The other day, one of my friends came to me seeking advice. She was distraught over the fact that a guy she was interested in had called her "cute,” so she wanted some outside perspective on what he ...

There is plenty of fun and truly adorable stuff in “Cute,” a new exhibition in London. But there are some creepy and unsettling things, too. By Rosa Lyster The critic Rosa Lyster saw the show in ...

“Cute aggression” is a dimorphous expression, meaning it contains seemingly contradictory feelings that act together. Unlike attraction, what we consider cute is nearly universal, according to science ...

A couple years back, a team of research psychologists ID’d a phenomenon called “cute aggression,” wherein the sight of something cute (an infant, a puppy) paradoxically yields statements like ‘I just ...

In the presence of chubby babies, fluffy puppies or other adorable little things, it isn’t uncommon to be overwhelmed by a desire to squeeze, pinch or even bite them. People don’t really want to hurt ...

‘Cute Winter Boots’ are all over TikTok, but the trend is more than it seems—here’s the real meaning of the phrase, and why fashion has nothing to do with it. A woman wearing winter boots is walking ...

Hui-Ying Kerr received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council for her Doctorate in History of Design on Japanese culture in the 1980s economic bubble. Standing at the entrance to ...

Cute aggression is when someone acts in a mock physically aggressive way in reaction to something adorable. It is often seen when people say something is "so cute [they] could squish it." It isn't ...

Comedy, slice-of-life, sports, or an adventure, this trope has a focus on a mostly, if not all, cute female cast doing various activities, even those considered mundane, in a cute way. “Cute Girls ...