Noah Berlatsky

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

In the U.S., anti-Semitism is universally condemned. This means that, effectively, anti-Semitism doesn't exist.

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

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?

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

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.

David Ress' Aphexswift is genius precisely because it's so unlikely.

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

It's worth questioning some of our assumptions about adolescent inferiority.