Noah Berlatsky

Illicit passions aren't less enjoyable because they're illicit. Quite the contrary.

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

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

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

Fans of Batgirl are fans of Batgirl. They buy her comic to see her being heroic, not to see her being a slasher movie victim.

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

Is it insulting to ask about the greatest female comics creator?

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

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

english lit academic. wish fulfiller. thwarted world-changer.