Trained as an architect, design curator James Taylor delves into e-culture and technology in editorial and curatorial projects. Sinking into the world of euphoric tingles, he explores ASMR as a phenomenon that has more to do with loneliness than sexuality. For James, cities are living, dynamic systems constantly changing, as much material as they are cybernetic. Staring wistfully into a YouTube window, listening to the erotic-adjacent crunchy sounds of pickle-eating and paintbrushes on canvas, James’ essay for Extra Extra tickles with intelligence.