Since magic is a fictional concept (Gasp! I know!), I think the closest thing we have to it IRL is music. Music can make us feel better when nothing and no one else seems to be able to. Sad love songs ...

Amy Winehouse performs during the 46664 concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London. Sadness takes on different forms, from regret to depression to loss; ...

Dating these days happens at a faster pace and with heightened emotions. Several melancholy ballads nominated for Grammys seem to reflect that. By Sadiba Hasan The slew of emotions that comes with a ...

We talk a lot about sob-inducing movies, but personally, I don’t think enough attention is paid to the best sad songs to cry to, from Adele ballads—duh—to offerings from Mitski and Enya (trust me on ...

Bob Dylan is the definitive singer/songwriter with a career that has spanned six decades and hundreds of songwriting credits. Poetic, introspective, and experimental, his lyrics are held close to the ...

Kelly Clarkson is putting her own unique spin on the '90s classic "Another Sad Love Song" in her latest "Kellyoke" cover. The singer and talk show host performed the number, originally by Toni Braxton ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. For a stretch of ...

If you've ever heard Limp Bizkit's 1999 track "Nookie", then you know the words and you've definitely shouted them at friends before. And while we've all probably had a good laugh at "Nookie" over the ...

My husband and I spent several nights this summer watching the HBO mini-series Chernobyl. If you haven’t seen it, it’s extremely well made and also extremely miserable, telling the story of ...