Noah Berlatsky

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?

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."

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf: they're all still practically household names.

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.