Noah Berlatsky

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.

As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.

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

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.

Who is memorialized in death has everything to do with race, class . . . and who you were in life.

These covers remind us of the lengthy, rich—but often obscured—history of female songwriters.

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.

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.

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?