume media
Milestones: silicon implants and modern beauty
This week, Sam Joyce discusses Esmeralda the Dog’s pioneering silicon implants and the implications for modern conceptions of beauty
Milestones: Psychocandy
This week, Sam Joyce discusses The Jesus and Mary Chain’s seminal album Psychocandy, which birthed the Shoegaze scene
Shutter speeds and the passage of time
Sam Joyce goes in search of the past and the self in the works of several famous photographers
Please buy Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album on iTunes
It's really good I promise
Review: Halsey – Badlands
'moving in the sense that your eyes will roll right out of your head'
The Art of the 140 Character Breakdown
Sam Joyce went down the rabbit hole of 'Existential Twitter,' and needs to give his therapist a call
Review: Still The Water
Naomi Kawase's latest meditative, mystical, edifying romance proves a bewitching proposition
Review: Years and Years – Communion
Sam Joyce is inebriated but not quite intoxicated on Years and Years' debut
Game of Thrones cares more about boners than storytelling
Sam Joyce would rather Game of Thrones dial back on the exploitative nudity, thank you very much
Fashion Matters: Homophobia and Homoeroticism
Sam Joyce argues that menswear campaigns are hugely damaging
Review: Force Majeure
Sam Joyce gets swept up in the terrifying rhythms of this Swedish dark family comedy
Live Review: Years & Years
Sam Joyce is stuck on the fence after their performance at the O2
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