Noah Berlatsky

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

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

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

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

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

Under the guise of philanthropy, 8 Minutes essentially blackmails some of the most marginalized and powerless people in society.

Let's not ignore the fact that the original James Bonds wasn't just white. He was a white supremacist.

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

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

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.