Sadness is generally seen as a negative emotion, but we tend to find it pleasurable in an aesthetic context. What is the nature of pleasure that people experience from listening to sad music?

On my biweekly trek to North Lawn Hall, I notice students I pass wearing headphones, subconsciously bobbing their heads to ...

[1] Why do we like listening to sad music if feeling sad is uncomfortable? It’s a question that researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia set out to understand. They recently ...