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The Mysterious Enchantment of Dark Academia

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Dive into the allure of Dark Academia, where mystique meets intellect in a world of Gothic architecture, sinister secrets, and opulent indulgence. Explore the roots, motifs, and core values of this burgeoning subculture that intertwines literature, art, and academia. Uncover the sinister underbelly of prestigious institutions and the haunting allure of forbidden knowledge. Discover the enchantment of Dark Academia through captivating tales of murder, obsession, and intellectualism.

Lady In The Meads

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My feet leap in the world of Faerie My body dances in my sacred grove. In my eyes, you see something wild – something you cannot tame...

Sister Witch

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  Every Halloween, no matter what the newest costumes might be, there are always little girls who insist upon dressing as witches. You can see...

Madder and Woad: Color and the Victorians

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“Down with the pretty ladies of the old school! Down with the old masters! Away with the pretty ladies!” Ken Russell’s Dante’s Inferno (1967), a...
Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog, 1817, by Caspar David Friedrich

Know Your Romantic Man

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The men who wrote history’s most luscious movement into being had personalities as big as their characters’. They believed in genius and expected it...

Narwhals

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Monodon Monoceros: one tooth, one horn. Or one toothed unicorn. Narwhals are dappled grey whales that live in the Arctic, wielding nine-foot-long tusks. Their remote,...
© Daria Hlazatova

The Mythical Moon

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Illustration by: © Daria Hlazatova I was mad for Moon Maid. As illustrated by Chester Gould, she was buxom with hypnotic, lushly lashed eyes, a platinum-blonde...

The Book of Gothel

We’re thrilled to talk to our very own poetry editor Mary McMyne about her first novel, The Book of Gothel, which comes out this...
Models: Jo Maldonado and her service dog Baruh

The Woman Who Could Talk To Bees

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Feature Image: Models: Jo Maldonado and her service dog Baruh There once was a small village tucked deep within a forest that seemed made for the...
Cordelia, or the Price of Salt by SARA CLETO Photography by Bella Kotak

Cordelia, or the Price of Salt

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Father loved me better than my sisters. That sounds desirable, yes? To be best loved, to be the one desired? The dresses he gave me were...