Noah Berlatsky
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Rather than seeing Beyoncé's sexual performance as linked to destruction, we can consider whether eroticism might be an alternative to violence.
Read...Daredevil focuses on the dynamics of heroism—the display of strength and violence as a way to distance oneself from weakness.
Read...Some love stories don't end happily. So why do so many romance novels insist they do?
Read...Metal aggression isn't sexual, but existential. As a result, women in the genre are both rare and unexpectedly equal.
Read...The MIT professor recently wrote that feminist literature left him "terrified" of his sexual desire. But is Dworkin to blame?
Read...Art without politics actually results in a sweeping Puritanism. For art to have power, it needs to engage with power, with politics.
Read..."I believe that, in order to address these problems, we need to first understand how we got here."
Read...In the U.S., anti-Semitism is universally condemned. This means that, effectively, anti-Semitism doesn't exist.
Read...Bus ads comparing Muslims to Hitler have been replaced with images of a superhero. And not just any superhero.
Read...While Atwood's feminist dystopia remains our favorite nightmarish future, Marge Piercy's Woman On The Edge Of Time is far superior.
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