Noah Berlatsky

The first graphic novel to win a Caldeott gives children the chance to be adults, and adults the chance to be kids.

I am on my knees in 15-degree weather scrubbing poop from the sidewalk, and I have an epiphany of sorts—I do not want this dog.

Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.

Country music is an overwhelmingly heterosexual endeavor. The LGBTQ community certainly listen to, and perform, country, but in terms of lyrical content and themes, country has been focused on male-female romantic love.

Art without politics actually results in a sweeping Puritanism. For art to have power, it needs to engage with power, with politics.

If my wife and son had thought bubbles above their heads, like in the comics, you would be able to read them saying, "dog dog dog dog dog dog dog."

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

Conservative fetishization of the past is myopic, simplistic, and mean-spirited—but progressives can be too quick to cede tradition.

Metal aggression isn't sexual, but existential. As a result, women in the genre are both rare and unexpectedly equal.

Female masturbation is sexy in part because it flirts with lesbianism. For male masturbation, it's a different story.