Noah Berlatsky

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

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."

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.

At first, this looks like sexism. And then you realize, hey, this is sexism. Hope isn't allowed to do the dangerous job because Pym has put her on a pedestal, and won't let her off it.

The loss of gospel history has meant forgetting how important black women have been to American performance styles.

It's worth questioning some of our assumptions about adolescent inferiority.

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

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

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

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