Noah Berlatsky

The rom-com's worshipping of power and wealth comes with a gender twist.

These covers remind us of the lengthy, rich—but often obscured—history of female songwriters.

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

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.

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

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

Who is memorialized in death has everything to do with race, class . . . and who you were in life.

Sex and bodies don't clarify gender; they confuse the issue.

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?

I am on my knees in 15-degree weather scrubbing poop from the sidewalk, and I have an epiphany of sorts—I do not want this dog.