Dark Academia: Students Romanticize College Life Again

Sydney Thompson Staff Writer The two most popular aesthetics on the internet can be found everywhere, from TikTok and YouTube, to Pinterest and Instagram. The first is cottagecore, a style harkening back to an agricultural past that is more fantasy than history, with a focus on returning to nature reminiscent of the hippie movement in the late 1960s and the Romanticism movement of the early … Continue reading Dark Academia: Students Romanticize College Life Again

Cottagecore: Youth Embrace Agricultural Aesthetic in Modern Age

Sydney Thompson Staff Writer As the length of quarantine and social distancing extends indefinitely into the future, teenagers and young adults on TikTok and Instagram increase postings of themselves with dreamy filters and DIY hobbies that require them to use their hands. They may also be wearing clothes that remind one of eras past, with a few modern touches and bright colors.  These social media … Continue reading Cottagecore: Youth Embrace Agricultural Aesthetic in Modern Age