dark academia’s glamorization of mental illness, addiction, and overworking has certainly raised eyebrows. But the major critique against this aesthetic is its overwhelmingly white and ...

Old fog-shrouded buildings, tweed jackets, yellowing collections of poetry, and classical music are staples of the academia aesthetic, which has taken over the internet in the past year.

has gone viral after confessing to a so-called ‘addiction’ to botox and fillers. Barbie, who started out with a dark makeup aesthetic in her teens, has transformed her appearance through a ...

These are just a few buzzwords to describe the Dark Academia aesthetic that has taken on a life of its own since its inception in 2015-era Tumblr. You might also associate the social media-viral ...

Of course, dark feminine energy (DFE) is more of a mindset than an actual aesthetic. But according ... According to Kanako Takase, Addiction Tokyo’s creative director who oversaw the makeup ...

“Dark academia,” for all its tweed blazers, scuffed loafers and schoolgirl-plaid skirts, isn’t just a material aesthetic for some, but a lifestyle. Its sacred texts include Donna Tartt’s ...

The search term “dark academia aesthetic” peaked on Google as one year turned to the next, gaining traction on platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Tumblr. Videos informing viewers how to ...

Crucially, like many other internet-born, aesthetics-led trends, dark academia is hyper-curated and hyper-performed. Like #studygram and #studyblr, popular hashtags on Instagram and Tumblr ...

Here we argue that drug addiction also involves a 'dark side'—a decrease in the function of normal reward-related neurocircuitry and persistent recruitment of anti-reward systems. Understanding ...