Noah Berlatsky

Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?

Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Edith Piaf: they're all still practically household names.

Did the classic Adam West Batman show strike a blow (Kerwhap!) for feminism?

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

A Ghostbusters with a female cast is a thorough violation of the spirit of the original. And that's a good thing.

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

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

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

Feminist dystopia at its finest. Joanna Russ imagines a world in which the elimination of gender hierarchy leads to freedom, strength, and power.

The MIT professor recently wrote that feminist literature left him "terrified" of his sexual desire. But is Dworkin to blame?