The Sad Girl is not a new thing. There have always been adolescents who identify with the dark, morbid, and brooding, going all the way back to Romeo and Juliet.But, recently, it seems that this ...

The subgenres of the academia aesthetic, like dark academia, light academia, and romantic academia, have gained popularity on platforms like Tumblr, TikTok, Pinterest, and Instagram. What makes ...

In The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope, Supermassive Games refines its tech and aesthetic but stumbles on storytelling.

The dark academia aesthetic is a subculture derived from the idealisation of knowledge, classical studies, and literature. The 19th and early 20th-century scholarly styles influence the outfit.

Dark academia grew in popularity during the pandemic, when young people were romanticizing schooling while stuck at home. It has become a fashion statement and a lifestyle, with an emphasis on ...

Many expressions of dark academia on social media are, as Hilless puts it, “un-critical,” but dark academia-inspired media which has repurposed its defining imagery to reclaim a space with a ...