People say they don't want to be sad, but their online habits disagree. Content that channels sorrow for views has become a ubiquitous part of online culture. Why does it work? Whether you're a ...

And though Trump refrained from inviting a poet to speak at his first inauguration, in 2017, poets across America read protest poetry, organising evenings of resistance. Carol Ann Duffy ...

The world of anime isn’t limited to thrilling battles or comedy moments. Some easily stir up your emotions and have a knack for tearing you up. A lot of series embrace sadness to explore the ...

In “Helen of Troy, 1993,” the poet Maria Zoccola relocates a figure from Greek mythology into small-town Tennessee. By Karl Kirchwey Karl Kirchwey’s eighth book of poems, “Good Apothecary ...

Kamala Harris has told friends that she is deeply sad about President Joe Biden’s claim that he could have won the 2024 election. Biden said in an interview at the start of January that he thought he ...

Our columnist approves. By Elisa Gabbert Elisa Gabbert’s collections of poetry and essays include, most recently, “Normal Distance” and “Any Person Is the Only Self.” Her On Poetry ...

What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music? Accumulated evidence suggests that pleasure in response to sad music is related to several factors (Huron ...