Joel Maisonet originally moved to Las Vegas to get involved in the entertainment industry as a professional dancer, but the California native’s plans quickly changed as he began meeting other artists ...

If you went to the movies this fall, you probably met him: the Sad Art Dad. You’ll have known him by his miserableness; ...

My research collaborators at Yale University and I tried to figure out why we like sad art when we hate experiencing sadness in real life. We pay good money to see depressing movies and listen to Sad ...

Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves, spread from “Shadows” (2016) (image courtesy Steidl) Here, selections from Shadows. Read on a bench with a sandwich. Alexandra Grant and Keanu Reeves, spread from ...

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, ...

Ever scrolled past news of a humanitarian crisis while sipping your freshly frothed morning latté? Clicked on an article detailing violent war atrocities, then clicked right back to a peppy playlist ...

Last week $50,000 worth of the best art of Brazil was on display in Buenos Aires’ fashionable Calle Florida. The paintings were Candido Portinari’s first showing since his return from Paris, and ...

You know the drill: It's 2 am, you're spiraling over your ex's latest Instagram story, and, somehow, you've found yourself three hours deep into a Taylor Swift breakup song playlist. Your friends keep ...