Noah Berlatsky

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.

If you want America to relearn how to hate white Jews, the quickest way to do that is to associate them with black people.

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

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

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?

Fifth Harmony is nobody's idea of a roots band.

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

To read Massive isn't to discover a hidden truth, but to see a massive, obvious fact, bulging out for all the world to see.

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.