Noah Berlatsky

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Scientists are hotly debating whether we should send messages into space. Perhaps they should consult Octavia Butler for some wisdom...

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

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

Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.