Noah Berlatsky

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

Why should prostitution be illegal? And, more specifically why should male prostitution be illegal?

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

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

Who is memorialized in death has everything to do with race, class . . . and who you were in life.

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."

For once, central character Andrew's flaws are tied up in the fact that he is—wait for it—fundamentally decent.

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.