Noah Berlatsky

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.

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

The surface text of the film is that you can't trust some guys. The (barely) subtext is that you can't trust any guys.

Genre boundaries are conscious of race—and, in the case of rock, conscious of gender too.

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.

Critics say call-out culture is mean-spirited and bullying. Not so fast.

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

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

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

To understand this debate, it's important to consider historical context.