Noah Berlatsky

Critics say call-out culture is mean-spirited and bullying. Not so fast.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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