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 ...

The world loves a woman in pain. There is simply some inexplicable, inherent beauty in the melancholy experienced by women. Entwined with fragility, it almost carries an air of superiority: the ...

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 ...

When times get tough, you sometimes need a good cry — whether that’s being curled up on the couch watching a sappy rom-com or in the shower singing to the shampoo bottle or stuck in traffic belting ...

As new styles of music emerge, women are disproportionately subject to the judgment of their emotions rather than their talent. In the past few years, the term “sad girl music” has caught on in pop ...

PORTLAND, Ore (KOIN) – Feeling blue? Need a good cry? We’ve got an event that’ll make all the sad folks out there relish their gloom. The Sad Girl Summer Show takes the stage at Clinton Street Theater ...

"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 ...

As the leaves mature into arresting hues of red and gold and the annual pumpkin spice latte plague kicks into high gear, we herald the arrival of Sad Girl Autumn. Sad Girl Autumn, as defined by the ...

Super specific subgenres aren't just for bookstore shelves anymore. Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in ...