Megan Huang During the start of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the world saw the rise of what became known as “cottagecore.” Given a name in 2018 by Tumblr users (because who else?), this Zillennial lifestyle aesthetic consisting of sunny days, rolling flower meadows, and flouncy dresses represented an idyllic, bucolic fantasy of young womanhood. When the real world was flooded with daily news updates about … Continue reading Cottages and Kittens: The Culture of Comfort