Noah Berlatsky

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

Writing can be hard and uncomfortable and precarious—but it's hard and uncomfortable and precarious in the way that any job can be.

Last year there was much excitement at the announcement that Lupita Nyong'o was going to play a major role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens — the first Black woman to star in the franchise.

C.S. Lewis' classic book presents an unlikely challenge to the patriarchy in the form of its true hero, Lucy.

The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.

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

Can a popular author also be celebrated for literary quality? Not if that author is a woman like Austen.

It's not the gender that's the problem: It's the oppression.

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

Talking about race can get you into a lot of trouble . . . especially if you don't have a lot of class power or status.