Noah Berlatsky

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

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?

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

This doesn't mean that the outcomes of domestic violence are always equal; men tend to be bigger and stronger than women, and therefore are more likely to cause serious harm, even in situations where violence is reciprocal. Still, the fact that women are frequently perpetrators of violence in domestic situations substantially undermines the typical story of domestic abuse—and helps to show just how harmful that story is.

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

It's hard to deny the appeal of the masculine ideal, especially when embodied in Jude Law. And yet, it's also a depressing vision.

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

Lower your standards, live in moderate amounts of filth, and go to bed early. The cat will thank you.

Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.

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