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?

"The look on Miley's face during Nicki Minaj's savage, expletive-laden rant says it all," Salon tweeted the day after the VMAs. Less than 140 characters, but still enough to link a black woman to a longstanding racial slur.

Rodriguez is confused when she says that people want her to steal white people's superheroes. But she also has a point.

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

Maddie & Tae's new hit both indicates and subverts country's long history of sexism.

As a parent, you tend to assume that you have some say in forming your child's mental landscape. Then Santa comes along.

If my wife and son had thought bubbles above their heads, like in the comics, you would be able to read them saying, "dog dog dog dog dog dog dog."

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

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

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