This past summer, “Hot Girl Summer” was all the rage and there was no limit to the amount of sunny, confident songs to bop along to. Whether it was making a TikTok with your best friends or laying ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 kind of music you listen to can vary from day to day but there is one thing that is certain: Sometimes, a good "sad girl" tune really can make you feel seen. Part of the joy of finding the right ...

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 ...