Noah Berlatsky

The acclaimed solo album of former Danity Kane member Dawn Richard raises questions about the very nature of "cred." Is pop antitethical to artistry?

Irritation is the way of all flesh. The question is, if you're going to be annoyed for all of eternity, who do you want to be doing the annoying?

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?

Genre boundaries are conscious of race—and, in the case of rock, conscious of gender too.

There's a good argument to be made that the earliest, and the best, rockabilly performers were women. Slicked-back, hiccuping, hopped up cool.

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

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

Did the classic Adam West Batman show strike a blow (Kerwhap!) for feminism?

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.