Noah Berlatsky

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.

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

There's a good argument to be made that the earliest, and the best, rockabilly performers were women. Slicked-back, hiccuping, hopped up cool.

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

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?

For a second, it looked like the rabid hordes of gamergaters would be joined by metalheads. But #metalgate was never meant to be.

With the prospect of another Bush/Clinton presidential contest looming as ominously as Donald Trump's hairpiece, the word "dynasty" seems to be frothing off of many a pundit's keyboard. "Clinton, Bush struggle to shed dynasty labels," a Washington Post headline declared.

Female masturbation is sexy in part because it flirts with lesbianism. For male masturbation, it's a different story.

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

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