Handwritten notes scattered across a wooden desk. The soft glow from an antique lamp. Library shelves stacked with tomes. Outside, it's dusk — rain is falling, and wet leaves glisten in the ...

As the cold crept in during the bleak end of 2020 and students emerged from online school to the release of a winter break, a trend befitting the climate and attitude of the season surfaced. The ...

The “dark academic” is smart but sullen, effortlessly cool but largely withdrawn, with rings under their eyes (spending all night in dimly lit libraries) and bruised legs (getting up to no good in ...

Anchored in nostalgia for classic collegiate and prep school culture, dark academia is a TikTok subculture that embraces scholarly pursuits with a gothic, somber flair. It’s all about cultivating your ...

From soft girl to indie, niche fashion aesthetics are taking over in a huge way—and we're very much into it. No matter how you're feeling on any particular day, there's an entire sartorial subculture ...

Classical, mysterious, and cozy with just a touch of creepy - the dark academia aesthetic is undoubtedly a vibe. It's easy to see why the trend is wildly popular on TikTok, especially among college ...

When lockdown was announced in March, students left their classrooms, not knowing when they would come back. While many have now returned to school, the future of formal education remains unknown. Out ...

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Reading Wuthering Heights by candlelight during a raging storm in a drafty Oxford library, wearing a black turtleneck and tweed trousers. In case you didn’t know what Dark Academia looked like, well, ...

The "dark academic" is smart but sullen, effortlessly cool but largely withdrawn, with rings under their eyes (spending all night in dimly lit libraries) and bruised legs (getting up to no good in ...