Noah Berlatsky

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

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

Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf: they're all still practically household names.

It's hard to deny the appeal of the masculine ideal, especially when embodied in Jude Law. And yet, it's also a depressing vision.

The history of pop music, and of black pop music in particular, has always been gay history.

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

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

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

Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.