Noah Berlatsky

The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?

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

The founder of the brilliant fyeahblackrockmusic Tumblr talks racial politics, Kelis, and . . . the Doobie Brothers?

This doesn't mean that the outcomes of domestic violence are always equal; men tend to be bigger and stronger than women, and therefore are more likely to cause serious harm, even in situations where violence is reciprocal. Still, the fact that women are frequently perpetrators of violence in domestic situations substantially undermines the typical story of domestic abuse—and helps to show just how harmful that story is.

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.

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

Irritation is the way of all flesh. The question is, if you're going to be annoyed for all of eternity, who do you want to be doing the annoying?

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

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.