Noah Berlatsky

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

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.

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.

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

In the U.S., anti-Semitism is universally condemned. This means that, effectively, anti-Semitism doesn't exist.

For a second, it looked like the rabid hordes of gamergaters would be joined by metalheads. But #metalgate was never meant to be.

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

With the death of Leonard Nimoy, it's a good moment to pay tribute to (and question) his most famous character.

So, if there are so many ways to sing this song, and if it's meant different things at different points, why complain about Beyoncé's version?

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.