Noah Berlatsky

Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.

Hating sex workers—and treating them as things—can get you money.

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

The history of pop music, and of black pop music in particular, has always been gay history.

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?

Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.

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.

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

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

The cover for A-Force is a combination of tired trope and deodorant ad. Female empowerment can do so much better.