Noah Berlatsky

Art without politics actually results in a sweeping Puritanism. For art to have power, it needs to engage with power, with politics.

To read Massive isn't to discover a hidden truth, but to see a massive, obvious fact, bulging out for all the world to see.

According to an Academy Awards voter, the right sort of people, with the right sort of education and connections, can't be racist.

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

Is the gender of the philosopher a marginal curiosity—or is it more central?

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

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

The Lord of the Flies can feel like a vacation spot for conflict-management consultants in comparison to social media.

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

A recent controversy at the Calgary Expo suggests MRAs care more about making opponents look bad than they do about discrimination.