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?

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

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

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

Bulimia.com has reworked superhero images to show more realistic body types—and their efforts are valuable in more than the expected ways.

A new Facebook post calls into question cover depictions of hyper-sexualized men and women.

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.

Action movies don't usually bother much with romance. The trailer for The Transporter: Refueled certainly doesn't. The hero is cool — sexy women, plural, throw themselves at him, or at least stand near him and things blow up; there are fights and revenge and high production values. Romance is, at best, a secondary concern.

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

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