Noah Berlatsky

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.

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

Last year there was much excitement at the announcement that Lupita Nyong'o was going to play a major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the first Black woman to star in the franchise.

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

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

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

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