Goth culture has returned from the dead
Gen Z is embracing the doom and gloom
THEY ARE famously gloomy, but goths have had plenty to smile about of late. “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”, a sequel to a hit fantasy-horror film of 1988, arrived in cinemas in September. The macabre visions of its director, Tim Burton, are the subject of a travelling exhibition which just opened at the Design Museum in London. And on November 1st The Cure releases a new album, “Songs of a Lost World”, its first record in 16 years. (The band’s melancholic songs are unlikely to cure a bad mood.)
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Culture November 2nd 2024
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