| That foodie trainspotterishness pretty much encapsulated the fussy joylessness of the Viajante experience, which ended up having more in common with I-Thai than we could have anticipated. |
| Apologists for the Beats, among them Paul Goodman, found the joylessness and purposelessness of modern society sufficient justification for both withdrawal and protest. |
| Written in 1977, it is not so much a satire at the expense of the nouveau riche as a devastating portrait of marital hatred and middle class joylessness. |
| The show is feverish, ever on the move, a strange mixture of exuberance and joylessness. |
| How odd it all is, all this wafting, inward-turned joylessness. |
| Only England could win 8-0 away from home and inspire such joylessness and contempt. |
