{"product_id":"spike-85-copy","title":"Spike #86","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpike\u003c\/em\u003e is an independent art magazine, digital platform, and event space in Berlin run by artist Rita Vitorelli. Unconventional and unexpected, \u003cem\u003eSpike\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles the urgent and the forever in \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ecultural criticism. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpike\u003c\/em\u003e is pushy and poetic, known for blending provocative and rigorous writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"panel-pane pane-entity-field pane-node-field-blurb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pane-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-blurb field-type-text-long field-label-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-items\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field-item even\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this issue: Salad Days!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOr How It Feels Like To Be Young And Restless! Enjoy Failure! Dringend (\u003cem\u003eGerman for \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eurgent, pressing, or desperately)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e Too Alive! \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eIssue #86 of \u003cem data-start=\"13\" data-end=\"20\"\u003eSpike\u003c\/em\u003e makes it clear that the kids are, in fact, alright\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e—and that youth remains the vitalist condition for grappling with the now. Highlights includes features on shitpostmodernism from the slopgeneration, a hopeful internet, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ethe ecstatic weirdness of teenage prose, the promise of Zoomer activism, and the de-romanticization of dying young. Artists Rene \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eMatić, Brian Oakes, and Lukas Posch are thoughtfully profiled alongside this issue's exploration of youth within the a\u003cspan\u003ell-at-onceness\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBerlin, Germany; 22 x 28 cm; 160 pages; Quarterly; Winter 2025\/26\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Spike","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51933341352237,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/4097\/3510\/files\/Screenshot2026-03-22at2.35.35PM.png?v=1774204563","url":"https:\/\/issuesmagshop.com\/products\/spike-85-copy","provider":"Issues Magazine Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}