An advice column is a column in a magazine or newspaper written by an advice columnist (colloquially known in British English as an agony aunt, or agony uncle if the columnist is a male). The image presented was originally of an older woman providing comforting advice and maternal wisdom, hence the name "aunt". An advice columnist can also be someone who gives advice to people who send in problems to the newspaper.

Agony Column was een Amerikaanse heavymetalband opgericht in 1989. Na de uitgave van hun derde album in 1996 ging de band uit elkaar.