Noah Berlatsky

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?

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

"I believe that, in order to address these problems, we need to first understand how we got here."

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

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.

Country music is an overwhelmingly heterosexual endeavor. The LGBTQ community certainly listen to, and perform, country, but in terms of lyrical content and themes, country has been focused on male-female romantic love.

Metal aggression isn't sexual, but existential. As a result, women in the genre are both rare and unexpectedly equal.

Last year there was much excitement at the announcement that Lupita Nyong'o was going to play a major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the first Black woman to star in the franchise.

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

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