Well-intentioned advice like “just think happy thoughts” can feel so demeaning and invalidating in the wrong hands, but according to neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Newberg, there’s some truth to it. When ...

Winter can be a bleak period. The crisp brown leaves have fallen from the trees; the flowers have wilted; everything is freezing – especially amidst a cost-of-living crisis – and there’s little to no ...

Every fall, approximately 10 million Americans experience the familiar descent into seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression tied to reduced daylight hours. The symptoms arrive with ...

Dating these days happens at a faster pace and with heightened emotions. Several melancholy ballads nominated for Grammys seem to reflect that. By Sadiba Hasan The slew of emotions that comes with a ...

For some of us, the crackle of leaves underfoot and the first big storm of winter signal coziness. If you live where the days get shorter and the nights get longer, you may love bundling up, cooking ...

Source: David S. Soriano, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Emotion, in particular sadness, has played an important role in art and music throughout human history and across human cultures. Music, ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the nearly lost recordings of Connie Converse, the ...