Jordan Green is an investigative correspondent based in Greensboro, N.C., who covers right-wing extremism for Raw Story. His work has been featured in a host of publications, including the Washington ...

Is Christmas really the saddest day of the year? There’s a whole history of holiday music that explores what it’s like to be down-and-out during the season. Are you mourning absent family members?

The holiday season is supposed to be a time of joy, unity and general well wishes. But let's face it: for most people it's impossible to be merry and bright 100 percent of the time. For as happy of a ...

Weekjaks are a variation of Wojak dedicated to a day of the week and represented by a Chudjak with a corresponding t-shirt. It started with Tuesdayjak and soon spread to cover every day, and in less ...

Diego Pineda has been a devout storyteller his whole life. He has self-published a fantasy novel and a book of short stories, and is actively working on publishing his second novel. A lifelong fan of ...

Chocolate chip cookies and carb-binging. Oversleeping. Weight gain. Gloom. Low energy, social isolation. Brain fog. Yup: Winter is coming. These are a few symptoms making up seasonal affective ...

Most people hate feeling sad. We feel sad when we have lost or failed, and we perceive that there is nothing we can do to turn the situation around. No one likes to feel that way, and so we often try ...

Finding the best monologues, whether it’s for auditions or for practice, can be a daunting endeavor. Despite the sheer amount of material to choose from, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach to ...

A few years ago, Paste looked at the 50 saddest songs of all time, but as the need for new music to help you grieve—to show you that you’re not alone in your pain and to give you the space to process ...

The next time someone tells you to turn your frown upside down, you can use bestselling author Susan Cain's new book for a comeback. In Bittersweet: How Sorrow and Longing Make Us Whole, Cain writes ...

Life after college can be tough. If you’ve felt a little down — or more than a little down — since graduation, you definitely aren’t alone. Many people find the post-grad transition period difficult.