When it comes to showing candor online, it seems there’s no generation better equipped and more willing to do so than Gen Z. The generation has been known to speak openly about grief, whether it’s an ...

In her column “Brutal Monsters,” Cate Burtner ’25 offers commentary on the literature of mental illness. I have always thought the term ‘sad girl poetry’ was condescending. ‘Sad’ feels overly ...

Like many other women my age, I have lain out in anguish singing along to Mazzy Star and Fiona Apple. I’ve annotated “Prozac Nation” like it’s a diary, and I still have a photo of Joan Didion taped ...

Adele’s first single “Easy on Me” in six years just dropped, yet for some reason, many of us are expected to keep working and living as normal today. One thing is clear: With the combination of ...

Adele's new album "30" drops Friday and Variety is already calling it her "Emotionally Rawest, Riskiest, and Best Record." Although fans are eagerly waiting to ugly cry to this particular album, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Considering you ended up on this side of the internet, you, my friend, are in need of a good cry. And ...

This week, Indy news intern Caitlin Scialla joins us in the bookish fun to bring us some recommendations from the “sad girl” subculture that’s been enjoying a wave of popularity. This kind of thing is ...

Pumpkin lattes, knitted sweaters and sobbing while listening to Phoebe Bridgers? Hot Girl Summer’s gloomy older sister, Sad Girl Autumn, is upon us. Coined in 2019 as an antithesis to “Hot Girl Summer ...

Oh, the things BookTok has given us. An obsession with Colleen Hoover, a newfound love for Taylor Jenkins Reid’s backlist, the accession of the reigning rom-com queen, Emily Henry — there’s never been ...

The sad girl vibe: staring at the ceiling, contemplating the utter meaninglessness of life, the sun might be shining but you're in bed under the duvet and overwhelmed by existential dread. Goblin mode ...